ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhen would it make sense for someone to get a domain name?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down12
arrow-up137arrow-down1message-squareWhen would it make sense for someone to get a domain name?ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareShimitar@downonthestreet.eulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 days agoLike, yesterday? I own my domain since like 20 years ago… At very least get it for your email, it can be hosted by proton or any other of many mail providers, on your domain. If you self host, its mandatory, I think, to have one!!!
minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-22 days ago If you self host, its mandatory Technically there’s nothing in the SMTP specs that forbids using IPs directly, but yeah good luck with that 😅
minus-squareShimitar@downonthestreet.eulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoAnd that would prevent you from changing ISO or holster forever… Ah, not a good idea…
minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoWell not if you own a block of IPs ;)
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day ago If you self host It’s always fun to host a private game with your friends and tell them to just go to myname.whatever rather than listing out a full IP.
Like, yesterday? I own my domain since like 20 years ago…
At very least get it for your email, it can be hosted by proton or any other of many mail providers, on your domain.
If you self host, its mandatory, I think, to have one!!!
Technically there’s nothing in the SMTP specs that forbids using IPs directly, but yeah good luck with that 😅
And that would prevent you from changing ISO or holster forever… Ah, not a good idea…
Well not if you own a block of IPs ;)
Now we’re talking!
It’s always fun to host a private game with your friends and tell them to just go to myname.whatever rather than listing out a full IP.