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Docs: add warning about removing CNAME record from DNS after removing a domain #11242

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What's the problem this feature will solve?

To completely detach a custom domain from our platform, in addition to remove it, a user also needs to remove the CNAME from their DNS. Otherwise, any user may be able to link that domain to another project (subdomain hijacking).

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The proper solution is to use a unique hashed domain as the CNAME (#4521, https://github.com/readthedocs/readthedocs-ext/issues/549). But we should at least mention it in our docs until we implement that.

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https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/guides/custom-domains.html#removing-a-custom-domain

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