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- Why
do I need to register a domain name ?
- What is a domain name
?
- How will I be able to tell if my desired domain name is
already taken ?
- Once I have a domain name, how long may
I use it ?
- What if my desired domain name is the same as
a trademarked name ?
- How do I choose a good domain name
?
- What are the valid characters for a domain name and how
long can it be ?
- What is the difference between yourname.com
and www.yourname.com ?
- Do I need to register .com, .net
and .org ?
- Does NetRegister register any other domains
(.it, .us, .co.uk, etc.) ?
- Can I purchase NetRegister's
services without a credit card ?
- Will NetRegister be providing
Primary and Secondary DNS ?
- What are the chances of your
staff misspelling my domain name or personal information during the registration
process ?
- What does DNS mean ?
- What
is the DNS ?
- I just registered my domain name, and you
sent me an email which says that you have registered it, but when I type it into
my Web browser, it says the domain can't be found. Why ?
- Registry?
Registrar? Registrant? What do these words mean ?
- Do I
have first priority to renew this domain name, or can another individual register
my domain name when it is up for renewal ?
- What if I want
to renew some of my domain name registrations, but not others? Do I have to renew
them all ?
- Can I renew my domain name registration term
before my current term is set to expire ?
- When and where
are renewal notification email messages sent for expiring domain names ?
- Which
procedures expire ?
- If I wish to transfer registrars at
the time of renewal, can I do so ?
- What are our payment
modalities ?
Why
do I need to register a domain name ? 
Most
Internet providers offer you a directory on their own domain. Most of the time,
they look like this: http://www.yourisp.com/~yourname/. In addition to having
to explain the little squiggle mark (~ which is called a tilde) to your less net-savvy
customers, this can prove cumbersome on business cards and letterhead, and it
does not reflect the unique nature of your business or homepage. Registering a
domain name for your business or organization is essential to your marketing efforts.
A domain name gives your business a unique identity on the World-Wide Web. What
is a domain name ?
A domain name
is essentially a signpost on the Internet. Every Website you've ever been to,
and every email you've ever composed, has used a domain name in its address. Prople
register domain names in order to "stake a claim" to a particular name -- whether
for business or personal reasons. Once a domain name is registered to a person
or company, it is that person's to use exclusively as long as they continue to
pay the yearly renewal fee. Our domain name is netregister.biz, and we also own
netregister.it and netregister.info. How
will I be able to tell if my desired domain name is already taken ?
When
you begin registering a domain name, we will search the domain name database (which
is known as "WhoIs") to see if your requested domain name is available. If the
domain request comes up with "no match" you will be able to register that domain
name. Once
I have a domain name, how long may I use it ?
If there are
no trademark disputes, your secured domain name will be yours for as long as you
maintain the yearly registration fees. What
if my desired domain name is the same as a trademarked name ?
Generally, if
you've registered the name in good faith, it's not a name belonging to an internationally
known company, and you can show that you have a legitimate reason to use that
name then you are likely to be able to keep that name. That may not be the case
if it can be shown that you purchased the name for the express purpose of re-selling
it to a company with a legitimate claim to the name. Please see the Uniform Domain
Name Dispute Resolution Policy for details. How
do I choose a good domain name ?
Choose a name
that reflects the intent and purpose of your Website or business. Try to keep
it short and snappy, and say it out loud, as if you were telling someone at a
party to visit your Web page. Some domain names look good on paper but are confusing
when you try to send someone to them over the phone. Keep in mind the image that
it conjures... your domain name will be one of the ways people recognize or evaluate
their sites for their interests when they are searching via Yahoo! or other search
engines. When facing a large number of choices, the snappiest domain sometimes
graps the most attention. What
are the valid characters for a domain name and how long can it be ?
The only valid
characters for a domain name are letters, numbers and a hyphen "-". Other special
characters like the underscore "_" or then exclamation mark "!" are not permitted.
A domain name can be up to 63 characters long, plus the characters used to
identify the Top Level Domain (.com, .biz, .info, .net, .org). Do not type the
www. before your domain name when registering.
What
is the difference between yourname.com and www.yourname.com ?
yourdomain.com
is the name of the domain itself. www.yourname.com is the actual address of your
domain on the Web. When your domain is hosted by NetRegister, visitors can reach
your Website by typing either yourdomain.com or www.yourdomain.com. Both will
direct visitors to the same Website. Do
I need to register .com, .net and .org ?
