How can I guarantee that someone else won't use my domain?
I bought a domain name before 4-5 days and I hosted it on a free hosting service.
Today I rented my first server, here on linode because I wanted to work with tmux&vim sessions as well as to host my website.
So I changed the name servers of my domain from the free hosting service to the linode name servers:
ns1.linode.com
ns2.linode.com
ns3.linode.com
ns4.linode.com
ns5.linode.com
Then I went to the DNS Manager tab at the linode Manager and added a domain zone and then I went to the reverse DNS of my server and added the domain.
It works as it should.
My concern is:
If I use the name servers of linode for my domain, but I haven't created a new domain zone yet then someone else can create a new domain zone, before me, with my domain and use it as their own?
2 Replies
@dwfreed:
Yes, though Linode can use the domain whois information to verify who really owns the domain in case this does happen. You should always create the domain in the DNS Manager before you change the nameservers to Linode.
Thanks for the fast reply!