For problems and issues around the registration of domain names.
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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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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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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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Primary domain in vps has been deactivated
This is my scenario:
I have a vps with two domains (example1.com, example2.com). When I started with this vps I set example1.com as primary domain and the nameserver were configured with the pattern ...
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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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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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when does a domain name really expire before someone else can register it
I've Googled but haven't really found an answer.
when does a domain name really expire before someone else can register it?
Is this set by the domain registrar?
I've seen someone mention 75, 30, ...
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Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
i am having a domain registered with godaddy when i am looking through my domain details i found this in the who is lookup , what is this means and if i would like to transfer my domain to another ...
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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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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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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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How do I check if a domain is blacklisted before buying it?
I found a domain which I'm interested in buying from another person (not a registrar or premium domains site) and I am not sure how to find out if it is blacklisted.
I checked http://www.archive.org/ ...
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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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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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Is it possible to register .mv domains?
Some time ago I tried to register a tld from malvides and found out that it is only possible to register .com.mv or .net.mv but not .mv
Now I found this website that offers registration of .mv.
I ...
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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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The best way to snatch an expiring domain?
There's a domain that I've been looking to acquire that is expiring on the 30th of this month. I don't think it is very popular, and the guy hasn't seemed to update the website in two years now.
So, ...
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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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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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Is there a backorder service that keeps bids private? [closed]
I want to dropcatch a domain name that is about to expire, but all the major services (SnapNames/Pool/NameJet/Godaddy) publicly announce that you backordered it, which leads to many other people ...
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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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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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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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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 ...
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What is the shortest valid and available numerical domain name? [closed]
559.com is unavailable:
10019976.com is available:
But how can I figure out the lowest number available as a ".com" domain name?
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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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How to register a .er domain? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to register a “.er” domain. If so, how?
Is there anyway to register a .er (for Eritrea) domain?
I can't find information about, either ...
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Being a Domain Name Reseller? [closed]
My friend needs to buy more domain names and already have morethan 50 sites under his accounts. He is buying doamin names from 1&1 and godaddy etc..,
If he starts a domain reseller account does ...
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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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Cheap Bulk Domain Registration
I have 6-7 domain names that I have thought of and I'm planning to buy it in bulk so that I can save. Or am I wrong on this?
In my case, since its my first time to this hosting/domain registration, ...
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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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how to assign web server and domain a public ip adress
i have installed an ISO image of windows server 2008 r2 onto my VMware workstation, as a virtual server. I am trying to host my own web server for testing purposes.I have Internet service with sprint ...
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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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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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Expiring domain transfer
A domain I own with a registrar is expiring next month.
I want to change registrar.
Is there a way of changing registrar exactly on expiration date or the only way is to start (and pay) the transfer ...
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Website Hosting/Registration [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to find web hosting that meets my requirements?
I am planning to launch a website down soon. I wanted to know what solutions are available for hosting and ...
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How do I buy this domain name? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I buy a domain that has already been registered?
How can I buy the domain name www.autospell.com.
It seems to have a weird status with no website, but also it ...
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Possible for using a surrogate to buy a .it domain?
I'm a US citizen interested in buying an Italian TLD (*.it). However, those domains can only be registered by EU citizens or residents, or businesses with a registrant who is an Italian citizen and ...
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How to deal with .ch domains? I need a DNS
I need to register a .ch domain, but SWITCH does not seem to offer free (or paid) DNS as other registrars do.
So I need to know at least one of these:
Is there a registrar where I can buy a .ch ...
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Can I register a domain name with a suffix from another country?
I saw a lot of .be from belgium, for example. Can I just make up a domain and with the .be and use it?
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How to create own domain sell company? [closed]
What i wan't
i wan't to make my own domain sell company.
HOW
How can i make what things i need.?
Possibilities
is it possible to make?
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Which class should I use to register a trademark for my domain?
I want to protect my domain name, so I've been thinking of registering it as a trademark.
Does anyone know what class a website would come under (for the registration process)?
Also, do you think ...
