- What
is Domain Name System (DNS)?
A web site address (also called an IP
address) is actually a series of numbers
and dots, like this: 123.45.6.78. Remembering
those numbers would be tedious, instead,
you might type in words like this: www.example.com.
The DNS system allows web site addresses
to be in words instead of numbers by matching
those words to the correct IP address
and bring you to the web site.
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- Why
do I need a domain?
As we enter the new millennium, it is
important to have your own unique identifier
on the Internet so that your company can
establish credibility and allow your customers
to find you on the Internet. Domains are
also used for email purposes. For example,
free email services that provides email
addresses such as company@aol.com or company@yahoo.com
do not properly identify your unique business.
Using such domains implies that your company
might not be Net savvy.
Domains help you reinforce and market
your unique company name or attributes.
Similarly, it looks unprofessional and
is often difficult for individuals to
type in or to remember a Web address with
the following format: http://www.myisp.com/mycompany/.
Registering a domain name and having a
website address such as http://www.mycompany.com
and email addresses such as myname@mycompany.com
is highly recommended, as it clearly relates
to your company, dissolving these issues
and allowing you to establish a strong
and professional brand on the Internet.
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- What
is the Registrant of a domain name?
The Registrant is the entity which is
the legal registrant of the name, and
is tracked by the registrar for your security
and so that no other organization or entity
can request changes to the name. It is
standard practice to use your full company
or organization name as the Registrant
of Record. If there is no company name,
the name of the individual registrant
can be used. Ensure that you have filled
in the correct information in your registration
form especially on the domain name you
wish to register. After the form is submitted
and the domain name is registered, no
changes can be made and the payment made
for domain registrations are nonrefundable.
Note that you are not leasing the name
and we take no ownership interest in your
names. We do not require any advertising
on your site or anything of the sort.
You will be the owner of the domain name
we register for you. Your ownership information
will show up whenever someone searches
that domain name at our site, at the VeriSign/NSI
site and everywhere else that provides
domain search services. Registration contracts
at some of our competitors including VeriSign/NSI
imply you are not the owner of the name
you are registering and that it could
be revoked for a variety of reasons. Be
forewarned.
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- Who
is the real owner of the "Free domain
names" that Bananic offers?
We will register the domain for you
for FREE and You will always be
the real owner of the registered domain.
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- How
to register a new domain name and have
Bananic host it?
Go to http://www.bananic.com and look
for the section that says "Domain Name".
Type in your desired domain name and click
the "Search" button. You will then be
informed whether the name is available
for registration or otherwise. If the
domain name is available, you can go to
"Hosting" section to sign up with
Bananic!
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- How
long is the registration process for a
domain name?
All .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .cc
and .us domain names can be registered
within minutes but it will take around
1-2 days for it to show up in the central
Whois Database. It may take up to 48 hours
(after your account registration) before
Internet users will be able to access
your domain name and send you emails.
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- I
am not listed as administrator, tech contact,
or billing contact in the domain name
information. Does this mean that I am
not the real owner of the domain name?
The administrative, tech and billing contacts
are not important in the domain name information.
It is the Registrant (You, our customer)
that owns the domain name. If necessary,
we can change the admin, tech or billing
contact to be updated under your name,
however we would recommend that it be
left under our domain administrators name
so that we may maintain the domain name
for you from time to time. If you want
to be listed as the administrator, tech
contact, or billing contact, email us
at domain@bananic.com
and we will change it for you without
any additional charges.
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- How
long does it take for my new domain information
to show up on Whois database?
The root zone files that tell the world
who owns a domain are only updated about
once a day - so your new domain information
should be visible to the world in less
than 48 hours from the time you registered
it. Until then, it looks as if that domain
name has not been registered but no one
else can register it as it has already
been reserved for you.
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- Is
it possible to transfer my domain name
to another domain name registrar (web
host) if I am not satisfied with your
Hosting service?
Yes, as long as your initial registration
is over 60 days old (as required by Internic),
you may transfer your domain to another
registrar (or another web hosting provider).
If you registered a Free or Reduced priced
domain name with Bananic and then
decide to cancel this account and request
for a refund, the remaining amount will
be refunded minus an amount of $12.99
for the domain name registration (.com,
Net, .org) and minus the credit card transaction
fees as well as the duration the hosting
account was used. If the duration the
hosting account was used is less than
30 days, there won't be deduction on the
amount for the hosting account but the
$12.99 for the domain name registration
and credit card transaction fees still
applies. A same charge of $12.99
applies for domain names with Us, Info
and Biz extensions and a different charge
of $35 applies for domain names
with Cc extension.
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