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What is the primary operational difference between a classic domain name redirect and an alias pointer setup?

Inside a web hosting server dashboard what separates a standard 301 URL redirect from masking a secondary domain as an alias pointer to your main directory?
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A 301 redirect forces the visitor's browser address bar to physically change from domainA.com to domainB.com. An alias pointer displays the exact content files of domainB.com while keeping the text in the browser address bar reading domainA.com throughout the session.
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CloudArch answered 5d ago

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