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Dark Angel
08-22-2002, 12:45 AM
Hello. I just want to know what a Oarked Domain is. Thanks

tribby
08-22-2002, 12:46 AM
It's a domain that points to the same page as your main domain.

Dark Angel
08-22-2002, 12:51 AM
So I don't have to park my main domain?

tribby
08-22-2002, 12:53 AM
Actually, excuse my earlier definition. What a "parked domain" is really depends on the context in which the term is used. Where did you hear it?

Sometimes it can mean a domain name that you buy but don't have a website for yet, so you "park" it with your domain registrar, which will make the domain point to a default "under construction" type page.

Dark Angel
08-22-2002, 12:55 AM
Whe I go in the cPanel of my host, I can park some domains.... That's the only thing I know.

nvphone
08-22-2002, 09:28 AM
Or you can mask it. Meaning if you have good domain www.xxx and you have www.xtz parked, when people go to www.xtz, it will go to www.xxx and show the url of www.xtz.
Meaning people will see the url of the parked domain when it takes them to the url you are pointing at.
Much better then just a place holder page.