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hostmaster

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  • noun In computing, a person responsible for managing domain name records within the Domain Name System or any individual computer (typically a server).

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Examples

  • Role accounts not only encompass abuse desks or Network Operation Centers, but also operational accounts like 'hostmaster' and 'postmaster', who have to deal with requests from customers and feedback from key institutions like ARIN and RIPE or domain registrars.

    Boing Boing: December 28, 2003 - January 3, 2004 Archives 2003

  • As a DNS hostmaster, sendmail adnministrator, and general ISP infrasturcture professional, when I say "back-end preparation" it means just that. back-end.

    Labour (Deputy) Leadership Candidates Had Better Be Careful 2007

  • As a DNS hostmaster, sendmail adnministrator, and general ISP infrasturcture professional, when I say "back-end preparation" it means just that. back-end.

    Labour (Deputy) Leadership Candidates Had Better Be Careful 2007

  • I spent the morning doing hostmaster stuff, and in the afternoon I spent some time trying to get an overview of what had been going on not easy.

    My "first" day at work + birthday party. magnio 2006

  • At work I did the usual stuff - hostmaster questions, general system administration, and I spent a couple of hours writing a draft for some documentation.

    Chocolate and demolition. magnio 2006

  • So when I popped in this afternoon to do some hostmaster stuff for the Windows people we did some shelves hanging as well.

    A "new" office. magnio 2006

  • I got through a bunch of incidents, thought about program management on Solaris, got a nice massage no, not message from a colleague, had lunch, solved more incidents, did some hostmaster work and solved some more or less mysterious network trouble with Jenny.

    A useful day at work! And Harry Potter! magnio 2006

  • This is ALL controlled by the ‘hostmaster’ of the domain in question.

    Comcast Doesn’t Know Why The Outage 2005

  • Email ads to hostmaster AT ad-rag. com important! do not BCC us - our email needs to be in the "TO:" line or the email heads straight to the spam box.

    Adland 2009

  • Email ads to hostmaster AT ad-rag. com important! do not BCC us - our email needs to be in the "TO:" line or the email heads straight to the spam box.

    Adland 2009

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