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Domain Registration
What is a Domain name?
A Domain name is the essence of your company's online identity. It is the address your customers use to find information about your products and services on the web. It is your permanent address that can follow you no matter where in the world you might move. This is a very powerful tool for individuals as well as business.
Why do I need a Domain Name?
There are numerous uses for Domain names. Domain names can be used to establish a unique identity in cyberspace. Companies often choose a Domain name that corresponds to their company name. For instance, Net4India's web site is at Net4India.com and Yahoo is at www.yahoo.com
Anyone thinking about establishing a presence on the Internet should register a Domain name. You don't have to utilize it right away.
Domain names can be used to give you a unique, permanent email address. Many companies will set you up with email forwarding, where messages sent to @yourDomain.com will be redirected to your existing mailbox as provided by your ISP. This lets you choose a truly unique email address and keep the same email address regardless of which ISP you use to access the Internet.
To maximize the chances of a successful Internet presence and have a global reach.
What are the valid characters for a domain name and how long can a domain name be?
The domain name must conform to Standard rules for domain names.
- Only characters in the range of A to Z, 0 to 9 and hyphen are allowed for example www.test-123.com
- Names cannot begin or end with a hyphen for example www.-test123 is not acceptable.
- You can use UPPERCASE or lowercase letters when registering a Domain name, but you may occasionally run into problems if you mix cASes, depending on the exact configuration of the web server that will be hosting your website.
- The easiest way to make sure your Domain name will not cause you any problems later is to register it using all lowercase letters
- A Domain name can contain up to 67 characters.
Some top Domains from specific countries have additional limitations on length and on the number of characters in a Domain. Some even specifies a minimum length for a Domain name, such as 3 characters or more.
How much time does it take to register a Domain name?
It takes maximum of 48 hrs for a tld Domain name to get registered.
Why does my newly registered domain name show up as available?
Once the domain name is registered successfully it takes minimum of 48 hrs to reflect globally. You can check this by performing a "Who is" query on your domain name. Some of who is look up services available are www.easywhois.com , www.uwhois.com and http://netsol.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois
Is it possible for someone to register my Domain name after I have registered it?
The Domain name(s) with tld extensions .com, net or org are authenticated by a central registry system which confirms the ownership of the Domain names once registered and are timely updated in real time.
Is there a refund if I misspell my domain name or simply do not want it anymore?
Service is rendered the moment we register the domain name for you. The domain name registry does not allow for refunds, and therefore we cannot.
It is imperative that you double check your spelling of the domain name(s) you want to make sure that they are spelled the exact way you want. We cannot correct misspellings. In the event of a spelling error, and you want the domain name spelled correctly (presuming it is available), you will need to register that name as well.
Who is the Owner of the Domain name?
The holder of the Domain name is the person /company listed on the top of the WHOIS record whose name is displayed, as a Registrant is the owner of the Domain name. The administrative, technical contacts are the contacts allotted to the responsible representatives who are entrusted by the organization/individual with relation to the Domain name.
If I register a domain name through COGENT TECHNOSOFT does that mean I have to use your hosting facilities?
No, the Customer has complete freedom to point his domain name DNS to new hosting provider.
Shared Hosting Linux
What do you support on your Linux web servers?
- Apache Web Server. (Virtual Hosting)
- Database Server : MySQL.
- Integrated support for PHP.
- Perl-5,CGI.
- Server Side Includes (SSI).
- Unlimited FTP access.
- Webalizer Graphical Statistics.
- Outgoing SMTP Support.
Do you support Open Source software?
Yes, as long as such software does not result in security vulnerability and does not affect other users on the web servers.
Where do I put my PHP scripts?
On your web root directory
What is the path to the CGI-BIN?
Can I run my own CGI scripts?
Yes
Where is send mail located on your servers?
Send mail is located at /usr/sbin/sendmail
What do these error codes mean?
