What
is a domain name?
A domain name is an Internet
address
(example http://www.register.com):
it is similar to a customized license plate or a permanent phone number or address. A
domain name also allows you to receive e-mail at a customized e-mail address. If your
organization's name is ACME, Inc., you could register the domain name ACME.COM and your
e-mail address could be yourname@acme.com.
Your customers would also be able to access
your organization's Web site by visiting "www.acme.com" with their Web browser.
These are just a few of the most common uses for a domain name.
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What
is a URL?
The term URL means Uniform
Resource Locator. This is the string of information that lets people locate specific sites
on the Internet. A URL is unique -- meaning that no two are exactly alike. It is a
description of a computer's location on the Internet much like your home address describes
your location within a city. An example of a URL is http://www.creativepieces.com
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What are the rules
for creating a domain name?
A domain name can be up to 26
characters long -- including the characters used to identify the Top Level Domain (.NET,
.COM, .ORG, .CC, etc.). Domain names are not case sensitive.
When entering the
Domain Name you want, do not include "www" or "http." You should,
however, put .com, .org, .net, or .cc at the end of the Domain Name.
If your first choice is not available, consider looking up the same name with a slight
variation, or a different ending.
Example: yourname.com is not available?
Try yourname.cc
Letters, numbers and dashes (if they do not begin or end the name) are all valid.
The only valid characters for a domain name are letters, numbers and a hyphen
"-". Other special characters like the underscore "_" or an
exclamation mark "!" are NOT permitted.
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Do
I have to use .com?
No. In addition to the TLD
“.com” you can also choose:
“.org” -- to be used by not-for-profit
organizations
“.net” -- to be used by companies involved in Internet infrastructure
".cc" -- Cocos Islands to be used by all enterprises
".co.uk" -- UK TLD used for both commercial and personal sites.
".org.uk" -- UK TLD used for both commercial and personal sites.
".tv" -- Tuvalu to be use for commercial sites and by video content providers.
There are so
many new ones today that are at good prices.
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Can
I register a .web, .firm or .shop address with register.com?
.firm, .shop, .web, .arts, .rec,
.info and .nom domains are listed under a proposed domain list by the Council of
Registrars (CORE). These domains have not yet been approved and are not yet available to
be registered. When the domains are approved, register.com plans to offer these domains to
our customers. Please continue to check back with register.com periodically and keep up to
date with our new services.
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What
if the name I want to use is already taken?
It means that someone on the
Internet has already secured that name for his or her own site, and that name is probably
gone. You may try a slight variation on that name or think up a new one, or visit us again
to check again for another name.
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What
should I do if I am planning to start an organization in the future but I want to reserve
a domain name now?
If you are planning on starting an
organization or company but do not have an official name established yet, simply enter
your name in the Organization field. Once you have established your organization you can
change your organization name and information through an online form. Please visit: http://internic.net/reg-change/agreement.html
to access the online form. With online form you can:
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Correct a misspelling in the Registrant's name (e.g., typographical errors or
transpositions)
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Correct an organizational identifier (e.g., Inc., Co., Corp., L.L.C., L.L.P., SA, AG),
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Change the Registrant's legal name in our database, or
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Transfer the domain name to another party.
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How
long should the registration process take?
The process of registering a
domain name is increasingly coordinated through an automated process called an
"auto-parser." Once you have submitted a complete and correctly formatted
Agreement, your registration request will be processed immediately and you will be
notified via e-mail when processing is complete. This generally takes less than 24
hours - with some requests turned around in as little as 10 minutes. The time of the
last update to the Whois database will be noted on the search results page.
Following
the registration, updates to the root name servers are propagated Monday through Friday,
at which time the DNS information for the newly registered name becomes visible to the DNS
system. Domain names processed prior to 6 p.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday should
be accessible on the Internet on the next day; names processed on Saturdays and Sundays
should be accessible on the following Tuesday.
Enic updates their files twice a day to ensure that .cc DNS changes or new domains are
up and running within 12 hours.
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Once
a domain is registered, who "owns" the domain name?
If you register and pay for the
domain name, you own that name. The domain name holder is the person or
organization listed at the top of the WHOIS
record. The WHOIS record is
the report of the internet database. The administrative, technical and billing contacts
are individuals who your organization assigns and trusts to handle issues involving the
domain name record.
In many cases, the technical contact is a representative of the
Internet service provider and the administrative contact is a representative of the domain
name holder. In fact, this is the model the Internic/Network Solutions recommends.
But regardless of who is the listed administrative and technical contact, the domain
name holder is the organization who is listed on item 3a of the Domain Name Registration
Agreement http://www.internic.net/help/newreg.html.
It is important to note that the organization name cannot be modified or changed. If a
domain is being transferred to another organization, it must be deleted and re-registered
as a new domain.
