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FAQ FREQUENTLY ASKING QUESTIONS | ||
|Registration | Selling Domain Names | New Top Level Domains | | ||
. | Legal Issue | About.com | Miscellaneous | | ||
| Why Do You Need A Domain Name ? | |
| Domain Name Buyers Guide ? | |
| Glossary of Internet Terms ? | |
| Miscellaneous What do you have to know ! | ||
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1. | "whois" indicates that a domain
name is "on hold". What does that mean?  | |
| If a domain name is "on hold", this means that the name is not currently in the DNS database. This in turn means that it is not possible to connect to a website whose domain name is "on hold". There are two main reasons why a given domain name may be put "on hold". Either the domain name has not been paid for, or somebody has raised a dispute over the legal ownership of that name. InterNIC's current policy is to put domain names on hold if there is any doubt over the legal validity of the name, and then let the organizations concerned fight it out. If you find that your domain name has been put on hold, check that it is paid for. If so, then maybe someone has filed a complaint about your name -- InterNIC is not required to let you know of such an occurrence. Check with them for more information. | ||
2. | Why are so many domain names being
registered? | |
| Because the supply of domain names is allegedly running out. However, see the answer to the next question, as well as my rebuttal to this idea | ||
3. | I heard that domain names are running
out. Why? | |
| This represents a popular misconception that is not helped by the media. The statement "domain names are running out" really means "GOOD domain names are running out." There are zillions of possible domain names, but nobody is interested in naming their site www.foie443sddjj.com! | ||
| Part of the problem seems to lie in a failure of imagination. I recently drew up a list of 600 unused .com domains and over 5,000 unused .net and .org domains. The list took a total of about 5 hours to compile. With the right tools, finding available domain names is a very straightforward process. | ||
4. | How can the supply of domain names be
running out when they can contain up to 22 alphanumeric characters, plus
the "." and the suffix? | |
| We need to distinguish domain names and good domain names. The supply of domain names is close to infinite. For purists, there are 1075911801979990000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 possible domain names. | ||
| However, since domain names are unique, the number of good domain names is much much less than this. For example, there can only be one "internet.com" and so that name has scarcity value. There is no point in registering a domain name like "2-ds1ccds3internet.com" for a company, or as an investment | ||
5. | Can I register a domain name even if I
don't have a website? | |
| No problem. Most domain registrars offer a free "holding service" for domain names whereby they make all the arrangements you need to ensure that the domain name is reserved for you. At a future date you can "point" the domain name at a website by submitting a simple template to InterNIC and making the necessary arrangements with the company hosting your website. | ||
6. | I heard that the right domain name can
help my position in the search engines. Is this true, and if so, how can I
take advantage of it? | |
| It is partially true. A domain name will help your position on 2 out of 8 major search engines and directories. Read all the details in this feature. To take advantage of this, make sure your domain name contains one or more keywords that you would like associated with your site. Incidentally, directory names can also help. | ||
7. | Can you send me information about the XYZ
0DNS ? | |
| I get these messages every month or so, and it is rather depressing. It shows that the sender has not bothered to read even the most basic information on this site | ||
8. | How many domain names have been registered to date? | |
| Hard to say exactly, but over 4.000,000. This is up from less than 2.000,000 a year ago. | ||
9. | What happens to a domain name before it is registered for the first
time? | |
| Domain names do not exist until the first time they are registered. Domain names are concepts.. | ||
10. | You mean I'm paying $100 for something that doesn't exist? | |
| Yes. In the same way, you have to pay to register trademarks, which are often new words that never existed before. What you are really doing is paying $100 to bring the domain name into existence. Domain name registration is a nice business to be in! | ||
11. | How can I change my domain name
registration information? | |
| If you just want to change details such as the technical or administrative contact, you can simply fill out a form on the InterNIC site and the change will be made in a few days. This change is free. If you want to change the owner of a domain name, the new owner will have to pay $100 to InterNIC to make the change. You cannot change the domain name itself; you will have to register a new name instead. | ||
12. | What can I do with whois? | |
| You can use whois to find out details of a domain name, or to find a domain name based on details about it. For example, you can find out the details of this site by entering "igoldrush.com" in the whois query box. You can find out what domain names I own by entering "Edwin Hayward" in the query box. | ||
13. | I can't find my domain name on the Web.
Where is it? | |
| When you register a domain name for the first time, it only exists in the InterNIC computer database. You can use the whois program to check that the database contains your domain name. You have to go through a separate process to associate the domain name with an actual web site. If you register via an intermediary company, you may find that they have set up an "empty" page at www.youraddress.com. | ||
14. | How can I use my domain name for my web
site? | |
| You will probably need to use something
called "virtual domain hosting." This is a service provided by
many Web hosting services, whereby your domain name is mapped to an IP
address inside their server. Without getting technical, this process
allows your domain name to be used as if you were running your site on a
dedicated server. For instance, when your page was hosted on a server, it might have been located at an address like:- http://www.providercompany.com/~myname/rootdir/otherlo ngdirname/main.htm A virtual domain host will enable your site to appear like this:- http://www.mynewdomain.com/ Follow this link for a list of companies offering virtual domain hosting services | ||
15. | What is a top level domain? | |
| A top level domain, also known as a top
domain, is the rightmost portion of a domain name. For example, this site
is at www.igoldrush.com, and ".com" is the top domain. You can think of top domains like countries. All domains must have a top domain, just like all people must live in a country. Furthermore, there are a limited number of top domains [countries] available to live in. At the moment, the international top domains include | ||
16. | How long does it take to register a
domain name with InterNIC? | |
| The exact registration time varies, depending on the demand. Some registrars have signed special priority agreements. In practice, it can take anything between 5 minutes and 10 days, so don't dispair if your registration is not processed instantly! | ||
17. | How much will a domain name cost? | |
| $70 for the first two years, then $35 a year after that, in the case of .com, .net and .org names. Country domain name costs vary. | ||
18. | How long do I have to wait for InterNIC
to bill me? | |
| Again, as with the question of processing applications, this depends on their workload. I suggest that if you do not hear anything from them within four weeks of your domain being registered, you should send them a short email note querying the current status of your bill. | ||
19. | What happens if I don't pay for my domain
name? | |
| You will lose the rights to your domain name. The domain name will be put on hold for 60 days, indicating that it cannot be accessed in the normal way, but it is still reserved in your name. After 60 days it goes back into the "pot" of unclaimed domain names and can be bought by someone else. | ||
20. | Would InterNIC notice if I don't pay?
After all, they are very busy... | |
| YES. In summer 1995, several tens of thousands of people lost the rights to their domain names because they did not pay their InterNIC fees in time. With the whole process computerised, it is very difficult to slip through the Internic net. | ||
21. | Isn't InterNIC making rather a lot of
money? Are they a monopoly? | |
| In short: yes and almost, respectively. This issue has been discussed practically to death on the 'Net. | ||
22. | Why is InterNIC so busy? | |
| Hey, people are going crazy registering domain names. Several tens of thousand are being snapped up every month. That means that by the time you finish reading this paragraph, another domain name will be gone. | ||
23. | How dare people make money selling
domain names? They should be public property and...
mumble grumble...
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| Why should people make money selling ANYTHING? I agree that it might not be considered very "nice" to register domain names and resell them for 100s of times the purchase price, but if a market exists, why not? | ||
| I strongly disagree with sites that whine and complain about people ripping off names, cornering the market etc. We have a word for this sort of behaviour: capitalism. Like any market, the domain name market is beginning to regulate itself and the worst excesses are already history. | ||
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