On 19 Aug 2024 09:45 -0400, from d...@randomstring.org (Dan Ritter): >> As a person who has a few web sites, the first step, is registering the >> domain name, then, the second step, is obtaining web hosting. Upon the >> obtaining of the web hosting, DNS addresses (the IP numbers for the DNS >> servers) (for, usually, each of the primary server and secondary server), >> are then allocated. In the absence of obtaining web hosting, no DNS server >> is allocated. > > That's because you are purchasing a bundle of services from one > company. > > These things are all available separately:
And of course, just because you have a domain name doesn't mean you must host a web site on or under it. The Internet is more than only the Web. -- Michael Kjörling 🔗 https://michael.kjorling.se “Remember when, on the Internet, nobody cared that you were a dog?”