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Where
will my domain name reside, as soon as it is registered?
Your domain name will be held at a
nameserver, however, it will point to one web page until you choose a hosting service.
Specifically, your domain will point to http://futuresite.register.com,
a web page place holder, until you decide on a hosting service. Once you have found a
hosting service, that company will be able to transfer the domain name to your virtual
server. If you need an inexpensive hosting solution, please go to http://www13.siteamerica.com/signup/hosting_promo.html.
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What
is Internic/Network Solutions?
Internic/Network Solutions is the
organization that registers the domain names .com, .net, and .org across the Internet. The
charges assessed by Internic/Network Solutions are the same for everyone on the Internet
($70) and in no way benefits register.com.
You can contact Internic/Network Solutions directly at http://www.internic.net/help/domain/mod-domain-reg.html
about these charges.
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What
is Nominet UK?
Nominet UK is the organization
that registers the domain name ".co.uk". The charges assessed by Nominet UK are
the same for everyone on the Internet (£94 / 2 years) and in no way benefits
register.com. The company in charge of the processing and billing for .uk domains are able
to offer an extra discount -£79 / 2 years if you pay by credit card. You should direct
all your queries regarding processing and billing to contact@compu-solve.com. You can find general
information on uk domain registration procedures on the Nominet UK web site at http://www.nominet.org.uk/nominet
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What
is Enic?
Enic is the organization that
registers the domain name ".cc". The charges assessed by Enic are the same for
everyone on the Internet ($100 USD / 2years) and in no way benefits register.com. You can
contact Enic directly at https://www.authorize.com/ccnic/pay.html
about these charges. In order to check the availability of a .cc domain, Enic provides
Whois registration information on their site at http://www.nic.cc.
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What
is .tv?
Register.com has recently
partnered with the .TV Corporation in Canada to offer .TV domains. The .TV domain is the
TLD assigned to Tuvalu, a small island nation located in the southwest Pacific Ocean. TV
is an international symbol that clearly identifies television. It is commonly believed
that all television content will be broadcast over the Internet in the next few years.
Internet savvy companies will utilize the power of .TV brands to drive consumers to their
content. The fee, payable to the .TV Corporation, is anywhere from $50 -
$1,000's depends on the popularity of the name, so say a common name
might be 1,000 where if you made a name or wanted abcdefg.tv you would
pay the least most likely.
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I
do not understand the response I received.
You should receive one of several
responses from the application process:
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A hostmaster response indicating receipt of the Domain Name Registration Agreement and
providing the associated tracking number. Make a note of this number! When
submitting questions related to the application, referencing the tracking number in the
e-mail will significantly speed up the response.
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A Domain Registration (domreg) response indicating the registration is complete and will
be propagated with the next root server update.
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A Domain Registration (domreg) error message indicating the Domain Name Registration
Agreement has a problem. The message will refer to an error within a particular field and
references a document detailing the errors.
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I
never received any response to my submission.
The Internic/Network Solutions's
auto responder will automatically send back a response to the sender if:
1.It is sent
to one of the role accounts (hostmaster, domreg, asnreg, netreg, inaddr, reassign,
invoice, question, transfer, rereg).
Note: This means that the SMTP header needs to list the above listed account either in
the "To:" or "Apparently-to:" headers.
2.It does not have a precedence of "bulk."
3.The sender has a correctly formed email address in either the "Reply-to:"
or "From:" header.
The response can be delayed (up to three days) based on local system load levels,
transience across the net, or delivery problems at your local site. More than likely, a
delay indicates an e-mail routing issue. Typically, a hostmaster response should be
received, if not within minutes, certainly within a day. Please contact your service
provider and assure the e-mail address used for the submission is valid.
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I
lost my tracking number. What do I do?
For new registrations: send e-mail
to hostmaster@Internic/Network Solutions.net including your domain name and stating that
you have lost your tracking number. Hostmaster will respond with an email noting the
status of your registration.
Modifications: resubmit the Domain Name Registration
Agreement.
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How
do I confirm my registration?
Within an hour of completing step
5 of the registration process you will receive an email from register.com at the email
address that you specified. You need to copy and paste the link
(http://site.register.com/domreg/conf_domain.cgi?confcode=XXXX######) that is included in
the email.
How to copy and paste your confirmation code:
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Highlight the entire link (start with http://…)
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Go to the top of your screen and select the Edit/Copy selection
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Return to your browser and delete all text that is in the address or location field
(where you normally type in Internet addresses, i.e. www.register.com)
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Place your cursor in the empty field
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Return to the top of your screen and select the Edit/Paste selection
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Press return/enter and submit your registration request.
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Why
do I receive an error message when I try to confirm my registration?
If you receive an error message
when you confirm your registration there are two possible explanations.
