For problems and issues around the registration of domain names.
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Providing fake info during domain registration - does it matter?
As you are all most likely aware already all domain registrars ask for your personal information.
Such Personal Information Includes:
Forename and Surname
Address Information
Email Address
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Registrar with good security, DNS hosting, and DNSSEC and IPv6 resolvers?
I'm looking to move my domains away from GoDaddy, but I'm having a tough time finding anyone with comparable features at a (even remotely) similar price.
I've looked at the usual suggestions ...
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Can a registrar ransom a domain name which has become popular?
I am slightly paranoid about my domain name I have. I think the site I am building could have potential and take off in the future. I am worried though if the people I registered the domain name with ...
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Pros and cons of long-term domain registrations
What are the pros and cons for long-term domain registrations, such as 5 or 10 years?
One benefit I can think of is locking-in the domain price. I can't really think of any cons (beyond just not ...
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What is the safest way to search for domain names availability?
I am victim of Domain name front running. I searched for domain names on some sites
& I lost those names soon.
Now, what is the safest way to search for availability of domain names ? Using
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How long is the redemption period on a domain?
There is a domain that I would like to buy that has a status as follows:
Registry Status: redemptionPeriod
I presume this means the current owner has a grace period during which they can repurchase ...
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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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what would happen to my domains if my domain provider company bankrupted
I am thinking to transfer all my domains to one registerer so that the control will be easy.
But I am a little bit worried about the following question;
what would happen to my domains if my domain ...
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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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How do I register Two-letter domain names for URL shortening?
Some websites - mainly for URL shortening - have short domain names.
Now my question is: How can I register two-letter domain names like aa.com or bb.in?
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Should add my naked AND www domain as separate sites in Webmaster Tools
Just a quick question: In Google Webmaster tools I have my site set to set to www. and the naked domain.
Do I need to add and verify the site for each variant or do I just keep it as the www and use ...
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What's the difference between cheap and expensive domain registrars?
A few years ago I registered a domain with Network Solutions. In recent years I've been using cheaper services such as namecheap, powerpipe etc.
Every time that I need to renew some of the older ...
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What to do if you are listed incorrectly as an administrative or technical contact for a domain?
I recently got a letter in the mail from one of those sketchy "website listing services" that offer to submit your website to search engines for a fee. Before throwing it away I noticed that the ...
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How do I register a domain name, but keep who I am secret?
Over the years I've seen a number of owner proxy services, but have never used one, and have no idea if they work; or for that matter if there's any legal risk to using them, such as making easier to ...
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private domain registration
I have seen many people hide their personal details like address and phone number while registering a domain. Sometimes they pay for this private registration. So that their information doesn't ...
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reliable place to buy .io domains
I'm looking around trying to find a good place to buy an .io domain.
Suddenly I think I'm surrounded by scammers because the websites which "provide" the service, are very bad no feeling of security ...
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Registering a .CA domain extension, when I'm not a Canadian citizen?
I want to register a domain name that has a .ca extension, but it's asking me if I am current Canadian citizen. What can happen to me if I lie about it and continue with registration?
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Pros and Cons of Buying Common Website Mispellings
I own a website that is nicely short but somewhat easy to misspell. I would like to buy the three or four most common mispellings and redirect them all to my main page. Are there any major problems ...
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What secure domain registry services exist?
I'm using a domain registry service that only requires a username and password to log in. Are there any domain registry services that require a second factor in addition to a password?
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How do I get a .name domain name
There was a service which provided email aliases on .name domain, but it seem to be gone now, so I was thinking of actually getting a domain for myself (martin.toth.name sounds nice).
Do I understand ...
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Can a company take my domain away from me?
I have a domain which coincidentally is the same name of a company. Is there any legal way in which this company can take my domain away from me?
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How do register an emojii domain?
I am trying to register an emojii domain, like Panic did, but I can't seem to get the registrar to recognize the Unicode version of the emojii. Panic's domain is: http://xn--di8h.la/. I was trying to ...
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Why Google says that “www.domain.com” is different from “domain.com”?
In Google webmasters tool, there is mentioned that www.domain.com is different from domain.com, and the webmaster is asked to get sure that the correct one is in action there to get the reports.