- A: 401 Unauthorized
- 402 Payment Required
- 403 Forbidden
- 404 Not Found
- 405 Method Not Allowed
- 406 Not Acceptable
- 407 Proxy Authentication Required
- 408 Request Time-Out
- 409 Conflict · 410 Gone
- 411 Length Required
- 412 Precondition Failed
- 413 Request Entity Too Large
- 414 Request-URI Too Large
- 415 Unsupported Media Type
- 500 Server Error
- 501 Not Implemented
- 502 Bad Gateway
- 503 Out of Resources
- 504 Gateway Time-Out
- 505 HTTP Version not supported
Glossary of Internet Terms
Address
Code by which the Internet identifies you. The format is username@hostname, where username is your username, login name, or account number, and hostname is the name of the computer or Internet provider you use. The hostname may be a few words strung together with periods.
Anonymous FTP
A way to use the FTP program to log on to another computer to copy files when you don't have an account on the other computer. When you log on, enter 'anonymous' as the username and your 'e-mail address' as the password. This gives you access to publicly available files.
Applets
Java's advantage is in that it is composed of many smaller, re-usable chunks of programming code, called "applets" (short for "applications"). This allows for quicker transfer over the internet, meaning many new programs will now be able to become directly interactive, incorporating animation, sound, and more. (See also Java, Shockwave, and VRML)
ASCII
Acronym for AMERICAN STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE, a standard character set.
Authentication
Verifying the identity of a person or computer process. Authoring Software Computer programs that aid in creating HTML documents by inserting the code for tags. Trellix Web and MS FrontPage are examples of authoring software. Auto-responder Auto-responders allow you to automatically return a pre-set message whenever a selected mailbox receives a message. It will also notify a selected mailbox of the receipt and response.
Browse / browser
You get access to the WWW through an application called a 'browser', like Netscape or Mosaic. To 'browse' is to search the WWW for information.
Cookies
A mechanism for server-side connections to store and retrieve information on the client side.
Data Transfer
Data transfer (bandwidth) is the amount of information downloaded from a Web site. For example, let's assume all of the data (pictures, text, buttons) on your homepage totals 25KB (the size of Yahoo's homepage). If a thousand people viewed your homepage you'd have 25MB total data transfer for that month (25KB multiplied by 1000).
Download
To retrieve a file from another machine, usually a host machine, to your machine.
Domain Name
The unique name that identifies an Internet site. A given machine may have more than one domain name, but a given domain name points to only one machine. It is also possible for a domain name to exist but not be connected to an actual machine. This is often done so that a group or business can have an Internet e-mail address without having to establish a real Internet site. In these cases, an Internet service provider's machine must handle the mail on behalf of the listed domain name.
F.T.P.
File Transfer Protocol. A method of transferring one or more files from one computer to another over a network or phone line.
Hits Counter
A hits counter is a tool that allows a Webmaster to determine how many times a particular page is accessed.
Home Page
The first page that you intend people to see at your web site.
Host Name
The name of a computer on the Internet, used to identify it in the URL naming scheme.
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The method by which World Wide Web pages are transferred over the network.
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language. A system used for writing pages for the World Wide Web. HTML allows text to include codes that define fonts, layout, embedded graphics, and hypertext links.
IP Address
A four-part number separated by periods (for example, 165.113.245.2) that uniquely identifies a machine on the Internet. Every machine on the Internet has a unique IP number; if a machine does not have an IP number, it is not really on the Internet. Most machines also have one or more domain names that are easier for people to remember.
Ping
A network management tool that checks to see whether you can communicate with another computer on the Internet. It sends a short message to which the other computer automatically responds. If the other computer does not respond to the ping, you usually cannot establish communications.
POP
Post Office Protocol. Point of Presence. A physical site in a geographic area where a network access provider, such as UUNET, has equipment to which users connect. The local phone company's central office in a particular area is also sometimes referred to as their POP for that area. (As an example, AT&T's POP for the Seattle area is in downtown Seattle.)
A system by which a mail server on the Internet lets you grab your mail and download it to your PC or Macintosh. Most people refer to this protocol with its version number (POP2, POP3, and so on) to avoid confusing it with Point of Presence.
Search Engine
A software application found on-line which allows you to search for information, by key words, available on the Internet (e.g. web sites, newsgroups)
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol A protocol used to transfer e-mail between computers.
TCP/IP
Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The system that networks use to communicate with each other on the Internet.
Telnet
A method of logging onto remote computer systems using a terminal program or other applications using the Telnet protocol. You can use the Telnet application to run commands and programs on a remote computer. A telnet program connects your PC directly to your site's server. Unlike FTP access, the file transfer protocol you can use to download documents to your local hard drive for editing, a telnet connection allows you to modify your files and CGI scripts directly on the server.
