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From: "Rob Hunt" <robert-hunt@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Wild Card Hosting
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:01:45 -0500
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There are some domain-name-registrars/DNS-providers that allow you to =
set up a wildcard "host" where their domain name servers will =
dynamically redirect HTTP requests.  For example:

    http://*.domain.tld/ =20

could be redirected to something like=20

    http://mywildcardhost.domain.tld/%SERVER_NAME%/=20


where "%SERVER_NAME%" would take on the whatever "host" was originally =
used in the HTTP request.  It's then a simple task of using a wildcard =
<url-pattern/> servlet mapping ("/*" in this example) to direct the =
request accordingly.

This obviates the need to customize Tomcat code.  However, you'll =
probably need a nominal monetary outlay to use the services of said DDNS =
provider.



Read more:  http://www.changeip.com/
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