A registrar is a company that you can register a domain from.
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Why is there no admin-c contact record for .eu domains?
As far as I can see EURid the European domain registry sets the registrar automatically (or by policy) as tech-c. There’s no admin-c where the administrator of the domain can record ones contact ...
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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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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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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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Domain name transfer: do you lose years left at current registrar?
I have a domain registered at GoDaddy. it was registered for five years (two years ago). whois records shows it will expire some time in 2015.
Now I want to transfer to Gandi. The problem is Gandi ...
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Is it normal for a registrar to charge for nameserver changes?
My registrar, 34sp.com, wants to charge for changing nameservers for a domain.
The domain is a .cc domain. If this matters.
Is this normal? I've never heard of this before. Almost $30 US for a ...
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Can a registrar outage affect my website?
If my registrar has an outage and their servers go down for a while, will that affect my website. I'm not using any of my registrar hosting packages or name servers, I simply have a few domain names ...
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How important is the choice of domain registrars? [closed]
We're consolidating all of our hosting providers onto one provider, however, this provider is strictly a hosting provider, they are not a domain registrar. The question I have is how important is the ...
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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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reasonably priced registrar for obscure tlds like .tt [closed]
I'm looking to buy a .tt domain name, however the only registrars I can find want from between $500 to $3000 for one domain. Considering I can buy a .com for around $10 a year, I consider that not ...
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Does geographic location of domain registrator matter?
Does it matter where I register my domain geographically when I'm planning to change nameset (nameservers) to a server in my target area?
Example
Target audience: USA
Server location: USA
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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What did I do wrong when buying my domain through Google Apps?
Several times in the past I've bought a domain through Google Apps, and every year Google automatically renews the domain for $10.
Somehow when I did this today, I ended up additionally being signed ...
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Transfer domain from godaddy to another registrar and (somewhat) maintain privacy?
Does anyone know if its possible in any ways to do this?
Transfer a private domain (via domainsbyproxy) registered at godaddy to another registrar.
While I know moving a domain from godaddy requires ...
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What happens if I turn off registrar lock for my domain?
Does that mean anyone can steal it and I will have to kiss my domain name goodbye?
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Purchase existing domain and transfer to new registrar
I am purchasing an existing domain from the owner who has it registered with GoDaddy.
I want to transfer the domain to another registrar and of course have it under my name.
If they update the ...
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Where can I find the most up-to-date information on my domain's name servers?
I just switched registrars for a bunch of domains and the new registrar didn't copy over my existing name servers. Now all my pages appear as "parked" domains when you visit them.
I've gone in and ...
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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 to register a single character SLD
Most of the major registrars have a 3 character minimum for second-level domains. However, I know that it's possible to register them. (a.cc, o.co)
You can ever register single unicode domain names ...
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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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Change domain registrar from GoDaddy to Google
I would like to change domain registrar from GoDaddy to Google (with Google Apps services). But when I go on https://www.google.com/a/my_domain.com, I have this message:
Sorry, you've reached a ...
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Setting DNS when registrar and host is different
Just to confirm that my assumptions are correct (if not, please let me know where I'm doing wrong):
My domain refers to jkwsp.com
The registrar where I have registered my domain is hioxindia.com
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How does my DNS provider know that I own the domain that I am managing?
Let's say I purchase a domain at RegistrarA, and then I set my domain to use the name servers over at ProviderB since I will be using ProviderB to operate my DNS records.
In the system of ProviderB, ...
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Does the domain owner get contacted if someone else back-orders the domain?
I'm trying to purchase a domain name that I like. I noticed that the domain is about to expire and has only been registered for a year now, Nothing really shows on the page when going to the site. ...
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Delay in .at Domain Name Registration?
I noticed at http://101domain.com that there's a three (3) day delay in registering new .at TLD domains. Any idea why this is? Is it just back-end processing/approval? Has anyone had it go sooner?
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How to transfer domain registered through Blogger to a new registrar?
I'm preparing a client for migrating his Blogger blog to a self-hosting WordPress site. The client is currently running his Blogger blog using a custom domain name which he registered through ...
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domain expiration during transfer
What happens to domain expiration during transfer to a different registrar?
Currently my domain will expire in 2012. I wonder if it will be affected in any way.
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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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is there a good registrar for .com.br and .it?
