User defined preferred DNS reference
First Claim
1. A method of user defined preferred DNS routing, the method comprising:
- mapping for a user in a data communications application a domain name of a network host to a network address for a preferred DNS server, wherein the preferred DNS server has a network address for the domain name, and wherein mapping a domain name to a network address for a preferred DNS server further comprises receiving from a user a domain name for a network host having a domain name registered on a preferred DNS server and receiving from the user a network address for the preferred DNS server;
receiving from the user a request for access to a resource accessible through the network host; and
routing to the preferred DNS server a DNS request for the network address of the network host, the DNS request including the domain name of the network host.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for user defined preferred DNS routing that include mapping for a user in a data communications application a domain name of a network host to a network address for a preferred DNS server, wherein the preferred DNS server has a network address for the domain name; receiving from the user a request for access to a resource accessible through the network host; and routing to the preferred DNS server a DNS request for the network address of the network host, the DNS request including the domain name of the network host. In typical embodiments, mapping a domain name to a network address for a preferred DNS server is carried out by storing, through the data communication application, the domain name in association with the network address for a preferred DNS server in a data structure in computer memory.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of user defined preferred DNS routing, the method comprising:
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mapping for a user in a data communications application a domain name of a network host to a network address for a preferred DNS server, wherein the preferred DNS server has a network address for the domain name, and wherein mapping a domain name to a network address for a preferred DNS server further comprises receiving from a user a domain name for a network host having a domain name registered on a preferred DNS server and receiving from the user a network address for the preferred DNS server;
receiving from the user a request for access to a resource accessible through the network host; and
routing to the preferred DNS server a DNS request for the network address of the network host, the DNS request including the domain name of the network host. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for user defined preferred DNS routing, the system comprising:
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means for mapping for a user in a data communications application a domain name of a network host to a network address for a preferred DNS server, wherein the preferred DNS server has a network address for the domain name, and wherein means for mapping a domain name to a network address for a preferred DNS server further comprises means for receiving from a user a domain name for a network host having a domain name registered on a preferred DNS server and means for receiving from the user a network address for the preferred DNS server;
means for receiving from the user a request for access to a resource accessible through the network host; and
means for routing to the preferred DNS server a DNS request for the network address of the network host, the DNS request including the domain name of the network host. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for user defined preferred DNS routing, the computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for mapping for a user in a data communications application a domain name of a network host to a network address for a preferred DNS server, wherein the preferred DNS server has a network address for the domain name, and wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for mapping a domain name to a network address for a preferred DNS server further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving from a user a domain name for a network host having a domain name registered on a preferred DNS server and means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving from the user a network address for the preferred DNS server;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving from the user a request for access to a resource accessible through the network host; and
means, recorded on the recording medium, for routing to the preferred DNS server a DNS request for the network address of the network host, the DNS request including the domain name of the network host. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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