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What
is a Domain Name?
What
is a URL?
What
is an IP Address?
What
is a DNS?
What
is ICANN?
What
is a Registrant?
What
is a Registrar?
What
is an Administrative Contact?
What
is a Billing Contact?
What
is a Technical Contact?
How
do I register my Domain Name?
How
much does a Domain Registration cost?
I
have misspelled my Domain Name. How do I go about
getting it corrected?
How
long can a Domain Name be and what are the restrictions?
Will
my name and contact information be publicly available?
How do I renew my Domain Registration?
Do
I have to have a web page now that I have a domain
name?
I've seen domain names
ending with two-letter combinations, like .uk.
What are the rules
for registering in these domains? |
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What is a Domain Name? |
A.
Domain Names are the easy-to-remember names which
are the specific network location on the Internet
for your website that provides you with an address
that other Internet users can use to find you
on the World Wide Web. |
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What is a URL? |
A.
URL stands for Universal Resource Locator and
is a unique identifier for your web address. Your
URL contains your domain name. An example of a
URL is http://www.pccalloutservice.com.
No two web sites can have the same URL. Whoever
registers a domain name first gets to use it in
their URL. This is why it is important to register
your domain name before someone else does. |
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What
is an IP Address?
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A.
Every computer on the Internet has a numeric address
called an IP Address, which is used to identify
the location of the computer. An example of an
IP address is 195.224.253.107. Each domain name
replaces this string of numbers with a simple
word or expression. Having a domain name means
you don't have to remember a cumbersome numeric
address. |
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What
is a DNS?
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A.
DNS stands for Domain Name Server (also referred
to as Domain Name Service or Domain Name System).
A DNS translates domain names into IP addresses.
If someone wants to access pccalloutservice's
web site (www.pccalloutservice.com), the DNS translates
the domain name into its corresponding IP address
195.224.253.107, allowing the computer to locate
Pc Callout Service's web server. |
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What is ICANN? |
A.
ICANN is the Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a non-profit, private
sector corporation formed in October 1998. ICANN
has been recognized by the U.S. Government as
the global consensus entity to coordinate the
technical management of the Internet's domain
name system, the allocation of IP addresses, the
assignment of protocol parameters, and the management
of the root server system.
ICANN is dedicated to preserve the operational
stability of the Internet; to promote competition;
to achieve broad representation of the global
Internet community; and to coordinate policy through
private sector, bottom-up, consensus-based means.
ICANN is located at www.ICANN.org. |
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What is a Registrant? |
A.
The entity, organization, or individual listed
as the legal holder of the domain name is known
as the Registrant. |
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What is a Registrar? |
A.
The organization responsible for the actual registration
of the domain name is known as the Registrar. |
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What is an Administrative Contact? |
A.
The Administrative Contact is the person or organization
authorized by the Domain Name Registrant to act
on behalf of the legal entity listed as the owner
of the domain name. The Administrative Contact
should be able to answer non-technical questions
about the legal entity's plans for using the domain
name and the procedures for establishing sub-domains. |
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What is a Billing Contact? |
A.
The Billing Contact is the person or organization
that will be invoiced for registrations and renewals
of the Domain Name. |
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What is a Technical Contact? |
A.
The Technical Contact is the person or organization
that maintains the domain name Registrant's primary
name server and resolves software, and database
files. The Technical Contact keeps the name server
running and interacts with technical people in
other domains to solve problems that affect the
domain name. An Internet Service Provider often
performs this role. If the Technical or Billing
Contact information is missing from the Registration
Agreement, it is presumed that the domain name
Registrant has authorized the Administrative Contact/Agent
to act as the Technical Contact. |
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How do I register my Domain Name? |
A.
Domain names ending with .com, .net., .org, .co.uk
can be registered through many different companies
(known as "registrars"). |
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How much does a Domain Registration Cost? |
A.
Each registrar sets the price it charges for registering
names, and prices vary significantly among different
registrars. In addition, some registrars offer
discounted or free registration services in connection
with other offerings, such as web hosting.
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| Q.
I have misspelled my domain name. How do I go about
getting it corrected? |
A.
Unfortunately, once a Domain Name is registered,
it can not be altered, including spelling corrections.
An alternative is to register the correctly spelled
domain name and forward the incorrect one to your
correct one. This will allow your customers can
still find you even if they make the same mistake. |
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How long can a Domain Name be and what are the restrictions?
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A.
A Domain Name can have a maximum of 67 characters
including the extension (.com, .net, .org). A
Domain Name can contain numbers (0-9), letters
(a-z) or dashes (-). A domain name cannot start
or end with a dash (-). A Domain Name cannot have
characters such as (! @#$%&? ~: _). |
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Will my name and contact information be publicly
available? |
A.
Yes. Information about who is responsible for
domain names is publicly available to allow rapid
resolution of technical problems and to permit
enforcement of consumer protection, trademark
and other laws. The registrar will make this information
available to the public on a "Whois"
site. |
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How do I renew my Domain Registration? |
A.
Each registrar has the flexibility to offer initial
and renewal registrations in one-year increments,
with a total registration period limit of ten
years. |
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| Q.
Do I have to have a web page now that I have a Domain
Name? |
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Domain Name Registration is simply a name reservation
service, and you are not required to do anything
with your Domain Name. You may wish to simply reserve
it, forward e-mail through it, or construct a web
site. It is completely up to you. |
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