The expense
of registering and supporting a domain name is minor compared to the expense of
marketing your domain name and your business. The last thing you want is for someone
else (usually your competitors) to benefit from your efforts to establish your
identity. You will see competitors registering names close to yours, trying to
benefit from typos your visitors may make. For example, someone registered internik.net
to try and benefit from typos by visitors to internic.net. NetRegister is a good
example, too. In order to protect netregister.biz, we have also registered:
netregister.info
netregister.it
netregister.us
2netregister.com
netregister2.net
and several others.
Does
NetRegister register any other domains (.it, .us, .co.uk, etc.) ?
Currently, NetRegister
register domains beyond .com, .biz, .info, .net , .org, .us, .name, .coop, .uk,
.it, .at and various country code domains. Can
I purchase NetRegister's services without a credit card ?
Yes. We accept
wire transfers as additional form of payment other than online credit card processing.
We accept Visa and Mastercard. Will
NetRegister be providing Primary and Secondary DNS ?
Yes, we will.
For each registration you need two different domain name system (DNS) servers.
In order to receive any of NetRegister's services your domain must utilize our
DNS. Your registered domain name will automatically be defaulted to our DNS.
Note: If you move your domain to another DNS, you will no longer be
able to use our services.
What
are the chances of your staff misspelling my domain name or personal information
during the registration process ?
Absolutely none.
NetRegister's domain registration process is completely automated. Your domain
name and personal information are recorded exactly the way you enter it. What
does DNS mean ?
It is an acronym
for DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM. The DNS manages the translation of a domain name into
an IP address (direct resolution) and viceversa (indirect resolution). What
is the DNS ?
The DNS is a
distributed database based on the client/server model.
I
just registered my domain name, and you sent me an email which says that you have
registered it, but when I type it into my Web browser, it says the domain can't
be found. Why ?
When you receive
the email confirming the registration of your new domain, there are many more
steps still to be done behind the scenes. Your domain will be entered into the
global WhoIs database, and your registration must travel to all the ISPs in the
world. It will be 24-48 hours after you receive the confirmation email before
you will be able to go to your domain with your Web browser.
Why not
take advantage of this wait to set up your Website or URL Forwarding, and Email
Services in your personal Control Panel ?
Registry?
Registrar? Registrant? What do these words mean ?
There is one
Registry for every Top-Level Domain. The Registry for .com, .net and .org
domains is maintained by VeriSign Global Registry Services.
A Registrar
is a company that can enter new domains into the Registry.
The Registrant
is the individual or organization that registered a particular domain name.
For example, John Smith (registrant) registers the name johnsmith.biz through
NetRegister who in turn writes the name to the central database (VeriSign Global
Registry Services, the registry). Do
I have first priority to renew this domain name, or can another individual register
my domain name when it is up for renewal ?
The current
registrant of a domain name has the right to renew the registration term before
the expiration of the domain name. However, should the current registrant choose
not to renew the domain name, the name will become available to other potential
registrants. What
if I want to renew some of my domain name registrations, but not others? Do I
have to renew them all?
No, you
do not have to renew all of your domain name registration terms. Renewal link
allows you to renew one, some or all of your domain names. Domain name registrations
that are not renewed will expire and you will no longer be the registrant of the
expired name. Expired domain names will become available to other potential registrants.
Can
I renew my domain name registration term before my current term is set to expire
?
Yes, you can
renew your domain name registrations at any time during the registration term
by logging into Domain Control Panel and clicking on the Renewal link. When
and where are renewal notification email messages sent for expiring domain names
?
The domain name
renewal notification email messages are sent at least 60/45/30/15/5/4/3/2/1
days before the domain name is set to expire. These renewal notifications
will be sent to the billing and administrative contacts on file for your domain
name. Which
procedures expire ?
All the outstanding
operations in our interface expire ten workdays after the latest generated event:
registrations, changes of provider, changes of admin-c, transfers, modifications.
If
I wish to transfer registrars at the time of renewal, can I do so ?
If you want
to transfer the registrar for your domain name, you can do it easily online using
NetRegister's automated Transfer of
Registrar process. What
are our payment modalities ?
Our payment
modalities are:
- Wire transfer (Bank);
- Deposit slip (Post-office)
mainly for Italian citizens and / or companies.
- Credit Card; NetRegister
offer online payment possibilities (SSL 128bit - Verisign Certified Company) Nonetheless,
you can always comunicate us your credit card details over fax.
The Domain
Namess registrations can be done in real time. That is why we only register the
domain name you applied for after having received a proof of payment. 
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