 |
 |
DOMAIN REGISTRATION FAQ
- What is a domain name?
- Once I have a domain name, how can I make
changes to it?
- How do I change ownership of my domain name?
(ie. I want to sell it or give it to someone else)
- What's the difference between an OpenSRS
registered domain name and a Network Solutions (NSI)registered
domain name?
- Registry? Registrar? Registrant? What do these
words mean?
- I forgot my login name and password.
- Who does a registered name actually belong
to, the end user or the Registration Service Provider?
- How much control do domain owners have
over their domain once they've signed up through an OpenSRS Registration Service Provider?
- What's the difference between .com, .net,
.org domain names?
End User Answers
- 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. People 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 doctorpc.ca, and we also own doctor-pc.com and doctor-pc.net
- Once I have a domain name, how can I make changes to it?
You can make changes to your domain name by using our Domain
Management Interface at: https://domains.doctor-pc.com/manage.
Bear in mind you'll need your domain's username and password to
make the desired changes. If you have forgotten the username and password
there is a form there to have it sent to the admin contact e-mail address.
- How do I change ownership of my domain name? (ie. I want
to sell it or give it to someone else)
You can simply give your username and password to the new owner,
and allow them to change the contact information using the Domain Management
Interface. They should also change the domain's profile
to a new one with a unique username and password.
To change the contact information:
In the Domain Management Interface (https://domains.doctor-pc.com/manage),
click on the 'Organization' link and update the information
To change the domain's profile:
Log into the Domain Management Interface at: https://domains.doctor-pc.com/manage
Click on "Manage Profile" and then select "Change Ownership of
Domain". Fill out the username/password of the profile you want
to add this domain to, or create a new profile and provide a username
and password. If you are moving the domain to an existing profile,
click on "Move to existing profile" and type the name of a domain
that is already in the profile into the "Previously registered
domain" field. Click on "Change Owner" and the domain will be
in the new profile.
* It is important to remember that anyone with the profile login
information can change all info for all domains in the profile,
including ownership.
- What's the difference between Doctor PC registered domain name and a Network Solutions (NSI) registered domain name?
There's no difference between a name registered with Doctor PC and
a name registered with Network Solutions. Network Solutions is
currently better known because they ran the first domain registration
business without competition for a number of years.
- Registry? Registrar? Registrant? What do these words mean?
Registrar: A "Registrar" (or "Domain Name Registrar") is
an organization like that has control
over the granting of domains within certain TLDs (top level domains,
like the generic .com/.org/.net or country-specific .ca/.us/.mx
etc.).
Registry: The 'Registry' is the backend that registrar's
have shared access to. Each registrar writes new names to a central
registry database, from which the authoritative root (essentially,
a table of all domain names on the Internet) is built.
Registrant: A registrant is the person or company who purchases
a domain name. For example, Jessica Smith (registrant) registers
the name jessicasmith.com through OpenSRS (registrar) who in turn
writes the name to the central database (Registry).
- I forgot my login name and password.
Your login name and password (used to make modifications to your
domain name record) can be obtained from your Registration Service
Provider.
- Who does a registered name actually belong to, the end user
or the Registration Service Provider?
Domain names are not truly owned -- they're leased out on a first-come,
first-served basis, and remain with the initial lessee until either
a) the lessee does not renew the name, or b) a business with a
trademark of the same name demonstrates a greater claim to the
name than the lessee can demonstrate. The question is better phrased
as 'who can control the domain name'. With Doctor PC, the answer
is the domain's Administrative Contact.
- How much control do domain owners have over their domain
once they've signed up through Doctor PC
Domain owners, in general, have full control over their registered domain names. This means that the domain owner has
the power to:
a) Change admin/technical and billing contacts for the domain.
b) Change ownership of the domain.
c) Change the nameservers that are authoritative for the domain.
d) Create sub-users and enable them to change some/all of the
options in a, b and c above.
e) Change the password that enables a, b, c, and d above.
- What's the difference between .com, .net, .org domain names?
Originally, the three letter extensions after the dot (or Top
Level Domain/TLD) were meant to denote whether the domain name
was being used for business (.com) charity/non-profit (.org) or
for a technology based company (.net). However, with the explosion
of the Internet (and specifically, the world wide web) as a new
business medium, the lines were blurred, and companies and individuals
alike started cross-registering domains (ie. Me.com, me.net, me.org)
just to protect their interests. Now, .com, .net, and .org names
(the generic Top Level Domains) can be used for any purpose.
Home |
Domain Registration |
Hosting |
Web Design |
E-Commerce |
Computer Services
Best viewed with
Microsoft Internet Explorer
at 800x600 resolution
© 2001 Doctor PC
|
 |
 |
Home
About Domains
Choose Name
Domain Whois
Register
Transfer
Manage
Domain Parking
Domain Pointing
F.A.Q.
Site Map
|
 |