World Wide Web (www)
The newest and most ambitious of the special Internet services. The World Wide Web provides full text and graphical access to documents created using Hypertext Markup Language(HTML). It is the first Internet service that incorporates many of the most popular platforms (e-mail, Gopher, FTP, Wais, Newsgroups). Attributed to the world wide success of the Internet. Often abbreviated 'WWW'.
A Domain name is the essence of your company's online identity. It is the address your customers use to find information about your products and services on the web. It is your permanent address that can follow you no matter where in the world you might move. This is a very powerful tool for individuals as well as business.
There are numerous uses for Domain names. Domain names can be used to establish a unique identity in cyberspace. Companies often choose a Domain name that corresponds to their company name. For instance, Net4India's web site is at Net4India.com and Yahoo is at www.yahoo.com
Anyone thinking about establishing a presence on the Internet should register a Domain name. You don't have to utilize it right away.
Domain names can be used to give you a unique, permanent email address. Many companies will set you up with email forwarding, where messages sent to @yourDomain.com will be redirected to your existing mailbox as provided by your ISP. This lets you choose a truly unique email address and keep the same email address regardless of which ISP you use to access the Internet.
To maximize the chances of a successful Internet presence and have a global reach.
The domain name must conform to Standard rules for domain names.
- Only characters in the range of A to Z, 0 to 9 and hyphen are allowed for example www.test-123.com
- Names cannot begin or end with a hyphen for example www.-test123 is not acceptable.
- You can use UPPERCASE or lowercase letters when registering a Domain name, but you may occasionally run into problems if you mix cASes, depending on the exact configuration of the web server that will be hosting your website.
- The easiest way to make sure your Domain name will not cause you any problems later is to register it using all lowercase letters
- A Domain name can contain up to 67 characters.
Some top Domains from specific countries have additional limitations on length and on the number of characters in a Domain. Some even specifies a minimum length for a Domain name, such as 3 characters or more.
It takes maximum of 48 hrs for a tld Domain name to get registered.
Once the domain name is registered successfully it takes minimum of 48 hrs to reflect globally. You can check this by performing a "Who is" query on your domain name. Some of who is look up services available are www.easywhois.com , www.uwhois.com and http://netsol.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois
The Domain name(s) with tld extensions .com, net or org are authenticated by a central registry system which confirms the ownership of the Domain names once registered and are timely updated in real time.
Is there a refund if I misspell my domain name or simply do not want it anymore?
Service is rendered the moment we register the domain name for you. The domain name registry does not allow for refunds, and therefore we cannot.
It is imperative that you double check your spelling of the domain name(s) you want to make sure that they are spelled the exact way you want. We cannot correct misspellings. In the event of a spelling error, and you want the domain name spelled correctly (presuming it is available), you will need to register that name as well.
The holder of the Domain name is the person /company listed on the top of the WHOIS record whose name is displayed, as a Registrant is the owner of the Domain name. The administrative, technical contacts are the contacts allotted to the responsible representatives who are entrusted by the organization/individual with relation to the Domain name.
No, the Customer has complete freedom to point his domain name DNS to new hosting provider.
Shared Hosting Linux
- Apache Web Server. (Virtual Hosting)
- Database Server : MySQL.
- Integrated support for PHP.
- Perl-5,CGI.
- Server Side Includes (SSI).
- Unlimited FTP access.
- Webalizer Graphical Statistics.
- Outgoing SMTP Support.
Yes, as long as such software does not result in security vulnerability and does not affect other users on the web servers.
On your web root directory
Yes
Send mail is located at /usr/sbin/sendmail
- A: 401 Unauthorized
- 402 Payment Required
- 403 Forbidden
- 404 Not Found
- 405 Method Not Allowed
- 406 Not Acceptable
- 407 Proxy Authentication Required
- 408 Request Time-Out
- 409 Conflict · 410 Gone
- 411 Length Required
- 412 Precondition Failed
- 413 Request Entity Too Large
- 414 Request-URI Too Large
- 415 Unsupported Media Type
- 500 Server Error
- 501 Not Implemented
- 502 Bad Gateway
- 503 Out of Resources
- 504 Gateway Time-Out
- 505 HTTP Version not supported
Glossary of Internet Terms
Code by which the Internet identifies you. The format is username@hostname, where username is your username, login name, or account number, and hostname is the name of the computer or Internet provider you use. The hostname may be a few words strung together with periods.
