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08-Aug-2007
Will your Registrar Hold your Domain to Ransom?
When registering your domain name, be sure to find out how your domain registrar treats domain transfers. Many registrars will charge for the release of a domain name to be transferred ...
03-Aug-2007
Domain Registries and Registrars
Registrars and registries of domain names have very similar names, but it is important to understand the differences between the two.
20-Jul-2007
Nominet and the .uk TLD
Nominet UK is the registry of the ".uk" country-code top-level domain (ccTLD). It was founded in 1996, to replace the original registry, the "Naming Committee", which was unabl...
04-Jul-2007
Domain Name Basics
Why do domain names exist? Domain names are necessary because the addresses with which computers on the vast network of the Internet actually communicate are IP addresses: strings of twelve numbers (arranged as ###.###.###.###), which of course are very difficult t...
03-Jul-2007
What is Nominet?
Nominet is the body responsible for the administration of most domains ending in .uk. (Second-level domains it does not control include .nhs.uk, .gov.uk and .ac.uk, domains of the NHS, governm...
02-Jul-2007
Detagged Domains
A domain name becomes "detagged" when it is no longer hosted on two valid name servers. Having detagged status stops any services associated with the domain name from working, such as email or a website; this...