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- What
is Domain Name System (DNS)?
A web site address (also called an IP address) is actually a series of numbers
and dots, like this: 123.45.6.78. Remembering those numbers would be tedious,
instead, you might type in words like this: www.example.com. The DNS system
allows web site addresses to be in words instead of numbers by matching those
words to the correct IP address and bring you to the web site.
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- Why
do I need a domain?
As we enter the new millennium, it is important to have your own unique identifier
on the Internet so that your company can establish credibility and allow your
customers to find you on the Internet. Domains are also used for email purposes.
For example, free email services that provides email addresses such as company@aol.com
or company@yahoo.com do not properly identify your unique business. Using
such domains implies that your company might not be Net savvy.
Domains help you reinforce and market your unique company name or attributes.
Similarly, it looks unprofessional and is often difficult for individuals
to type in or to remember a Web address with the following format: http://www.myisp.com/mycompany/.
Registering a domain name and having a website address such as http://www.mycompany.com
and email addresses such as myname@mycompany.com is highly recommended, as
it clearly relates to your company, dissolving these issues and allowing you
to establish a strong and professional brand on the Internet.
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- What
is the Registrant of a domain name?
The Registrant is the entity which is the legal registrant of the name, and
is tracked by the registrar for your security and so that no other organization
or entity can request changes to the name. It is standard practice to use
your full company or organization name as the Registrant of Record. If there
is no company name, the name of the individual registrant can be used. Ensure
that you have filled in the correct information in your registration form
especially on the domain name you wish to register. After the form is submitted
and the domain name is registered, no changes can be made and the payment
made for domain registrations are nonrefundable.
Note that you are not leasing the name and we take no ownership interest in
your names. We do not require any advertising on your site or anything of
the sort. You will be the owner of the domain name we register for you. Your
ownership information will show up whenever someone searches that domain name
at our site, at the VeriSign/NSI site and everywhere else that provides domain
search services. Registration contracts at some of our competitors including
VeriSign/NSI imply you are not the owner of the name you are registering and
that it could be revoked for a variety of reasons. Be forewarned.
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- Who
is the real owner of the "Free domain names" that IVCHosting offers?
We
will register the domain for you for FREE and You will always be the
real owner of the registered domain.
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- How
to register a new domain name and have IVCHosting host it?
Go to http://www.IvcHosting.com and look for the section that says "Domain
Name". Type in your desired domain name and click the "Search" button. You
will then be informed whether the name is available for registration or otherwise.
If the domain name is available, you can go to "Web Hosting" section to sign
up with IVCHosting!
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- How
long is the registration process for a domain name?
All .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .cc and .us domain names can be registered
within minutes but it will take around 1-2 days for it to show up in the central
Whois Database. It may take up to 48 hours (after your account registration)
before Internet users will be able to access your domain name and send you
emails.
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I am not listed as administrator, tech contact, or billing
contact in the domain name information. Does this mean that I am not the real
owner of the domain name?
The administrative, tech and billing contacts are not important in the domain
name information. It is the Registrant (You, our customer) that owns the domain
name. If necessary, we can change the admin, tech or billing contact to be
updated under your name, however we would recommend that it be left under
our domain administrators name so that we may maintain the domain name for
you from time to time. If you want to be listed as the administrator, tech
contact, or billing contact, email us at domain@IvcHosting.com
and we will change it for you without any additional charges.
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- How
long does it take for my new domain information to show up on Whois database?
The root zone files that tell the world who owns a domain are only updated
about once a day - so your new domain information should be visible to the
world in less than 48 hours from the time you registered it. Until then, it
looks as if that domain name has not been registered but no one else can register
it as it has already been reserved for you.
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- Is
it possible to transfer my domain name to another domain name registrar (web
host) if I am not satisfied with your Hosting service?
Yes, as long as your initial registration is over 60 days old (as required
by Internic), you may transfer your domain to another registrar (or another
web hosting provider). If you registered a Free or Reduced priced domain name
with IvcHosting.com and then decide to cancel this account and request for
a refund, the remaining amount will be refunded minus an amount of $12.99
for the domain name registration (.com, Net, .org) and minus the credit card
transaction fees as well as the duration the hosting account was used. If
the duration the hosting account was used is less than 30 days, there won't
be deduction on the amount for the hosting account but the $12.99 for
the domain name registration and credit card transaction fees still applies.
A same charge of $12.99 applies for domain names with Us, Info and
Biz extensions and a different charge of $35 applies for domain names
with Cc extension.
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