Worst of all, the DNS (Domain Name Server) computers used by your ISP can be overwhelmed as they try to translate the names of all the websites subscribers want to visit (say, www.economist.com) into their actual internet addresses (216.35.68.215).

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You can initially advertise the availability of IPv6 at a special test domain name for your Web server, say www.v6.company.example.

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Specifically, ICANN is responsible for coordinating the assignment of protocol parameters, overseeing the domain name system, allocating IP-address space and managing the root-server system.

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Few people realize how much information a DNS server sees can be seen by organizations that are part of the domain name system.

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The service alerts owners if a domain name expires, is transferred to a different registrar, or is hijacked by another Web server.

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