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Can
anyone register a domain name? |
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Yes.
Individuals as well as companies can buy a domain name,
and almost all Top Level Domains (.com, .net etc.) are available
for registration by anyone worldwide. There are a few restrictions: |
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.biz
- "bona fide business or commercial use".
A bona fide business use is one of the following:
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to exchange goods, services, or property of any
kind;
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in the ordinary course of trade or business; or
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to facilitate (i) the exchange of goods, services,
information, or property of any kind; or, (ii) the
ordinary course of trade or business.
Registering
a domain name solely for the purposes of (1) selling,
trading or leasing the domain name for compensation,
or (2) the unsolicited offering to sell, trade or
lease the domain name for compensation does not
constitute a "bona fide business or commercial
use" of that domain name.
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.me.uk
- The me.uk Second Level Domain is intended for personal
use. Domain Name registrations made under me.uk are
expected to be made for natural persons, such as John
Smith registering johnsmith.me.uk |
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.ltd.uk
- UK Limited companies only. The domain name must
exactly match the registered name of the company. |
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Are
there any rules regarding the format of domain names? |
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Yes
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following rules apply: |
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Domain
names can only contain alphanumeric characters (a-z
and 0-9) as well as dashes (-), but cannot begin or
end with a dash. |
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Spaces,
underscores (_) or any other special character are
not allowed. |
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Domain
names can be up to 63 characters in length (excluding
the http://www. and any extension/TLD). |
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.com, .net, .org, .biz and .info domain names must
have a minimum of three characters. |
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.uk domains must have a minimum of two characters,
but names containing two letters are not allowed (i.e.
dr.co.uk), as they are reserved for ISO country codes.
However, two character names are permitted (i.e. 3x.co.uk). |
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Are
there any other costs involved in registering a domain name
besides AbsoluteDomains' fees? |
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You
will not be asked to pay any other fees besides AbsoluteDomains'
costs - you won't receive an unexpected bill from Nominet
or Internic (the registration bodies). Our prices are for
a complete start to finish registration of a domain name.
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How
long does it take to register a domain name? |
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Upon
receipt of your payment we will register your domain immediately,
which takes only a matter of minutes. Your name will not
be operational however for a day or two. Please click here
for more details on how to check whether your domain registration
is complete. When your registration is complete you will
be able to begin using your new domain name. |
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What
is DNS and parking? |
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When
a domain name is registered it has to reside somewhere.
DNS (Domain Name System) is a process that translates a
domain name into a set of numbers (IP Address), which points
to where your site resides (like a postal address points
to where you live). When you register a domain you will
need to specify a DNS, but you probably won't already have
a company to host your site, so instead you can choose to
"park" your domain until you are ready to use
it. AbsoluteDomains provides parking free of charge for
as long as you need it, and if you choose this option you
will not need to enter any DNS information into the order
form. |
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After
I've ordered a domain name how will I know that it's been
registered? |
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You
will receive a confirmation email from us when the domain
has been successfully registered. Also you can check whether
your domain name has been registered successfully by using
AbsoluteDomains' domain search (top left of every page)
to perform a search for the domain that you have ordered.
You will be able to view the Whois output, which will show
the domain name's owner information. Once we have registered
a domain name on your behalf, although the Whois results
still says the name is 'Available', the domain cannot be
registered by anyone else - the Whois records take 24 to
72 hours to be updated, so it will take this long to show
that the domain is registered to you and for your name to
become operational. |
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What
should I expect to see when I type my domain name into a
browser when it is parked with AbsoluteDomains? |
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If
you choose to park your domain with AbsoluteDomains, when
you type your domain address into a browser you will be
presented with a screen telling you that the page cannot
be displayed. Although your domain is parked on our servers,
there are no pages loaded for your domain name and therefore
nothing to view in a browser (from experience we have learned
that most of our customers prefer not to have an AbsoluteDomains
screen showing on their domain). |
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Who
owns a registered domain name? |
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BEWARE!
Some companies when registering domain names will not give
you ownership, but only give you use of the name when you
register it. At AbsoluteDomains we register YOU as the owner
- whoever you put in the order form as the registrant will
own the domain. |
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Will
my registration details be publicly available? |
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Yes.
Once you have registered a domain name the details of your
registration will be available to the public to allow quick
resolution of disputes and technical problems. If you perform
a domain search for any registered domain you will be able
to see the information for that domain name. |
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What
documentation will I receive when I buy a domain name? |
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When
you register or renew a .uk domain name, Nominet, the UK
registrar, will send you a letter by post containing a unique
security code. By accessing Nominet's web site and typing
in both the .uk domain name and the security code, you will
be able to check and update your details for that domain
name registration and download a pdf certificate if required.
Receiving this documentation is only a formality and you
will be able to use your domain as soon as it becomes operational.
See here for more details of when your
name becomes operational. |
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When
I'm ready to setup my website how do I alter the nameservers
for my domain to those of the company that is going to host
my site? |
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Firstly
you will need to get the DNS information from whoever is
going to host your site (this information is usually available
in the help/support section of their site). You will need
the name and IP address of both the primary and secondary
name servers. An example of a name server and IP
Address is ns1.yourhost.com and 64.247.77.164. Once you
have these details all you have to do is fill in our transfer
form. This process is completely free and your domain
can be transferred away from AbsoluteDomains at any time. |
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I
already have a domain name - can I transfer it in to AbsoluteDomains,
so you are my domain registration company? |
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.uk
domain names
We
accept transfers of all .uk domain names. If you wish to
transfer a .uk domain name to us, please contact your current
domain registration company and ask them to release the
ips-key for your domain name to MEDUSARED (all capital
letters). Then contact us to let us know that your domain name is being transferred
in to us so that we can monitor the progress of the transfer
and add your domain to our systems when the transfer is
complete. We do not charge to transfer .uk domain names
in to us.
.com/.net/.org/.biz/.info domain
names
The transfer procedure for .com/.net/.org/.biz/.info domains
is more complex than .uk domains. If you wish to transfer
a .com/.net/.org/.biz/.info domain in to us, please contact us
including the domain name that you wish to transfer. Once
we have this information, we will then be able to look up
the relevant registrar details and give you further instructions.
We do not charge a fee for the transfer of these tlds, but
transferring your domain to us will extend your registration
by one year from its current expiration date, and you will
therefore need to pay one year's registration fee (see the
prices page for our current
prices).
Any domain name that is successfully transferred in to us
will be subject to absolutedomains' Terms
& Conditions and prices. |
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What
happens when my domain name needs renewing? |
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AbsoluteDomains
makes it easy to renew your domain name. When the renewal
date is coming up we will send you a reminder and ask you
whether you would like to renew your domain name - if you
do then we will renew it for you. The cost of renewing your
domain name will be the same as a new domain according to
our current prices at the time of renewal. |
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Do
you offer hosting services as well as domain registration? |
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Yes.
With our dedicated hosting website, AbsoluteHosting,
you will find the perfect solution for all your hosting
needs at prices you can afford. Click here
for more information. |
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