[plug] PLUG domain names, was Re: [plug-ctte] Minutes feedback

[Nick Bannon]

On Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 10:13:37AM +0800, Harry McNally via committee wrote:
[ re: https://www.plug.org.au/events/committee/2025/10-21/ ]
> Here's a thing. I just sent sent this to committee at plug.linux.org.au and it
> didn't arrive. Then I realised the address. Is this something to update to
> forward to the new server or did this never work ?
[...]
> All the best
> Harry

Hi there! Our "main" domain name is plug.org.au , and has been for a
very long time. However LA also delegates plug.linux.org.au back to us,
which is no bad thing.

We host our own DNS and the configuration for that is visible on:
https://github.com/plugorgau/plug-services/blob/main/roles/dns-server/templates/knot.conf.j2
So - literally the same file: "/etc/knot/plug.org.au.zone" contents are
served up for both plug.org.au and plug.linux.org.au .
(Also - thank you to Tim for being a stable and generous DNS contact
and keeping us renewed, year after year).

I haven't tested the mail side of that much, but yes, it's totally
possible that the less usual mail address isn't working right now? You
might get a bounce back in due course? and maybe we can get some
repeatable tests written down if we want to fix it - a great tool for
that is:
https://www.jetmore.org/john/code/swaks

One other recent change - UGMM is now live and active on it's own name:
https://ugmm.plug.org.au/
(no longer https://www.plug.org.au/ugmm/ )
Some of the links back into the main website will need an update, which
might be a https://wiki.mozilla.org/Good_first_bug if anyone wants to
lend a hand with PLUG infrastructure/website stuff.

Nick.

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