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Domain Name - Frequently Asked Questions |
| Below are answers to commonly asked questions about our domain name registration.. |
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| Verrex will handle every aspect of domain name registration. You provide us with your choice of domain name and we will check to see if it is available. If the domain name
you want is already
in Whois' database, your query will return a listing
including information about the organization that holds
the name. If it is not in the database the answer
returned will be: Domain name available. |
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Verrex Communications Inc. is an official reseller for Tucows Inc.
Accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in April 1999, Tucows is the largest wholesale domain name registrar in the world, offering domain name services for generic top-level domains (gTLDs) including .com, .net and .org, .info, .biz and .name; and country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) such as .us, .de, .cn, .ca and .uk. |
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| A searchable database maintained by InterNIC,
which contains information about networks, networking
organizations, domain names, and the contacts associated
with them for the com, org, net, edu, and ISO 3166
country code top level domains. Also, the protocol, or
set of rules, that describes the application used to
access the database. Other organizations have
implemented the Whois protocol and maintain separate and
distinct Whois databases for their respective
domains. |
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| What does it mean to have a domain
name registered? |
| Registration involves assigning
the following three elements to a newly created domain
name: (1) ownership; (2) agents to act on behalf of the
owner; and (3) a "location" for the domain name within
the internet system so that other internet users can
find it. The owner is referred to as the "registrant"
and the agents are called "contacts", as they represent
the point of contact for resolving administrative issues
("administrative contact"), billing/renewal issues
("billing contact"), and technical issues ("technical
contact"). |
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The individual or organization that
registers a specific domain name with Verrex. This
individual or organization holds the right to use that
specific domain name for a specified period of time,
provided certain conditions are met and the registration
fees are paid. This person or organization is the "legal
entity" bound by the terms of the Domain Name
Registration Agreement. |
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| What are the differences among
"parking," "reserving," and "registering" names? |
Registering a domain name means that you or your
organization becomes the legal holder/owner of the
domain name, and that you designate an administrative
contact of your choice. Once registered, the domain
is typically associated with an active
website.
In general, to park or to reserve is
analogous to registering a domain name. However,
typically, the domain would NOT be immediately
associated with an active website. Instead, the agent
that is providing you the service would also provide a
static "under construction page" to be associated with
the domain. We use these terms to indicate that you
would be the registrant and billing contact, while we
would be the designated administrative and technical
contacts. Thus, the domain names would be "reserved" or
"parked" with us until such a time that you wish to
activate or sell the domain. |
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| DNS servers are what actually makes a domain name
work. By work I mean that they convert a text label to
the information like IP addresses that the Internet is
based on. (See 'What is a domain name'.) This is not to say that they handle e-mail, or serve
web pages. Instead they direct web surfers and e-mail
messages to the correct computers. |
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A domain is your address on the Internet. www.yourcompany.???. A domain name is the address that your website will reside at. Its what
you'll tell everyone when they ask you if you have a website, its what you print
on all your business cards, letterheads and advertisements. With this in mind
you want to make sure your domain name is easy to remember, and is close to your
business name. We will first check to see if your choice of domain name is available in the
dot com domain, www.yourcompanyname.com.
If your choice is available, we will register it for your website. If not, we will check for variations of domain name requested until you decide what name you want. You can register multiple domains to point at the one website, so just to be
safe you can register both the dot com and dot ca versions. Even if you don't want to setup a website straight away, it is a good idea to
register your domain name NOW, as it is a matter of first in first served.
Every country uses an abbreviation on the end of their domain names. In
Canada, we use .ca, In United States they use .us Australia they use .au, in New Zealand they use .nz etc. |
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Explanation most of the domain extensions |
| .ca |
Most popular Canadian domain name. The domain can be a derivative
of a registered Canadian business name. |
| .com |
The most popular domain extension. 'com' represents the word "commercial," and is the most widely used extension in the world. Most businesses prefer a .com domain name because it is a highly recognized symbol for having a business presence on the Internet. |
| .net |
represents the word "network," and is most commonly used by Internet service providers, Web-hosting companies or other businesses that are directly involved in the infrastructure of the Internet. Additionally, some businesses choose domain names with a .net extension. |
| .org |
Supposed to be used by non profit organisations, or sites that aren't
directly related to a business, although there is no restriction on what
type of business can register a .org domain name. |
| .us |
Most popular United States domain name, and is the newest extension. It has the largest amount of available names in inventory. |
| .info |
Is for credible resource Web sites and signifies a "resource" web site. It's the most popular extension beyond .com, .net and .org. |
| .biz |
Is used for small business Web sites. |
| .tv |
This is for rich content/multi-media Web sites, commonly used within the entertainment or media industry. |
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| We can register your domain name . If you have any questions regarding a domain name,
please do not hesitate to contact
us at: 416 638 2736 and speak with any of our friendly sales representatives. We are
standing by to help answer your questions. Get On - Be Seen |
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