Generic top-level domain re-routing system
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1. A method of resolving Internet addresses, comprising the steps of:
- configuring a name server to provide IP addresses for a plurality of top-level domains;
further configuring the name server to provide IP addresses for pseudo top-level domains, wherein each pseudo top-level domain corresponds to a mistyped representation of one of said plurality of top-level domains; and
operating the name server to respond to DNS queries by providing IP addresses to the plurality of top-level domains and the pseudo top-level domains.
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Abstract
A domain name server is provided with a set of pseudo domains corresponding to typographical variation of registered domains. The domain name server is configured to provide an error-correction response to a query corresponding to a pseudo domain. The domain name server may be implemented as a TLD server, a root server, or as an adjuct to a network DNS cache, among other embodiments.
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1. A method of resolving Internet addresses, comprising the steps of:
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configuring a name server to provide IP addresses for a plurality of top-level domains;
further configuring the name server to provide IP addresses for pseudo top-level domains, wherein each pseudo top-level domain corresponds to a mistyped representation of one of said plurality of top-level domains; and
operating the name server to respond to DNS queries by providing IP addresses to the plurality of top-level domains and the pseudo top-level domains. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An Internet address resolution system, comprising:
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a root zone file, containing primary DNS entries corresponding to each of a plurality of top-level domains;
a plurality of supplemental DNS entries corresponding to each of a plurality of pseudo top-level domains, wherein each pseudo top-level domain consists of a mis-typed version of one of the plurality of top-level domains;
a name server, connected to the Internet to respond to address resolution queries, and configured to provide (a) DNS data retrieved from the primary DNS entries of the root zone file in response to queries directed to one of the plurality of top-level domains, and (b) DNS data retrieved from the supplemental DNS entries in response to queries directed to one of the pseudo top-level domains. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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