Why ...
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What Can I do to Contact a Domain Owner?
A few months ago, I found a perfect .com domain name for a website I'm working on. Bad news: it was taken. Good news: It was set to expire on January 12, 2012. It's not a premium name or anything ...
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How can I buy my own personalized Top Level Domain TLD?
Starting frOm tomorrow January/12/2012 I heard it's possible to apply for your own TLD i.e. .whatever in place of .com .org etc.
I thought it would be something required a huge amount of money, and ...
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Alternative to GoDaddy? [closed]
For a number of reasons I'm thinking about slowly moving my domains away from GoDaddy. Unfortunately I don't know of a good alternative, and am looking for a recommendation.
To match what I ...
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I own a domain and recently got a Trademark Infringement for it can I offer to sell it to them?
I own a domain related to an iPhone Game and have been sent a Trademark Infringement on said domain by the company.
It makes me a few dollars a month but nothing great, And I would like to offer to ...
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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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Advice on planning domain names
I am planning to have my own website and would like to ask some questions regarding about the organization (I don't know if this is the right term for it) of domain names. Let me give an example:
If ...
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domain name hijacked by my hosting provider with dubious invoicing practice
Over 12 months ago I purchased a domain name and hosting package from a hosting company.
Before the 12 months was up i was sent a single invoice for the same amount as I had paid for the preceding 12 ...
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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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Domain Name Expired, Will My Backorder Work?
I'm interested in a domain name that expired August 9, 2012 and backordered it a few months ago. When I check the status of the domain name, it is listed as "autoRenewPeriod".
It has a new expiration ...
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How to avoid fraud when purchasing a domain
I have approached a domain owner about purchasing their domain. We have agreed on a price, what is the safest/best way to send them payment and ensure I receive the domain?
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is there a way for visitors to register TLDs without leaving my site?
I want to allow users on my site to register a domain without having to go to a domain registar's site. They would not need to manage the domain ... it will simply be linked to their site. (Exactly ...
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Can any domain register support any TLD if domain is transferred there?
There are some domain registers out there that support certain TLD's that others do not. My question, is can you register a domain with a special TLD at one register and then transfer the domain name ...
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How can I obtain a domain that is abandoned?
There is a particular domain name that I'm interested in, but when you enter the domain in a browser the browser says "Domain has no index file", which doesn't appear to be a browser message, but a ...
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Recover Domain from Failed Company
I have an old client who wanted to transfer hosting companies. However, the company he has managing his domain has gone under and won't respond to phone calls or emails, and their account manager is ...
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Where to buy a domain for my local server [closed]
I have made a website and hosted in my local computer using a static ip
Where can i buy a domain name such as www.something.com such that it can redirect to my static IP.
So that if i m using a page ...
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How does Google find a domain with no links to it?
I recently registered a new domain, pointed it to my existing server, and set up a minimal page just saying "test" and nothing else.
I just discovered tonight that the page is already indexed in ...
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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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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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How to get a domain with invalid contact details
There's a domain that I want. The registrant details were hidden behind Domain Discreet, which no longer exists, and none of the contact info works, email bounces etc. so I can't approach the owner ...
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Seperate .com domain name purchasing for a VPS
I am looking at getting a VPS with RackSRV, and they don't sell domain names, but are happy to set it up after I get one elsewhere.
Can anyone recommend somewhere I can purchase just the domain, and ...
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Is there a service to find resellers of a particular registrar? [closed]
Is there a service to find resellers of a particular registar in case the registrar doesn't provide such a list?
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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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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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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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transfer domain from godaddy
I bought a domain name on godaddy a couple of weeks (before SOPA) back. Now I want to transfer the hosting to bluehost where I have my other domains. When I try to transfer, bluehost tells me
The ...
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Registering a domain became a problem?
I went to register a domain today and for my surprise almost all the short variations I could possible think or use for the domain I want were taken giving me not much options in that sense.
What was ...
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Registering the Cheapest Domain, what is the Con?
I provide educational material with some sites but I am running them at loss if I need to use the .com TLD with a cos of 10USD per year (not counting the work to do them). I am planning to change the ...
