By @edent · BIMI dns svg · 650 words
I've written before about the moribund BIMI specification. It's a way for brands to include a trusted logo when they send emails. It isn't much used and, apparently, is riddled with security issues. I thought it might be fun to grab all the BIMI images from the most popular websites, so I can potentially use […]
Continue reading →By @edent · CyberSecurity dns domains https security · 3 comments · 450 words · read ~859 times.
You type in to your browser's address bar example.com and it automatically redirects you to the https:// version. How does your browser know that it needed to request the more secure version of a website? The answer is... A big list. The HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) list is a list of domain names which […]
Continue reading →By @edent · dns punycode url · 5 comments · 150 words · read ~337 times.
More on my experiments with silly Punycode domain names. http://↑↑↓↓←→←→ba.tk/ Yup, copy and paste that into your browser and it will resolve.
Continue reading →By @edent · dns fediverse mastodon · 5 comments · 500 words · read ~305 times.
How should I design my personal DNS for all the cool new Federated Services and IndieWeb protocols? Way back in the early 2000s, I started this website - shkspr.mobi. A few years later, I added a blog. I could have used the main domain, or created a subdomain like blog.shkspr.mobi. In the end, I chose […]
Continue reading →By @edent · dns domains punycode unicode · 8 comments · 550 words · read ~598 times.
You know how it is, you buy one silly domain name and then you get an idea for loads more! A few weeks ago, I got https://⏻.ga/ - I think I'm the first person to get a domain name which uses a glyph from the Miscellaneous Symbols Unicode block. How exciting! And that got me […]
Continue reading →By @edent · dns domains tld · 13 comments · 450 words · read ~17,367 times.
I'm concerned about the longevity of the domains I register. I want my domains to be available for as long as possible. But it seems that every year prices rise - and the discount often provided for a new domain rarely continues into subsequent years. So I recently started renewing them for as long as […]
Continue reading →By @edent · dns internet · 4 comments · 750 words · read ~410 times.
You've been on the Internet a long time, right? Of course you know what BIMI is. All the cool kids do. But, for those of you who aren't hip to the jive of the Infobahn... BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) is a new standard that can curb the issue of online impersonators. ... BIMI […]
Continue reading →By @edent · dns internet trivia · 22 comments · 750 words · read ~33,492 times.
As part of my new job, I'm learning a lot more about the mysteries of the Domain Name System than any mortal should know I thought possible. The humble unix dig command allows you to query all sort of DNS information. For example, to see name server records for the BBC website, you can run: […]
Continue reading →By @edent · dns domains emoji punycode unicode · 4 comments · 450 words · read ~277 times.
It's useful to share negative results. Not every experiment has an amazing or successful outcome. tl;dr you can't register Punycode .ss domains. This also means Internet users in South Sudan can't register domains using their own writing system. Background The Republic of South Sudan became independent and joined the United Nations back in 2011. A […]
Continue reading →By @edent · dns gdpr HowTo spam virgin · 9 comments · 950 words · read ~1,860 times.
tl;dr you have to keep complaining to Virgin for several months and then take them to the Communication & Internet Services Adjudication Scheme then complain to their Data Protection team by contacting them on LinkedIn. Background Virgin have a spammy DNS hijacking service. If you accidentally misspell a domain - for example example.coom - Virgin […]
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