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This March 31, 2005 Google patent seems to indicate it might be true:
[0039] Consider the example of a document with an inception date of yesterday that is referenced by 10 back links. This document may be scored higher by search engine 125 than a document with an inception date of 10 years ago that is referenced by 100 back links because the rate of ...
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Bypass the registrar when searching for available domains by querying the registry directly.
Buy the domain you want as soon as you know it's available.
Use a registrar who doesn't have a history of pinching unregistered names of value when you try to register them.
To bypass the registrar when doing searches:
From "How To Keep Your Domain Name Searches ...
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Typically no, most major registrars will implement NS updates very quickly (minutes, or just a few hours). What remains is the TTL (time to live) value set on records served by your existing name servers that resolve your domain to its IP.
The typical cache period is 4 hours, however ISP's are free to ignore that, and continue to serve the old IP sometimes ...
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Google's "Information retrieval based on historical data" patent is about as close to authoritative (i.e. not anecdotal) data as you can get:
[0101] Also, or alternatively, the
age, or other information, regarding a
name server associated with a domain
may be used to predict the legitimacy
of the domain. A "good" name server
may have a mix of ...
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Your registrar may have a grace period (check with them!) but in theory it will be up for grabs.
Of course, if you have a trademark that matches the domain name you could probably get it back. But if you are big enough to have a trademark you should be paying a few years in advance and making sure to renew in a timely manner.
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Unlock the domain via GoDaddy's panel if they happen to be locked.
Update all the contact info and email address. It needs to be accurate in case trouble occurs.
Get the authorization code or EPP from GoDaddy.com
Have your new host initiate the transfer (this will likely cost you a yearly fee at the new place)
You will have to supply the new registrar ...
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SLaks is correct, Google is not a registrar, but namecheap.com, hover.com and networksolutions.com are all registrars you could look into transferring for domain to. Here is a blog post on how to transfer from godaddy to namecheap.com: blog.jeffepstein.me
To setup a Google Apps go to https://www.google.com/a to setup your account. There is a little step by ...
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There are several steps to this process:
Find your server IP's
I'm assuming you have WHM here? Open http://IP/whm (or the path to your server control panel installation) then go to IP Functions >> show IP address usage & check your primary and secondary IP Address. Make a note of these two IP's
Register your Nameservers
You need to register your ...
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As a practical matter, I like using What's My DNS, an online tool that samples a number of DNS servers across the planet which will give some idea who's got what, where. It's a great way to get a kind of an answer to the question "has my DNS propagated?"
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I would agree with all the above. But depending on the case it might not be necessary to make it so complicated. We had to buy a domain where the owner was in a different country, so the main issue was how to make sure that we get the domain after we paid for it (and the other way round).
So we used
http://www.sedo.com
The seller can park the domain and we ...
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Don't let the name fool you but you should check out easydns as an option. They may not be as cheap as GoDaddy but they have been around for a long time and they handle some big companies. Their about page says it all. The complete feature list is here. I have never used them personally but I've heard their name come up a few times.
Register/Transfer ...
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nslookup will find DNS information about the domain name. However, if it's been registered, but doesn't have an DNS information, it won't work, even though the domain does exist.
whois is the command you want. It's built into Unix-based operating system or can be downloaded from Microsoft.
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I moved most of my domains from Dreamhost to Gandi some while ago, mostly so domains can be managed separately from hosting. Gandi has a straightforward interface and feature set, allowing most common domain-related activities.
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I have backordered a few domains... with some one nice catch.
My recommendation:
backorder on snapnames.com AND pool.com. These two services seem to be currently the 800-pounds gorillas in the game. I had one name with each of those. You pay only to the service who gets the name for you, so might as well request to both... you never know which service will ...
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Basically, what happens when you change your nameservers at your registrar is that they submit the changes to the registry, which keeps a WHOIS database as well as an authoritative nameserver for that TLD. So, in theory, the AS for your TLD is the first to know about the changed nameservers via updated NS records. That is where the DNS propagation begins.