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You have already registered the same domain and your registration details were already
sent to the registry. You only need to confirm your registration once!
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Another possibility is a mistake occurred during the confirmation process. It is
extremely important to check your email and then copy and paste the entire confirmation
link into your browser. If you copy and paste this link into your browser for the first
time and receive an error message please contact us at hostmaster@register.com
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How
do I determine the status of my domain name?
The registration of a new domain
name is typically processed within 24 hours. Upon completion of the domain name
registration, the requester and technical contact for the primary name server will
receive notification from Network Solutions. The new domain name record will show up
in the publicly-accessible Whois database within 24 hours after the Agreement has been
processed.
Go to the Whois database
which is part of Network Solutions and allows you to find email addresses, postal
addresses and telephone numbers of those who have registered domain names with InterNic.
Type in the domain name you registered. If processing is complete, your query will return
your domain name record. If you receive the message: No match for ... , you should
check the next day. The Whois database is usually updated daily by 6:00 a.m. EST and
includes registrations and modifications processed before 2 a.m. The time of the last
update will be noted on the search results page.
It is possible that your domain name will be visible in the Whois database before your
name is visible on the Internet. This is because, for your domain name to be visible on
the Internet, information about your domain name has to be added to the Internet's zone
files, a global databases of information about domain names that is updated on a different
schedule than the Whois database. Domain names processed prior to 6 p.m. EST Monday
through Friday should be visible on the Internet on the next day; names processed on
Saturdays and Sundays should be visible on the following Tuesday.
If your domain name is in the Whois database (not on HOLD) and the information added
to the zone files, you should contact your Internet Service Provider if you are still
experiencing problems reaching the domain.
You may also use the Whois database
to check to see if a modification has been completed.
If you have further questions about your registration status (.com, .net, .org),
please send email to hostmaster@Internic/Network Solutions.net. (include your domain name
and tracking number in the email). The Registration Help Line at (703) 742-4777 will also
be able to provide status information.
For further questions regarding your registration status for names registered under
the .cc domain, please send email to hostmaster@nic.cc
and include your domain name in the email.
For information regarding names registered under the .co.uk domain, please email billing@netnamin.co.uk or call Compusolve at 44
(0) 1222-310287
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Why
are some domain names "On Hold"?
The Whois database will show a
status of "On Hold" if
a) payment for the domain is not current,
b) the domain name is involved in a trademark dispute, or
c) pending server activation.
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How
do I change my IP/DNS or other contact information?
The domain is registered with you
as the administrative contact, so only you have the authority to make the DNS or IP
changes that are required. , and wish to have your new domain name point to your
current page, go to
http://www.internic.net/help/domain/mod-domain-reg.html and
follow the instructions on that page when you wish to transfer your domain to an active
web site or have your hosting company fill this information out for you.
Please
note: the transfer process may take several days to several weeks. If you are having a
problem, please call Internic at (703) 742-4777. Register.com is unable to assist you in
this process.
For .uk registration changes please go to http://www.compusolve.com/alteruk.htm
For more information on changing your IP/DNS server for .cc domains please contact: http://www.nic.cc/edit.html
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How
do I use my new domain?
Once you have completed the
registration process, the next step is choosing a hosting service. There are several
hosting services available, however, if you need a hosting service please visit our
partner at http://www.siteamerica.com. If you
have chosen a hosting service and wish to transfer your domain to an active web site,
please visit http://www.internic.net/help/domain/mod-domain-reg.html
and fill in the appropriate information. Or have your hosting company fill this
information out for you. Your hosting service will assist you in uploading your newly
created pages and post your site on the Internet. Please contact your hosting service
directly for more information.
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I
have an existing Web site how can I use my new domain with my old Web site?
Register.com offers a service
called SiteLink which points a new domain name to an existing Web site. This service
allows you to register the domain name of your choice, ex: www.myidentity.com, and have
that immediately redirected to your current website, ex: www.mycurrentaddress.com. This
service is available only to people who register a domain name through register.com. The
cost is $50/year. Sign-up forms can be found on the home page of register.com, under the
button that says SiteLink.
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I
have secured my domain name, how do I publish my pages on the Web at my new address?
Securing a domain name is the
first step to establishing your identity on the Web. After registering and paying for a
domain name, with the registry service, there are two more steps to take before you can
publish your pages on the Internet:
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Register your domain with
register.com!
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Create your Web pages. There are several Web authoring tools available on
the market that allow you to design your own pages. Register.com's affiliate, Internet
Creator, offers a Web authoring tool that you can download for FREE directly from their
website, www.internetcreator.com.
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Select a hosting company. Now that you have registered your domain name
and created your Web pages, the final step to establishing yourself on the Web is
selecting a hosting company. A hosting company serves as the "host" computer
that gives the world access to your site via the Internet. Our
host is www.websitesource.com
mention us. They offer a wide range of
hosting solutions to fit your needs at reasonable prices.
