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DNS Settings for Parked Domains?
I have a domain that I am saving for future use. It is "parked". I do not want it to point to a blank webpage, or any webpage at all. I do not want any "archive.org" history for that domain.
What is the best approach to DNS settings for a domain that should point nowhere?
- Delete all DNS entries?
- Create an "A" records (and matching "AAAA" records) for the root domain with the loopback "localhost" addresses (127.0.0.1 and ::1)?
- Use a non-routable address (e.g., 10-net or 192.168-net)?
- Something else?
What do you do?
Comments
Just have no records at all.
Delete all DNS records. Domain is registered but serves nothing. Easy.
All DNS records have been deleted for that domain. Thanks for the hints.
You might consider just NS records and an SPF record that says that no mail originates from the domain. TBH, I doubt many servers would accept mail with a From: header that claims to be from a domain with no MX or A record, but I don't see how it could actually hurt and it might help a tiny bit with spoofing.
I added the SPF record as suggested. Great hint - thanks!
On clouldflare you can create a null Mx record with a weight of “0” and a value of “.”
https://community.cloudflare.com/t/how-to-add-a-null-mx-record/26532
I added the null MX record as suggested, too. Great hint again - thanks!
Here what CF suggests for unused domains https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/dns/dns-records/protect-domains-without-email/