Re: URLs to use in examples

[Mike Stockman <stockman -at- jagunet -dot- com>]

On 12/17/99 1:48 PM, Jennifer Delmerico (jennifer -dot- delmerico -at- brokatfs -dot- com) 
wrote:

>I want to use a URL as an example in my manual.  I know I've seen
>discussion here about some "standard" non-URLs that can be used as
>examples without running the risk of using a real URL.  Or did this just
>apply to IP addresses?

We had this discussion not too long ago, and I offered the following 
advice:

>Just for reference, there *is* an existing standard for using example 
>domain names, in documentation or anywhere else. RFC2606 (found at 
><http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2606.html> among other places) says this:
>
>>Abstract
>>
>>   To reduce the likelihood of conflict and confusion, a few top level
>>   domain names are reserved for use in private testing, as examples in
>>   documentation, and the like.  In addition, a few second level domain
>>   names reserved for use as examples are documented.
>
>[snip]
>
>>3. Reserved Example Second Level Domain Names
>>
>>   The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) also currently has the
>>   following second level domain names reserved which can be used as
>>   examples.
>>
>>        example.com
>>        example.net
>>        example.org
>
>Given that these are reserved, they can (and probably should) be used 
>anywhere you want to provide a domain name example without worrying about 
>where it will take the user. Presumably, variations on these domains are 
>safe as well, such as prepending "www" or "ftp" onto any of them. 


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