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Worldindia.com Creating your site F. A. Q.

PLEASE NOTE: These FAQS are sepcific to Worldindia.com 's servers only, the procedures may be different for other companies.

A domain name is used to identify the location of a website on the Internet. Here are some domain names you might be already familiar with:

netnation.com - worldindia Communications
microsoft.com - Microsoft
ucla.edu - University of California Los Angeles

Every computer on the Internet has a numeric address called IP-Address that is used to identify the location of the computer. An example of an IP address is 204.234.212.1. This kind of addressing system is cumbersome and hard to remember for humans. Having a domain name will eliminate the need to remember an IP address.

A domain name consists of two or more words separated by a period. The last word (the far right) is called a "top-level domain". Here are some common top-level domains and their use:

·COM
Used for commercial entities. It is the most popular top-level domain. Anyone can register a .com domain.

·NET
Originally used for networking organizations such as Internet Service Providers and backbone providers. Today, anyone can register a .net domain.

·ORG
Designed for miscellaneous organizations, including non-profit groups. Today, anyone can register a .org domain.

·EDU
Four-year, accredited colleges and universities.

Country Codes
Other top-level domains include those for countries (.CA for Canada, .UK for the United Kingdom, .HK for Hong Kong, etc.), which are based on the International

Country Codes
Other top-level domains include those for countries (.CA for Canada, .UK for the United Kingdom, .HK for Hong Kong, etc.), which are based on the International Standards Organization's 3166 standard for country abbreviations.

To the left of the top-level domain is what is called the "second-level domain." In worldindia.com, "worldindia" represents a second-level domain within the top-level domain of .com.

It is also possible to have a domain name in the form of something.worldindia.com. In this case the "something" is called a "host" name or a "sub-domain". It is not necessary to register a host or sub-domain with a registry before being able to use it.

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A domain can have a maximum of 26 characters including the extensions (.com, Net, etc). A domain name can contain numbers, letters or a dashes. A domain can not start or end with a dash.

DNS stands for "Domain Name Server". It translates domain names into IP addresses that computers understand. For example, if someone wants to access worldindia's website (www.worldindia.com), the DNS will translate the domain into the IP address 204.174.223.32, which will allow the computer to locate worldindia's web server.

Organizations similar to InterNIC are called Registries. They register domain names into central computers which are accessed by individual DNS servers. InterNIC is responsible for the domains .com, Net, .org, .edu and .gov. Other common registries include Nominet for .uk, and CaNet for .ca. Some registries like InterNIC charge an annual fee (which doesn't benefit EasyHost). InterNIC currently charges INR 500 for 1 year.

It stands for Universal Resource Locator. Some people refer to it as a web address (although URL is not limited to the web). An example of a URL is https://www.worldindia.com. Please note that a URL is a unique identifier. No two websites can have the same URL. This is the reason why you should register your domain name before someone else does.

You can choose an alternative domain name, or if you feel that you a right to that domain name you could follow InterNIC's domain dispute policy and try to regain your domain name. Please see

If the information provided is correct, it should take less than 24 hrs. Please check the whois database at https://www.worldindia.com/cgi-worldindia/whois.cgi to see whether your domain name is registered or not.

The domain name is owned by the organization that is on the whois database. We register a domain names in such a way to make it easy for customers to move domain names to their favourite web hosting or ISP company in the future.

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