For problems and issues around the registration of domain names.
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Creating date based back entries for a blog and its site registration
So I am showing a blog to a colleague and telling him how the author has been regularly blogging for over ten years now. My colleague tells me that anyone can register a domain name and start entries ...
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How do you perform renewal pricing comparison on the domain name you already owned
Last year, I just purchased 2 domain names from a domain registrar company.
Now, my owned domain names are going to expire in few more months. When I decide to continue to renew the domain names with ...
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Things to consider while picking domain name?
We want to buy a domain name for our company. But all of the domain name we've discussed has already taken by some one else.
Is it good to use trailing character to existing domain name so we have ...
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Suggestion for cheap but good domain-registrar for com, org or net? [duplicate]
Does anybody have recommendations for good - but cheap - domain-registrars for the com, org or net domain? I'm not after hosting, just registering a few domain-names (unless there's a really good ...
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Is it possible to use Whois Guard on dot pro domains?
I have purchased two dot pro domains but the holder info is exposed.
Is it possible to use Whois Guard or the like on dot pro domains? If so, Do you know any service provider or registrar that offers ...
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Buying a domain name, does it matter where the server is located?
When it comes to domain names, does it matter where the server is located? Let's say the server is in Canada and I have a .com domain, will this effect download speed? or is the .com just a word?
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Where can I buy .ar domain names? [closed]
I am having trouble finding a registrar that allows the purchase of one-off .ar domains.
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Is there any system in place to recover a domain that expired and someone else has registered?
There was a domain name that was registered for many years for a DOS based software package. The original owners of the domain and software package passed away several years ago and at the time we had ...
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Domain Registration Public Information, Measures Domain Authority In SEO?
I have seen on internet in various places, talking about this and they says this information do have impact on SEO, specially in the 'domain authority' section. Is it so?
If so, Is there any proper ...
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I want to transfer a domain to another registrar
I have a domain registered at hostgator.com which would expire in a day.Now i want to use godaddy for the domain, what would be the best practise for me:
1. Wait for the domain to expire and then ...
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Is it a bad idea to use a domain hack for my personal website name?
I want to create a personal webpage for info about myself (potentially for employment or other contact purposes), but the .com extension for my intended name is already taken. The name I want ends in ...
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How to begin editing sites? [closed]
I'm new to creating web-sites and I have just registered a domain name here: from Europe Registry and started trial version of hosting from: ispserver.com.
I shall connect domain and hosting somehow ...
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Is all data about a domain name provided to a TLD registry by the registrar visible on Whois?
I am trying to understand more about how the domain registration process works between the registry and the registrar. My question is when a domain name is registered by a registrar such as GoDaddy, ...
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Do I own a registered domain?
A couple of years ago I entered (as a silent partner) into a business. I was asked if I could get a website up and running, which included registering the domain. We have since parted ways but the ...
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Registering a domain directly at nic.sm?
I am an individual and would like to register a ".sm" domain.
Nic.sm provides forms for individuals to send them by fax or mail and information for payment is also available. The cheapest reseller ...
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Best foreign domain registrars? [closed]
Does anyone have a preference for foreign domain registrars?
I am specifically interested in registering an .it domain. I understand that Europe Registry provides this service (and allows one to ...
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Which domain better for language version?
My company is based in Russia and it's website is mycompany.ru.
Now, we are planning to launch German language version and we have option for two domains:
mycompany.de
germankeyword.ru
Which one ...
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Domain Registration and Hosting Transfer
Domain Registration and Hosting Transfer
I am in a kind of situation here and I need your help. I have a domain (www.myowndomainname.com), which is registered and hosted by a reseller in UK. The ...
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Is charging for a free domain transfer justified?
A client of ours is trying to transfer a .co.uk domain name away from her current web company. They are trying to charge her upwards of £100 for the transfer.
I know that transfers of a .co.uk domain ...
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Which domain name structure, if any, is better for SEO? [closed]
I'm purchasing a domain for a new blog, and wonder which structure is better for domain name. I have these two options (domain changed to ensure it doesn't get swiped away from me!):
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why did Wordpress put the word “dot” in my account name. [closed]
I already have a registered domain with Go Daddy and wanted to use WordPress as my host. when I set up an account with WordPress they took my account and added the word "dot" in between my domain name ...
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Is a domain name transfer required or can I just link to old domain name without transferring?
I have two domain names (www.abc.com and www.xyz.com) which are hosted using say a company called Old-Host. Now, the hosting plan has expired and they have taken down all data residing in their ...
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Selling my primary GoDaddy domain. Recommendations on how not to not break things?
My father and I are selling our family business and with it, our domain name. We are not selling the website or the hosting itself.
The domain and is registered AND hosted on GoDaddy, with one ...
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DNS domain redemption policy
I want to know if my registrar could have done what I expected, and if they could still fix the mistake. See QUESTIONS below.
I intentionally deleted a domain name with my host/registar, because I ...
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What happens if I have a domain registered with 1 company and the hosting with another and the registrar has server issues?
If I have a domain registered through a company like 1&1 but I want to host my files with Hostgator. I know I point the DNS entries to the Hostgator information, but my question is, if 1&1 ...
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How to handle domain squatter?
