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Domain Names
What
is a domain name?
What does the .com mean?
How many domains are there?
How
can I tell if my domain is taken?
How can I find out who owns a
domain name?
Once I purchase a
domain name is it mine forever?
Where does Coastline purchase
their domains?
How much does it cost to
register a domain name?
How long do I own my domain?
How can I renew my
domain name?
I heard that new
domain names were going to be available soon. What are
they? Will
you be registering them?
How many domain names can I
have in a single account?
Can one domain name
forward automatically to another domain name?
How do I change the name
of my domain if my account has already been set up?
What is a subdomain and does
Coastline offer them?
What happens to my
domain name if I close my Coastline account?
What
is a domain name?
A domain name is an alphanumeric name that people can type
into their browsers to reach a specific web site. There
are three parts to most domain names - the www part stands for
World Wide Web, which is the giant network of users who agree
to use HMTL based documents to communicate with each
other. The middle part is what we normally think of as
the domain name. Ours is Coastline. The last part - from
.af to .zw is called the top level domain.
What does the .com
mean?
The original domain extensions were .com for commercial, .net
for network, .edu for education, .gov for government and .org
for organization. The .com, .org and .net extensions
have come into popular use for any web site regardless of
content.
How many domains are
there?
That number increases daily. However, as of 1/25/2001
there were 35,158,339
with 21,243,588 being .com alone. (According to NetNames.)
How
can I tell if my domain is taken?
You can check here, or
you can go to Registrars.com or Networksolutions.com, and see
if a domain is available.
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How
can I find out who owns a domain name?
Go to Registrars.com or NetworkSolutions.com and click on
WhoIs. When you type the domain into the box you will
get a listing of who owns the domain, for how long and when it
is scheduled to expire. This an excellent way of making
sure your domain information is correct.
Once
I purchase a domain name is it mine forever?
No, the domain names are purchased by the year.
Coastline signs new accounts up with Registrars.com for one
year.
Where
does Coastline purchase their domains?
Registrars.com
How
much does it cost to register a domain name?
Our registrar wholesaler charges less than $9 for one year. Coastline
doesn't charge any fees to purchase the domain names for its
clients.
For
how many years do I own my domain?
Coastline signs up all domains for one year initially.
How
can I renew my domain name?
Once Registrars.com sends you the confirmation of your domain
name order, you can go to their website, log in with your
username and password. You will then be given a list of
options for how many more years you want to renew the
name.
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I
heard
that new domain name extensions were going to be available
soon. What are they? Will you be registering them?
They will be available in the spring of 2001. When they
are available, we will offer the new domain extensions.
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.biz
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for
businesses and corporations
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.info
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for
information-based services such as newspapers,
libraries, etc.
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.name
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for
individuals' and personal websites
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.pro
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for
professions such as law, medicine, accounting, etc.
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.aero
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for
services and companies dealing with air travel
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.coop
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for
co-operative organizations
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.museum
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for
museums, archival institutions, and exhibitions
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How
many domain names can I have in a single account?
You can have one domain per account.
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Can
one domain name forward automatically to another domain
name?
When one domain name automatically jumps to another domain
that is called an alias. Coastline offers aliases for
$10/month.
How
do I change the name of my domain once my account has been
set up?
You will need to close the old account and open a new
one. If you need to keep the same website, download a
copy from the server before closing the old site as you will
need to upload the files to the new site.
What
is a subdomain and does Coastline offer them?
A subdomain is shown as my.domain.com, where domain.com is the
primary domain. The subdomain may or may not be located
on the same computer as the primary domain. Coastline
does not offer subdomains.
Does
Coastline park domains?
No, we don't park domains.
What
happens to my domain name if I close my Coastline account?
When you close your account with Coastline, we remove your
records from our DNS server. Unless you go to the
registrar that sold you your account, the domain name will
continue to point to our servers but visitors will just get a
404 error saying the page could not be found.
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