- What is
a domain name, or URL?
- What domains can Dyntex register?
- Can Dyntex register .edu or .gov?
- What about other country codes?
- What about the newly approved top level domains?
- How do I choose the domain name that I want?
- How long does it take to register a domain name?
- After I register my domain, how long until it is considered
registered?
- How long after the registration process can I use my domain?
- How much does it cost to register a domain?
- What happens after my domain's registration term expires?
- Can I add years to my domain before it is due for renewal?
- After I register my domain name, when will my information
appear in the whois database?
- Is my domain contact information available to the public?
- How can I find out who has registered a particular name?
- What is the Dyntex username used for?
- I forgot my username, how do I retrieve it?
- I forgot my password, how do I retrieve it?
- I am required to provide DNS information during the domain
registration process. What is the DNS information used for?
- Is it possible for another company to register my domain
name after I have registered it?
- What if I misspell my domain name?
- How many characters can my domain name contain?
- Which characters am I able to use to make up my domain name?
What
is a domain name, or URL?
A domain name is also called the URL or web site address. This is the
unique name that your customers will type into a browser to access your
web site information. No other person or company will have the same
address as you.
URL is an acronym that stands for Uniform Resource Locator. Technically,
a URL is an addressing construct used for identifying and locating computers
on the Internet. While computers use Internet Protocol (IP) numbers
to locate each other on the Internet, people find them hard to remember.
Therefore, Web Addresses were developed to permit the use of easily
remembered words and phrases to identify Internet addresses. For example,
the web address dyntex.com represents the company Dyntex. When you type
dyntex.com in a web browser or send e-mail to someone at dyntex.com,
the Domain Name System (DNS) translates dyntex.com into the IP numbers
used by the Internet and connects you to Dyntex.
Think of it as a networked extension
of the standard filename concept: not only can you point to a file in
a directory, but that file and that directory can exist on any machine
on the network, can be served via any of several different methods,
and might not even be something as simple as a file: URLs can also point
to queries, documents stored deep within databases, the results of a
finger or archie command, or a myriad of other items.
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What
domains can Dyntex register?
Dyntex is accredited to register the top-level domains .com, .net and
.org suffixes.
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Can
Dyntex register .edu or .gov?
Dyntex is unable to register any domains that do not include a .com,
.net or .org suffix.
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What
about other country codes?
Dyntex is unable to register any domains that do not include a .com,
.net or .org suffix, but will possibly be able to do so in the future.
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What
about the newly approved top level domains?
Dyntex register only the top-level domains .com, .net, and .org suffixes.
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How
do I choose the domain name that I want?
The easiest name for your customers to remember is your business name.
The next best thing is a catchy phrase, noun or adjective to describe
your business.
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How
long does it take to register a domain name?
Our user friendly online registration process takes only a few minutes
to complete. Due to the update schedule of the registry, it may take
up to two (2) days for your domain to be listed in the dns tables.
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After
I register my domain, how long until it is considered registered?
Your domain is considered registered as soon as you have completed the
online registration process. Due to the update schedule of the registry,
it may take up to two (2) days for your domain to be listed in the dns
tables, however, you may log into our system to make Account
Management changes immediately.
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How
long after the registration process can I use my domain?
If you are hosting your own web
site, then you may use it immediately. If you are hosting with us, you
will be able to use your domain as soon as your account is setup.
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How
much does it cost to register a domain?
Dyntex regularly registers all top-level domain names at a price of
$14.95 per year.
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What
happens after my domain's registration term expires?
You will always be
given the chance to renew your domain registration before anyone else
has the opportunity to register it. However, Dyntex will follow the
following steps very closely:
- 60 days until
domain registration term expires - An email is sent to all designated
domain contacts with renewal instructions.
- 30 days until
domain registration term expires - A reminder email is sent to all
designated domain contacts with renewal instructions.
- 15 days until
domain registration term expires - An email is sent to all designated
domain contacts with renewal instructions.
- Domain registration
term expiration date - An email is sent to all designated domain
contacts with final renewal instructions.
- 15 days after
domain registration expiration date - The domain is placed on Registrar
Hold Status (the domain no longer appears in the TLD zone files
and cannot be transfered). Customers must contact Dyntex to renew
the domain. An additional charge of $25 will be levied.
- 40 days after
domain registration expiration date - The domain is deleted.
* As per our Domain
Registration Agreement, domain contacts are responsible for maintaining
current contact information.
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Can
I add years to my domain before it is due for renewal?
Yes, log into our Renewal section using the username and password set
at registration to add up to 10 years to your registration term for
only $14.95 per year.
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After
I register my domain name, when will my information appear in the whois
database?
Your information should appear in the whois database within 48 hours
of the domains creation date and time. Dyntex does not guarantee the
accuracy of whois database information.
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Is
my domain contact information available to the public?
The rules and regulations for domain registration are set by ICANN (Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Your contact information
will be available to those that do a "whois" search on the Dyntex whois
database.
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How
can I find out who has registered a particular name?
Perform a whois
search and obtain contact information for any domain.
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What
is the Dyntex username used for?
This is a quick and easy way for you to be able to complete the registration
form without typing your contact information multiple times. If you
will be registering multiple domains in the future, you will be able
to use your username again and again. A password is set at the same
time as your Dyntex username; these two pieces of information used together
identify you as the Registrant of all of your domains and allow you
to manage your account. Dyntex recommends that you use your email address
as your username in order to be able to remember it easily.
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I
forgot my username, how do I retrieve it?
Please go to our Account
Reminder section. An email containing only your username will be
sent to the email account associated with your Dyntex username.
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I
forgot my password, how do I retrieve it?
Please go to our Account
Reminder section. An email containing only your username will be
sent to the email account associated with your Dyntex username.
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I
am required to provide DNS information during the domain registration
process. What is the DNS information used for?
Every registrant provides DNS information for each domain registered.
This information refers to the server that will answer for your domain.
You will need to contact the company that will host your web site to
get this information.
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Is
it possible for another company to register my domain name after I have
registered it?
If you have registered a domain with Dyntex and receive an electronic
confirmation, your domain cannot be used by anyone else. The only time
that another entity can register your domain name is if the name is
not renewed before the expiration date. Name availability is verified
by through the SRS (Shared Registration System). This system prevents
a domain name that is successfully registered through Dyntex from being
registered through another domain name registration site.
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What
if I misspell my domain name?
Domain name registration is non-refundable. However, you will be given
a 48-hour grace period to make corrections to your domain name. To submit
a change, send an email to
and you will receive
a reply as soon as possible. A misspelling is defined as a 1-2 character
difference in spelling.
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How
many characters can my domain name contain?
The domain name that you choose can now be up to 63 characters long
before you add the http://www. pre-fix or the .com, .net or .org extensions.
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Which
characters am I able to use to make up my domain name?
Although the number of characters to register the domain name has been
increased, no characters have been added for domain name use. Valid
domain name characters include letters, numbers and hyphens.
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