What is the best way to handle domain squatters? I know this topic has been discussed before, but I haven't found anything that was addressing my specific case.
The situation: I am creating a website ...
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Why do we need to pay for domain privacy? [closed]
Why domain registrars could not just give it for free?
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Can you recommend (a) domain registrar(s) where I can consolidate my .com and .com.au domains? [closed]
I have about a dozen .com and .com.au domain names with GoDaddy and Name.com.au which I'd like to move, ideally to a single new registrar. My criteria:
Must: No upselling or sneaky emails (appearance ...
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Possible Fraudulent Registration of Company Domains
Currently we have the domain name company.com (I'm using 'company' rather than our name for anonymity).
I'm getting ready to purchase several more like *.org, *.net, etc to prevent others from ...
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Can I use the word rails in a domainname for a railsapp? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where is the line drawn with domain names which include a trademark?
Lets say i want to build a shop based on rails or something like this. Is it legally secure to use ...
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What is the cheapest domain registrar for .gy domain names? [closed]
Ive been looking this up for a long time now, I simply can't find too many registrars in general that offer .gy. The cheapest one I found was for $39.99 a year, which is too much for me, and many ...
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Buying a custom domain for blogger
I'm about to move my blogger site to a custom domain.
I do all the steps as told but whenever I find the perfect custom domain (that is free) I get redirected to Google apps for business.
Is it ...
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Are there any services that sell 'packs' of domain names? [closed]
Are there any services that sell 'packs' of domain names? What I'm looking for is a service that will allow me to buy, for example, 50 random domain names. I don't care what the names are, they could ...
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Is is good or bad to have the email address of a domain's registrant on the same domain?
Say I own domain abc.com.
I think it's a bad idea to use eric@abc.com as the registrant's (myself) email address.
This will cause problems when I need to transfer the domain to another registrar e.g. ...
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Transfer .com domain to GoDaddy - websites running on same domain - 3 weeks left until expiration, 2 days left web hosting
Our company purchased this abc.com domain from a local registrar.
The domain will expire in about 3 weeks.
We have our main websites running on this abc.com domain and they cannot be down for too ...
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Create subdomains via C-Panel or via domain registrar?
I am a novice, so excuse me if it sounds dummy. I read a few similar questions on this topic here but they did not answer my question.
I have a personal website, hosted with C-panel control panel. ...
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Registering domain during Christmas holidays
One of the domain names I tried to register previously has been blocked by a domain grabber two days prior to my own attempt. That was about 1 year ago. The attempt to buy the domain from that person ...
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selling or using a domain name with trademark of other company [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where is the line drawn with domain names which include a trademark?
in domain name but the problem is its the exact same word of a big company i am not sure whether ...
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May I face problems with expired domains in Google Apps / Webmaster / Analytics?
I want to buy an expired domain name. It was dropped 4 times before.
Is it safe to buy expired domain name?
May I face problems with Google Apps / Google Webmaster / Google Analytics if previous ...
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Recovering domain name from a person I can't find
I have a problem with one domain and I have no idea how to go about it.
I am volunteering for a small charity in Sheffield (UK), more specifically I am redoing their website. A while ago (few years) ...
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Are there any risk if your DNS's SOA or admin contact are using the same domain as the DNS
For example, Google.com [1]
The SOA email is : dns-admin.google.com
The contact is:
Administrative Contact:
DNS Admin
Google Inc.
dns-admin.google.com
As you can see, both are using ...
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Domain appears taken when searched from a different host, but whois says 'No match'
I have recently registered a new .name domain. It is just myfirstname.name, something like nanda.name.
My debit card has been billed, but my domain control panel doesn't show any information ...
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What kinds of issues can one expect when changing a domain names registar? (3 questions) [closed]
Assuming that there are no 'unusual' items that come up, what kind of disruptions can one expect when moving a domain between registrars?
I understand some of the below may vary over registrars. But ...
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SEO and domain name - which shape? [closed]
I just want to register the domain name for my spanish class and wonder, what domain name is beter for this purpose:
learningspanish.com
or
ilearnspanish.com
Which one is better? The domain name ...
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Which is the best way to catch an expiring domain name? [closed]
I know a similar question has been asked, but I really don't know what to do. There is this .com domain which is currently on redemption period and should likely be available again within a month.
I ...
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Challenge a .name registration?
The Wikipedia page on .name says the following:
Registration restrictions: No prior restriction on registration, but registrations can be challenged if not by or on behalf of individual with name ...
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How to find domain registrar and DNS hosting with good DNSSEC support?
Simplified problem
I want to buy a domain and make a website that is fully secured with DNSSEC.
I want to make sure that only the one right SSL certificate could be validated by the browsers and all ...
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On what criteria should I evaluate domain registrars?
Though I've been a web developer for a fair amount of time, I am going for the first time to buy a few domain names. I have looked into the domains I'm going to buy and know that they're available, ...
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Are there any UK domain registrars that support .at domain names?
Are there any UK domain registrars that support .at domain names? I've registered a .at domain and would like to move it to a UK registrar.
If not, which registrar would you recommend?
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setting up freedns with an existing domain
I've been running a webserver off of a pc at a static IP successfully for the past 5 months.
recently however, I've moved into another apartment and my ISP only provides a dynamic IP (my IP changes ...