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Some smaller registrars that don't provide an automated end-user control panel do charge for DNS changes. Some of these registrars only sell domains as an additional service and often entice you in with low (or even free) initial registration costs. Another thing to watch out for is that if they are charging for DNS changes then they are also likely to ...
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I've been through this before working on behalf of a client who was unhappy with a previous web firm who was witholding access. In hostile situations like that...and even non-hostile...a call to the registrar usually can clean things up pretty quickly. In our case, they asked for proof that our client was who they said they were via faxes of some ...
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Most domains are "locked" so you will first need to unlock it through your GoDaddy domain control panel. Then initiate a "domain transfer" from your new registrar. You will get a few emails to confirm the transfer and you will need the codes included in those emails to complete the transfer.
It's pretty easy.
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Wild West Domains (GoDaddy I think) but it isn't free. Enom does it too, which I understand them to be free but I haven't personally used it.
Found another source:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2523260/recommendations-for-domain-name-registrar-with-api-support
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Backordering a domain means using a third party service to order (and usually pay for) a domain which is currently owned by someone else, with the aim to get the domain as soon as it will become available.
The most part of hosting services usually offer this kind of service. You pay a yearly fee and they will try to register the domain for you as soon as it ...
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First of all, you should always pay your domain on time, preferably for a couple of years in advance (so that in case something "bad" happens between you and your registrar, or your registrar goes out of business, or you lose access to the account or what not and you need the time to sort it out), you don't lose your domain just because you only have a few ...
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There are several options:
1) wait the domain to be dropped and buy it then (if it is really good domain that may be a hard work(check Litso`s answer)
2) if you have legal(law) possession of the word(trade mark, company name etc.) you can claim the registrar to give you the domain control - this can be a slow and painful procedure and I am not sure that ...
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When you type an IDN for a non-IDN-supported TLD, FireFox goes and converts it into punycode instantly. Try it yourself: http://español.com/ 1 - you'll see it takes you to a parked domain.
This indicates that yes, you can register the punycode against the registrar and it will work, but perhaps not as you intended.
1SE's markup doesn't detect IDN urls, so ...
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Dreamhost and HostGator will likely fit the bill. At the moment, I am experiencing better performance and service with HostGator. Both are reasonably priced and offer the features that you are looking for.
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Blogger is not a registrar. When your client signed up, he or she should have received an e-mail from Google Apps detailing whether the domain was registered through eNom or GoDaddy (the registrar partners used for domain registrations).
If your client does not have his or her domain purchase confirmation e-mail, the DNS settings may be completed by ...
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I have been around when this happened, but basically it went down like this
A bill of sale was written up. These guys were not local to each other, so it was really an receipt of an online credit card transaction
The old owner allowed the new owner to transfer the domain name to their own registrar.
Pretty simple. If the old owner didn't comply with ...
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If you already use a registrar that supports your given TLD, have you tried contacting sales(or support) directly. Obviously the domains are valid, so it might just be dumb assumptions on their web site's front-end that they can work around by working with the registration process directly. It seems reasonable that they'd prefer doing that extra bit of work ...
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There isn't a database beyond the whois - which won't help you as it isn't updated frequently enough.
Try www.iptools.com, they have a wide variety of tools for checking your domain's DNS settings and more besides.
I would also reccommend mxtoolbox.com for checking mx records and email blacklists.
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Just initiate the transfer to the new registrar, and then change the administrative and billing contact info after the transfer goes through. If the domain is transferred to your account on the new registrar, then you can change the registration info yourself. This is typically how it's done.
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In fact, I was signed up for the Free edition, but misunderstood the UI. Three things happened that caused me to misunderstand:
Google Apps are transitioning to a new billing system, so my new domain's Google Apps UI looked different from my old domains' UIs. It has a "Billing & Subscriptions" tab. I thought this meant I must have done something ...
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