In article <G7Sdnb5NwODWrQ_fRVn-pg@comcast.com>,
"Mike Dundas" <mdundas@Nospamthanks.comcast.net> wrote:

> I have purchased a "cheapo" domain name (for the purpose of selling my home)
> from a popular seach engine site, but the downfall is that unless I display
> an ad, I have to show the redirect IP address. i.e www.mynew-domainname.com
> points to my server IP and it is now displayed while users are surfing my
> site.
>
> My question is: Is there a way around this, e.g. by specifying the server
> name in my httpd.conf and/or specifying a new DNS server that is running on
> my server. I have some control over A record, C name, and primary and
> secondary nameservers. Can I create links on my website to
> www.mynew-domainname.com/somedir without it linking back to the homepage due
> to the redirection limitation.

Unless you have control over the web server and the way it implements
virtual hosts, I think you're out of luck.

What does this have to do with Sun system administration? I think
you'll find better answers over in comp.infosystems.www.servers.*.

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Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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