| After registration, what?
- Ok, I have registered a
domain. What do I do now?
- How do I get this "server
space"?
Answers :
1.What is a domain name?
A
domain name is a name, such as microsoft.com,
yahoo.com, or rdsindia.com, which uniquely
identify your company, product, service,
industry or interests. They can
be used for web sites and personal email
addresses (such as you@yourcompany.com)..
The machines on the internet only understand
addresses in numerical form, for example
216.22.223.18, so a domain name is used
to make the address easier to understand.
The above address might point to space4web.com
where "space4web" is the name of the
company, and "com" is the part of the
global network on which the machine
sits
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2.Why do I need to register a domain?
Your
domain (Internet address) defines your
company's identity on the Internet.
If people are looking for your company
on the Internet they will often start
by typing in http://www.yourcompany.com.
Your own domain also gives you a professional
looking Web and email address.
Even if you do not intend having your
own company email address or Web site,
it is wise to reserve your domain as
soon as possible, because another company
may register your name before you do.
It may also be a good idea to set up
a temporary Web page giving contact
information about your company for people
who are looking for your company on
the Internet. Some 90,000 Internet domains
are registered each month globally.
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3.What can a domain be used for?
Primarily,
your domain name is used for email addresses
and Web sites. Once you have registered
your domain name you will be able to
develop a Web site with the Internet
address of http://www.yourco.com, or
whatever other extension you registered.
Your email addresses will look like
anyname@yourco.com.You can also move
any existing Web site onto your new
address.
Your Web site address and email address
can be printed on your stationery along
with your other contact information.
You can have a Web site or email address
without having your own domain name,
but these generally look less professional.
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4.If I register my domain name, do I
then own it?
Once
you register a domain name, you then
become the owner of the name. No-one
else will be able to register it. You
can sell it, move it and retain full
control over it.
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5.What do all the different domains, like .com, .net,
and .org, mean?
The
root-domain defines what kind or organisation
you are, so it is important to pick
the right one to register. Most companies
will try to register a .com
domain
There are many types of global root
domain:
".com" is the american "commercial"
root-domain. Many people think this
is the most desirable as it portrays
a company as being international.
".edu" is the american education domain
- this domain is not available for registration
unless you are an american educational
establishment.
".org" is the global root-domain for
non-profit-making and charitable organisations.
".net" is the global root-domain usually
used by companies who provide internet
based services, but can be registered
by all.
As well as these global root-domains,
there are also regional root domains:
".in" for India as a whole, ".fr" for
france, ".de" for Germany, and so on.
New global root domains have also been
proposed, such as .firm, .arts, .rec
and .nom, but these are not yet available.
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6.What domain name should I use?
Generally,
a domain name should be chosen which
reflects your company or your web site's
content, although this is simply to
make the site address more memorable
to visitors.
Most companies with a known brand name
which is important to their business
will choose to register their company
name with the appropriate root domain
extension (.com, .org etc..).
Choosing the right root domain is a
bit more difficult, and really depends
on how you wish your company to be perceived.
See the section on 'What do the different
domains mean' to help with this.
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There
is nothing you can do if the name you
want is already taken. The alternative
is to add a suitable extension to the
name eg.www.yourcompany_india.com.
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8.Who owns the domain name service?
Everyone.
The domain name service is a database
laid out like a huge tree, with the
root servers at the base of the tree,
the domain servers on the branches,
and the websites and individual machines
on the leaves. The root-servers know
about root domains. The domain name
service is not a single entity, but
a system spread across thousands of
machines in dozens of countries.
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9.What does it cost?
To
register your domain name Nikitha Web
Services charges a registration fee
of Rs. 3100/-(US $70) for a period of
two years.
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10.Can I include characters such as @, - and * in
my domain name?
A
domain name cannot contain dots, spaces
or any special characters of any kind
except the hyphen ( - ). So,
even if the name 'chatindia' is taken,
you could still register 'chat-india'.
Try to keep the name you register as
short and simple as possible.
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11.What is InterNIC ?
Essentially, Internic maintains the database of all of the .com,
.net and .org names on the internet.
They make this data available to all
ISP’s (internet service providers)
so that when you surf the internet,
the ISP knows where to direct you.
Internic charges everyone $70 for two
years per domain name.
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12.Can you host my web site ?
Absolutely!
You can look up our fantastic corporate
packages in the "Web Hosting Section"
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1.Ok,
I have registered a domain. What do
I do now?
Once you
have a domain / web address, you need
two things.
1) space on a web server
2) web pages
1)
The reason for having a web address
is to deliver information. So that people
can access the information at your address,
it must be stored on a computer (server)
that is connected to the internet. Also,
this server must be set up so that when
anyone types in your address, the server
will respond and send the information
to them.
2) Web pages contain the information
that you want to serve. Also known as
a website, homepage or netsite, this
is the "meat and two veg" or content
of the world wide web.
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2.How do I get this "server space"?
Nikitha
Web Services offers server space to
host your web site. We have a range
of attractive corporate packages to
suit your convenience. Look up the "Web
Hosting"
section to know more about this
option.
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