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URLs and Domain Names

When including a domain name for an example web site or email address, use the special-use domain name given in section 6.5 of RFC 6761.

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) have reserved the following domains for demonstration and documentation:

*.example
*.example.com
*.example.net
*.example.org

Example

The following URLs and email addresses would be acceptable in documentation:

Warning

Never use a customer's or sample customer's URL or email address. Don't invent a fake domain name for this purpose. Even if that name isn't registered today, someone might claim it in the future.