DOMAIN REGISTRATION AND WEB HOSTING SERVICES

General Information

• What is a domain name?
• What is a top-level domain?
• What is a second-level domain?
• What is the domain name system?
• What does it mean to register a domain name?
• What is a name server?

Domain Name Extensions

• Which top-level domains are available?
• What do .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .ws, and .us represent?
• What are the rules for registration of .biz, .com, .info, .net, .org, and .ws names?
• Who qualifies for a .us domain?
• Which extensions are not available, and why?
• Parking and Unparking a Domain Name
• What does it mean to park a domain name?
• How do I unpark my domain name?

Forwarding a Domain Name

• What does it mean to forward a domain name?
• What does it mean to forward with masking?

Hosting a Domain Name

• What does it mean to host a domain?

The Whois Function

• Will my name and account information be publicly available?
• How do I find out who owns a domain name?

Miscellaneous

• What can I do if I have misspelled my domain name?
• What is the uniform dispute resolution policy?
• What if someone has my trademark registered

Registering a Domain Name

• How do I register a new domain name?
• How do I check if a domain name is available?
• What can I do if the requested domain is unavailable?
• What do I enter as contact information for my domain name?
• How do I renew my domain-name registration?
• Can I cancel a domain-name registration?
• I just purchased a domain name. How long until I can use it?

Transferring a Domain Name

• How do I transfer a domain name from another registrar?
• What do I do if I don't know the name servers of the domain I am transferring?
• How can I transfer my domain name for more than one year?
• My domain name is about to expire, can I still transfer it?

Managing a Domain Name Account

• How do I manage my domain-name account?
• How do I find my domain name's expiration date?
• Can I purchase a domain without having a hosting provider yet?
• What if I forgot my password?
• How do I forward or redirect a domain name to my current Web site?
• How do I enter the name servers of the hosting account I have with another provider?