A way to use the FTP program to log on to another computer to copy files when you don't have an account on the other computer. When you log on, enter 'anonymous' as the username and your 'e-mail address' as the password. This gives you access to publicly available files.
Java's advantage is in that it is composed of many smaller, re-usable chunks of programming code, called "applets" (short for "applications"). This allows for quicker transfer over the internet, meaning many new programs will now be able to become directly interactive, incorporating animation, sound, and more. (See also Java, Shockwave, and VRML)
Acronym for AMERICAN STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE, a standard character set.
Verifying the identity of a person or computer process. Authoring Software Computer programs that aid in creating HTML documents by inserting the code for tags. Trellix Web and MS FrontPage are examples of authoring software. Auto-responder Auto-responders allow you to automatically return a pre-set message whenever a selected mailbox receives a message. It will also notify a selected mailbox of the receipt and response.
You get access to the WWW through an application called a 'browser', like Netscape or Mosaic. To 'browse' is to search the WWW for information.
A mechanism for server-side connections to store and retrieve information on the client side.
Data transfer (bandwidth) is the amount of information downloaded from a Web site. For example, let's assume all of the data (pictures, text, buttons) on your homepage totals 25KB (the size of Yahoo's homepage). If a thousand people viewed your homepage you'd have 25MB total data transfer for that month (25KB multiplied by 1000).
To retrieve a file from another machine, usually a host machine, to your machine.
The unique name that identifies an Internet site. A given machine may have more than one domain name, but a given domain name points to only one machine. It is also possible for a domain name to exist but not be connected to an actual machine. This is often done so that a group or business can have an Internet e-mail address without having to establish a real Internet site. In these cases, an Internet service provider's machine must handle the mail on behalf of the listed domain name.
File Transfer Protocol. A method of transferring one or more files from one computer to another over a network or phone line.
A hits counter is a tool that allows a Webmaster to determine how many times a particular page is accessed.
The first page that you intend people to see at your web site.
The name of a computer on the Internet, used to identify it in the URL naming scheme.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The method by which World Wide Web pages are transferred over the network.
Hypertext Markup Language. A system used for writing pages for the World Wide Web. HTML allows text to include codes that define fonts, layout, embedded graphics, and hypertext links.
A four-part number separated by periods (for example, 165.113.245.2) that uniquely identifies a machine on the Internet. Every machine on the Internet has a unique IP number; if a machine does not have an IP number, it is not really on the Internet. Most machines also have one or more domain names that are easier for people to remember.
A network management tool that checks to see whether you can communicate with another computer on the Internet. It sends a short message to which the other computer automatically responds. If the other computer does not respond to the ping, you usually cannot establish communications.
Post Office Protocol. Point of Presence. A physical site in a geographic area where a network access provider, such as UUNET, has equipment to which users connect. The local phone company's central office in a particular area is also sometimes referred to as their POP for that area. (As an example, AT&T's POP for the Seattle area is in downtown Seattle.)
A system by which a mail server on the Internet lets you grab your mail and download it to your PC or Macintosh. Most people refer to this protocol with its version number (POP2, POP3, and so on) to avoid confusing it with Point of Presence.
A software application found on-line which allows you to search for information, by key words, available on the Internet (e.g. web sites, newsgroups)
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol A protocol used to transfer e-mail between computers.
Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The system that networks use to communicate with each other on the Internet.
A method of logging onto remote computer systems using a terminal program or other applications using the Telnet protocol. You can use the Telnet application to run commands and programs on a remote computer. A telnet program connects your PC directly to your site's server. Unlike FTP access, the file transfer protocol you can use to download documents to your local hard drive for editing, a telnet connection allows you to modify your files and CGI scripts directly on the server.
The newest and most ambitious of the special Internet services. The World Wide Web provides full text and graphical access to documents created using Hypertext Markup Language(HTML). It is the first Internet service that incorporates many of the most popular platforms (e-mail, Gopher, FTP, Wais, Newsgroups). Attributed to the world wide success of the Internet. Often abbreviated 'WWW'.