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| A domain name identifies and locates web sites
on the Internet. No two businesses can have the same domain name. A domain name always contains
two or more components separated by "dots", eg, my two web site domain names are
nailitnow.com.au and wwwalbum.com |
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| A valid domain name comprises up to 26 characters,
including the characters used to identify the domain, such as, .com, .net, .org, .edu, .gov.
Non-US companies add their country code (usually a 2-letter abbreviation, eg,
"com.au" for Australia, "co.uk" for the UK, etc) |
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commercial entities, ie, companies (or individual usage) |
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.edu |
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educational institutions, eg, universities and colleges |
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.net |
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organisations directly involved in Internet operations,
such as internet providers |
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.org |
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miscellaneous organisations that don't fit any other category, such as registered
non-profit organisations |
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.gov |
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any kind of government office or agency |
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| To register a domain name with a "com.au"
extension with Internet Names Australia, the domain name needs to be part of YOUR
registered or incorporated business name. This was fine when I registered
"nailitnow" early in 1998 because "Nail It Now" is my registered business name |
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| Registering a US domain name |
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| Recently, I wanted to register a second domain name,
"wwwalbum", which is NOT my registered business name. No such restrictions apply to
US domain names. Anyone in the world can register any domain name they want with the US
authority, InterNIC, so long as it is available. I registered wwwalbum (World Wide
Web Album) as a US domain name |
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| Many say the most important thing when choosing a
domain name is that it should be short. I disagree. It should be easy to remember. OK, ifg.com.au
IS short, but how would anyone remember it easily? Whereas, searchenginewatch.com (one of the most
popular search engine information sites) is LONG but easy to remember |
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| How I Registered an Australian domain name |
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Internet Names Australia
Level 3, 207 Bouverie Street
Carlton, Victoria 3053
Ph: 1800 354 595 or 9344 9366
Fax: 9349 4267
website: www.ina.com.au |
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Connect to the internet and key in www.ina.com.au |
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This web site contains a "Registration" form and a "Delegation" form.
First, I registered my domain name. Then, as I wanted to use that name (ie, host it on a SERVER),
I also had to delegate it (which is covered in Step 6: Delegate Your Domain Name) |
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Click "com.au registration" |
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How to Apply for a com.au Domain Name page |
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Domain Name Availability Checks |
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Type your domain
name and, then, click "Check". If your chosen domain name is available, you will see
"OK" beside the various databases checked and, at the bottom of the page,
"Passed all checks. You may apply for this domain name!" |
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Click "Back" on your browser menu |
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Terms and conditions of the contract |
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com.au Domain Name Application Form page |
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Application Information |
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Type your email address |
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Type your domain name (NOT www.) |
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Leave as is (why pay $160 extra when
you only need to wait 2 days?) |
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Business Name Details |
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No Business or Company Registration |
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Fill in ONE of the above three sections depending on whether
you have a registered business name, company name or neither. Note: I left out a couple
of full stops here in one of my registrations and received an error message, so ensure you type
the same name as on your business or company certificate |
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Postage Address Information |
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Type your name. Unless you have registered a previous
domain name, your Administrative Contact won't have a NIC handle, so create one by completing
this section |
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Only fill in if your organisation has another
web site |
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I always fill in this type of field. As a
webmaster myself, I like to know how people found me |
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Click "Register". This takes you to a Domain
Registration Report page, which tells you that your registration request has been passed on to
the COM.AU domain administrator for approval and you will be notified by email of the outcome |
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It also displays your Registry Entry information |
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is your domain name registry key and should NOT be
handed out |
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contains your NIC handle in brackets, eg, (GF325-AU) |
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Important:
Make a note of your NIC handle. In your delegation form, you need to enter this information in the
"Admin NIC handle" AND "Tech NIC handle" fields |
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eg, NAILITNOW-COM-AU-DOM. This is your domain nic handle |
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| When nailitnow.com.au was registered, I received an
email from the administrators of COM.AU at Melbourne IT saying "Your domain registration has been
accepted. Please submit a delegration request to make it visible on the Internet" (see Step 6:
Delegate Your Domain Name) |
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| How I Registered a US domain name |
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Network Solutions
website: www.networksolutions.com |
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| Hiway registered "wwwalbum.com"
with Network Solutions. When I applied for a Hiway account, their order form included a
"Check Availability of Domain Name" feature or you can go direct to
www.networksolutions.com to check the availability of US domain names |
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