register domain name?

[barbp]

wheres a good and reasonably priced place to register a domain name? i used to use www.register.com but they're service isn't that great

i was thinking of getting a domain name then using a site like www.1and1.com to host emails

or i can try setting it up myself, i think i have all the software i'd need to do it.. all i'd need is windows server and microsoft exchange right?

[Direct1]

You can register a domain name right at www.1and1.com for $5.99 a year. For another $4.99 a month they will be your host. Not a bad deal.

Good luck! :D

[barbp]

i'm kind of new to this stuff so would signing up for the linux home package be easy to use compared to the microsoft home package?

[cat5e]

You do not have to register and Host in the same place.

In the US there are about 40 Official Registrars appointed by the corporation that controls the Internet affairs.

The official Registrars tend to be more Expensive (E.g. Network Solutions $35 a year).

Resellers provide most of the discounts. They buy on our behalf large amount of Domains and thus get better price. However, they are not in control of the system, and can disappear at any time.

When you buy a Top Level Domain (TLD) name from the reseller, make sure that you know who is the actual registrar (e.g. Netsol, ENOM etc.).

There are seven Generic Top Level Domain, aka gTLD.

.com, .edu, .gov, .int, .mil, .net, and .org

As well as "sponsored" TLDs aero, .coop, and .museum

And "unsponsored" TLDs biz, .info, and .name

The above can come for any country on the planet.

TLDs with two letters (such as .de, .mx, and .jp) have been established for over 240 countries and external territories and are referred to as "country-code" TLDs or "ccTLDs".

Your Domain name is actually with the official registrar, if one of them will go down it will ICAN job to find a solution.

Link to: ICANN-Accredited Registrars. (http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html)

If you buy a TLD from a reseller, and the reseller goes down you can have a variety of troubles since you are not privy to nature of the deal between your particular reseller and the official registrar.

If you buy or rent one of the "tricky" lower level domains, you probably will loose it if the reseller "disappears."

If you care about your creation do not base your decision on few $$$ a year.

When you buy a domain from a reseller, wait few weeks, and enter the domain name into WhoIs engine to make sure that the domain is registered with an official registrar under your name, and did not stay in the hand of the reseller.

Link to: WhoIs engine. (http://www.internic.net/whois.html)

E.g., I bought my domains from a reseller but WhoIs search shows that my domains are registered with enom.com, which is an official Registrar. That means that the domains are officially mine.

Let say you bought a Domain from NameCheap.com

If Name Cheap uses eNom.com for registration, and it is in your own name, it means that your domain name is secured for the foreseeable future.

As for price you are secured for the first year, if next year NameCheap is gone, or decides to raise the prices dramatically, you will have to take further steps.

Which mean that there is a possibility that your site will be down for few days until it is resolved.
Very Important log here and read the end of the page about domain controller: http://www.ezlan.net/myip.html

So be informed and be Careful, and you would be Happy Web Master.

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