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I
am planning on purchasing a .com, .net or .org domain name from someone, how can I make
sure that the name is properly transferred to me?
In order to transfer a domain the
current or future owner will need to fill out The Registrant Name Change Agreement
(available via an online form or download). The form is located at: http://internic.net/reg-change/agreement.html
If you have questions regarding this change or the form, please contact Internic directly
at http://www.internic.net.
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Cost - What is the
charge for domain name?
Web Site Source can beat many prices, mention us(CreativePieces.com).
You can get a Domain name at a great price today.The
average cost for registering a new
domain name in .com, .org, and .net is $70 (US).(but our hosting company
can do better) This fee covers the initial registration
and updates to the domain name's database record for a period of two years. Following the
initial two-year period, registrants will be charged $35 (US) annually, on the anniversary
of the initial registration, to renew the domain name. The renewal fee also covers updates
for that year. The billing contact will be sent an invoice by postal and electronic mail
30 days before this fee is due.
Updates that are not covered by this fee are: changes
to the domain name itself; transfers of the domain name to another party; changes in the
Organization's information that in effect represent a transfer of the domain name to
another legal entity. These actions are not considered updates and require a new
registration to be processed, which will be subject to the $70 (US) new registration fee.
Those domains already in existence when fees were imposed will owe a $35 annual renewal
fee on the anniversary date of their registration. The billing contact will be sent an
invoice by postal and electronic mail 30 days before this fee is due.
Other TLD's charge different rates. For example, the cost for registering .cc is
$100(US) for 2 years and registering .co.uk is £94 / 2 years or £79 / 2 years by credit
card. For a full list of pricing, please see the home
page.
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How
do I pay to register my domain name?
You can pay the Internic/Network
Solutions fees by credit card, check or money order. All charges are payable in US funds
only, and they will bill you directly. Other TLDs use different payment method but it's
standard to pay by check or credit card.
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Are
the Internic/Network Solutions or other registry fees refundable?
No.
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What
happens if I don't pay?
Under normal conditions, if
payment is not received by the due date, the domain name is subject to deactivation and
deletion. So if you accidentally register a domain name you don't want, ignore the bill
you are sent or emailed and you will not be responsible for the fees.
In addition, when
you register more than 10 domain names in any 30-day period and/or when there is a record
of bad credit risk, the Registrar reserves the right to apply different procedures.
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What
are the billing and payment procedures for a new domain name?
Under normal conditions, within 7
days after name activation, an invoice is sent to the billing contact by postal and
electronic mail. Payment is due within 30 days. If payment is not received by the due
date, the domain name is subject to deactivation and deletion.
Note
- this
invoicing procedure applies only to names registered under the .com, .net and .org
domains. If you are registering names under the .cc and .co.uk domains, Enic or Nominet
will email you with billing and payment procedures.
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What
are the billing and payment procedures for renewing my domain name?
30 days before the annual renewal
fee is due, an invoice is sent to the billing contact by postal and electronic mail.
Payment is due within 30 days. If payment is not received by the due date (anniversary
date), the domain name is subject to deactivation and deletion.
When more than 10 names
are registered in any 30-day period and/or when there is a record of bad credit risk, the
Registrar reserves the right to apply different procedures.
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What
is the .TV Domain?
The .TV domain is a top-level
domain (TLD) which works just like other Internet domains such as .COM, .NET, and .ORG.
People can now submit Requests to register domain names such as WWW.SPORTS.TV,
WWW.NEWS.TV, and WWW.MYBRAND.TV.
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How
do plans to create new TLD’s affect .TV?
The .TV domain is not part of the
plan to create new TLD's, such as .INFO, .REC and .NOM. The .TV TLD is a stable and
established domain that will remain completely unaffected by any additions or changes to
the Domain Name System.
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Why
is this a great opportunity?
If you are marketing video content
over the Internet, .TV is an invaluable asset. There is tremendous potential to create new
brands and extend existing brands on the Internet.
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Can't
I provide television content through my .COM site?
Yes, but advertising your .COM
domain will not tell users that your site features television content. Your .TV domain
will do this immediately. Here at creative Pieces we can help you put up
Digital Video.
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Why
is it so expensive?
Domain names have become valuable
commodities. The .TV domain has great intrinsic value to video content providers. The
pricing model has been developed to enhance this intrinsic value by attracting
high-quality content providers while discouraging domain name speculators.
In addition,
your .TV registration will include online tools to index content within your domain.
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HELP!
I'm still lost after reading the FAQ. Who do I contact?
Please send an email to
info@creativepieces.com
and provide your email address, and brief
explanation of the problem.
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