Can a URL point to a URL -- PCTECH

Subject: Can a URL point to a URL
From: Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:17:29 -0500
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I'm not a network/DNS geek by any stretch, so don't laugh at this
question. Unless you're having a crappy day and this question improves
it. :)

Suppose there's a long URL such as

www.thisisareallylongurlthatnooneeverremembersorwantsto.com

that points to IP 1.2.3.4.

Can one go out to GoDaddy (or whichever service is used) and set up a URL
such as

www.shortcuturl.com

that, instead of pointing directly to IP 1.2.3.4, instead points to

www.thisisareallylongurlthatnooneeverremembersorwantsto.com

so if

www.thisisareallylongurlthatnooneeverremembersorwantsto.com

is ever changed to point to a different IP address, then

www.shortcuturl.com

automatically follows to the new IP address.

Thanks.

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Follow-Ups:

Re: Can a URL point to a URL , David Gibbs
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