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This term describes the Internet's addressing scheme, and also a security construct in Windows operating systems. For the Internet, domains are represented by domain names such as Geek.com or UGeek.org. These domains are mapped to TCP/IP addresses by DNS servers so that browsers can find websites. Under Windows, domains are groups of server and client machines that exist in the same security structure. You can also defin
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Domain - By ANICK JESDANUN AP Internet WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Mistype a Web address, and the generic error messagethat appears in your browser window offers few clues about how toreach the site you're seeking.VeriSign Inc., which directs traffic for much of the Internet,launched a service Monday that will change all that. For mistypedaddresses for which no Web site exists, it will offer you a list oflikely alternatives.Critics complain that the new service, Site Finder, gives a privatecompany too much control over online commerce and lets it profit froman essential monopoly over ".com" and ".net" names.- http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=35696040[Lisa Minter note: And, as Joey Lindstrom pointed out a couple issuesago, it also caused a spam fighting tool to get broken. Lisa M.]
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