multiple domains

I posted this in the web hosting forum but didn't get a reasonable answer.

The question is probably technical so here it goes:

Say I have main domain mydomain.com, and several other domains mydomainN.***, N=2..6, ***=com|org|net.

I want my other domains to point to my main domain or subdirectory.

Most hosts want me to pay $4-5 per domain per month (with several domains free), or $20-25 one-time fee per domain, which is too much for me (I have 18 domains). This is for domain pointers only, emails not forwarded.

Here is the question: if I have a *fixed ip* (or unique ip, whatever that thing is called) from my host and use friend's name servers to point my other domains to that ip, will this work?

What I do not understand why the hosts should charge that much for domain pointers that are actally several dns entries done once.

 

 

 

 

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