| Product & Services FAQ
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What is a domain name?
A domain name is an address in the cyberspace.
It is your custom name on the Internet.
It allows Domain Name System (DNS) computers
to identify your website when Internet users
are searching for it. An example of a domain
name is: "WEBNIC.CC". Each .CC domain name
is unique and there will not be duplication.
.CC is a premium, international top-level
domain (TLD) that works worldwide on the
internet just like .com, .net and .org.
ALL DNS, domain name servers, in the world
recognize .CC, just like .com. Country codes
were assigned by the International Standards
Organization (ISO), and then some of these
were adopted by the Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority (IANA) for use as a global Top
Level Domains. .CC is the country code for
the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a distinct
political entity that is administered by
Australia. However, the .CC TLD is administered
in the United States and managed by an American
Company.
.BIZ is the world's first Internet-based
environment dedicated to the business community.
.BIZ gives you the opportunity to get the
best business name, expand your online presence
and protect your company name, brand name
or trademark.
.INFO is for businesses and individuals.
.INFO is where people go for information.
It's ideal for sharing knowledge on issues
and ideas and for providing information
on products or services in an easy-to-remember
way.
.COM/.NET/.ORG is the first generic
top-level domain in the Internet world and
also the most favorite gTLD using by the
Internet user nowadays.
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What is an URL?
An URL (Uniform Resource Locator) identifies
your computer's location on the Internet.
It is your full domain name. An example
of a URL is http://www.webnic.cc/
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Who "owns" the domain
name?
Registrant will be the owner of a domain
name (Registrant is the person or organization
whose name appears in the "WhoIs" record).
Registrant will has the exclusive right
to ?use? the domain name for a specified
period of time. The registrant also has
the control over the domain, per the terms
and conditions of the Registration Agreement.
The "use" of a domain name can be renewed,
as long as the registrant does not violate
any terms of the Registration Agreement,
including but not limited to Trademark infringement.
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What are the Free services
that offer together with the domain registration?
By registering a domain name with us, you
not only get the domain name you want. You
also entitled our value added services and
products include Free website design, Free
URL forwarding, Free e-mail forwarding,
Free sub-domain, Free DNS Hosting and Free
under construction page.
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How much does a domain
name cost?
The cost of a domain name depends on the
length of time a domain name is registered
for or term of registration. Registrant
does not necessarily lose his domain after
the term expires. He has the right to renew
his domain and select another term, if desired.
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How to determine whether
a domain name is available?
To determine the availability of the domain
name, you have to access the WHOIS function.
Enter the domain name in the text box on
that page, the system will normally inform
you of its availability and give you an
opportunity to search for other available
names.
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What are the valid characters
for a Domain name, and how long can a Domain
name be?
Letters and numbers are always valid characters
in a Domain name. Hyphens may also be used
in Web Address, but may not begin nor end
your Domain name. Spaces and special characters,
such as question marks (?), exclamation
points (!), and underscores (_) are never
permitted in Domain names. A domain name
can be between 2 and 47 Romanise characters
long.
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What can the password
do?
The password will enable you to modify your
account. Passwords will be emailed to you
after full payment has been received for
the domain name. You can access to the account
with the password. You need to access to
the DNS function where you can choose other
sub-functions such as modifying your URL
forwarding, setting your domain name servers,
modifying your email contact, or modifying
your password. All changes will take up
to 24 hours to processed.
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How to update the contact
information?
It is very important that you keep your
registration contact information current.
You can refer to the question " What
can the password do?"
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How to renew a domain
name?
You can renew the domain name via API or
Quickstart tool in the Partner Central.
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What is email forwarding
and how does it work?
5 free Specific Email Forwarding is offered
for all paid domain names. For email forwarding
to work you must have an existing valid
email account such as 'sales@domain123.com'.
You need to login to Web Address Manager
to set-up for the 'Email Forwarding' to
enjoy this service. Just setup new email
account of your domain name (exp:sales@abcd.com)
and direct the new email account to forward
to an existing email account (exp:sales@domain123.com).
We will then forward any email that is addressed
to 'sales@abcd.com' to 'sales@domain123.com'.
The setting of email forwarding will require
24 - 48 hours in order to effective.
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What is domain parking?
If you do not indicate where you would like
to forward the domain to a specific host
server, it will normally be "parked" at
a server for you. The domain will remain
on these servers until you forward them
to somewhere else. If someone tries to access
the domain, an "Under Construction" page
will appear on the screen. Once you have
found a host for your website, the hosting
company will be able to transfer your domain
to their server.
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Can a Trademark or Famous
Name be registered?
No, not unless the trademark or the famous
name is owned by you in the first place.
Please consult with an attorney regarding
such matters.
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