I am searching a good registrar (not godaddy) for
.com.br
.it
.fr
.de
.ch
.es
Is there someone who can take it all?
I would go with Enom but it hasn't .fr .com.br .ch .es
Thanks guys
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Transferring a .com domain… Realistic timeframe?
I'm transferring a .com domain from GoDaddy to 1and1 (UK) and I'm wondering if anyone could tell me a likely timeframe for its completion? 1and1 say "up to 5 days", but that's pretty vague.
What's ...
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Which domain registrar offers the most complete API? [closed]
I am looking for a domain registrar that offers an API that would allow changes like name servers to be made programmatically. GoDaddy do not seem to offer this, so I figured this might be a good ...
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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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how do i create name servers
I have recently signed up for a knownhost vps package. My account has been set up on their end. They want me to create ns1.outsourcingnepal.com and ns2.outsourcingnepal.com in my registar and point to ...
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Domain registrar that doesn't encourage domain 'speculation'
Dealing with domain 'speculators' has been getting me down recently. Then I noticed my current registrar, name.com, have some deal with a domain auction company to list "premium" domains on their ...
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Whois and server host information privacy
I have a domain that is privately registered, so if you run a whois, you will just the domain registrars name. And below are two questions:
Since i am using private registration, is there a way ...
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Whois status “pending delete” with expiration date in November 2011?
A friend of mine is in the process of being scammed by a domain registrar and I am trying to sort out the mess. However I could use a hand understanding some of the details.
He paid for 2 years of ...
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.com domain transfer failing
I'm trying to transfer one of my .com addresses between registrars. I'm down as the owner contact (confirmed working) and the losing registrar is down as the tech and admin contact.
Last week I ...
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Does changing domain ownership affect SEO?
I have heard that when domain ownership changes, the domain loses its page rank.
My theory on this is: Lots of sites selling high PR domains actually cheat. They invest in high PR links for the ...
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What is up with these guys at NetFirms - they have been hacked and they don't seem to care [closed]
NetFirms is one of the top domain registrars, but go to their website and do a whois lookup for any of the top websites (Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc). Do yo see what I see? I notified them about this may ...
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International Domain Names - Can I just register the punycode with any registrar?
I'm thinking of getting a non-ASCII Internationalized Domain Name (e.g. thé.com). However my current domain registrar doesn't do IDNs. Their web form reports an invalid domain name when I try to enter ...
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How to change registrar?
Currently I have a domain with godaddy as the registrar, and I have received many threats from them about losing it (for random reasons, like they always seem to do)
So I started looking for another ...
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How to get a super domain?
I want to buy a domain that contains some popular words, and which is occupied by some squatters. The domain is due to expire soon. How should I proceed ? Should I wait until the expiration day, and ...
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Starting Domain Registration Service
I have been working as a web developer for long time. I have regular request from clients for web hosting and domain registration whose site i make.
I have been asking for other frens for it. And ...
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How to back order domain
It seems that information on the topic is a bit sparse in the wild. How do you go about back ordering a domain?
If you do find a service that will do it for you, does the current owner of the domain ...
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What happens if I don't pay for my .com domain in time?
What happens if I have a .com domain, and don't pay for the next year in time?
Is the domain locked for some time?
Can anyone else register it the day after?
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What will happen if I transfer the registration of the primary domain on my 1and1.com account?
I have a hosting account with 1and1.com, and several domain registered and hosted with them. I need to transfer the registration of the primary domain on my account to a new registrar, but I don't ...
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Does registering a domain for 10+ years help search rank?
I've heard that registering a domain name for a very long time, say 5 to 10+ years, can help with your search rank.
This seems at least plausible to me, since a fly-by-night, massive domain name farm ...
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How long does propagation of newly registered private name servers typically take?
I have an account with Hostgator, and have registered private name servers (ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com). How long should I expect to wait for those changes to take place? Should my ...
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How to transfer domain ownership from one organization (or individual) to another?
What's the general process to transfer domain ownership from one organization (or individual) to another? Is there a good reference on doing this?
Note: I'm not referring to moving a domain from one ...
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How to transfer domain from Godaddy to another provider
I'm currently using godaddy for all of my company domains, and I'm very unsatisfied with their service, specially with their site, so we are trying to migrate those domains to another provider. The ...
