Re: Can a URL point to a URL -- PCTECH

Subject: Re: Can a URL point to a URL
From: David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:26:04 -0600
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On 1/17/2018 3:17 PM, Jeff Crosby wrote:

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

Depends on the hosting provider.

Google domains provides that capability ... as does name.com (the two I've worked with).

If you want to create a short name, and don't care if the name is meaningful, you can use bit.ly.

Bitly also provides whitelabel services if you have your own short domain (like my urlq.me or ibm.co).

david

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