I would like to register a domain name, but I don't have a clue how to compare the registrars.
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You can't go wrong with GoDaddy.com!  The price is right, the service is excellent and the interface is easy to use.   I've used them for years and they're the only company I recommend to clients, friends and family.  They also offer bolt-on features such as email and web hosting for those looking to get started quickly.
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InterNIC | The Internet's Network Information Center \nThis website has been established to provide the public information regarding Internet domain name registration services and will be updated frequently. ...http://www.internic.net/ - 6k \n\nJottings.com - 100 oldest dot com domains \nTHE 100 OLDEST CURRENTLY-REGISTERED .COM DOMAINS. Find your own domain name at iWhois.com ... This domain list was part of a 30-Nov-2004 blog entry ...http://www.jottings.com/100-oldest-dot-com-domains.htm - 11k
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The only free web hosting you will find will be on sites such as http://www.geocities.com. To register your own domain you'll have to pay for the hosting and the domain name registration.  Some companies offer free domain registration with the purchase of their hosting plan, which is probably what you've found.
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It depends allot who your Registrar is.The domain i have through Register.com and has a option called advanced URL forwarding that lets me type in the domain or sub-domain names and then point it to any URL seamlessly so everything looks in-house
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go to http://www.arin.net and enter the web address or ip address and verify the registrar information.
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Try http://www.domaindlx.com It satisfies some of the criteria
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don't know how much this will help, but here is the domain registration information.  To check who owns a domain, such as athomerewards.com, go to http://www.internic.net and click on 'whois' to find information.\n\nRegistration Service Provided By: Performance Media Group, Inc.\nContact: dlovely@davidlovely.com\n\nDomain name: athomerewards.com\n\nRegistrant Contact:\n We are not "At Home Rewards"\n David Lovely (dlovely@davidlovely.com)\n +1.8565051400\n Fax: +1.8565051450\n 3131 Route 38\n Second Floor\n Mount Laurel, NJ 08054\n US
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Go to www.NetworkSolutions.com and go to the WHOIS and type in the domain and it will show you who it is registered to.\n\nOkay, I found this for you:\nCurrent Registrar: GO DADDY SOFTWARE, INC.  \nIP Address: 64.202.189.170  (ARIN & RIPE IP search)  \nIP Location: US(UNITED STATES)-ARIZONA-SCOTTSDALE  \nRecord Type: Domain Name  \nServer Type: Apache 1  \nLock Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK  \nWeb Site Status: Active  \nDMOZ  no listings  \nY! Directory:  see listings  \nSecure: No  \nE-commerce: No  \nTraffic Ranking: Not available  \nData as of: 14-Jun-2005
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.com .net and .org require a fee paid to register.  Not sure about .edu, but you have to be a accredited school to get one.\nWhat you might want to do is find out who admins your city or town's "st.us" domain. most cities admin a .us domaina www.civicgroup.city.st.us like for instance www.waterloo.il.us .\nWhoever the local admin is (usually the city govenment, or whoever hosts their website, like a local phone company) can assign subdomains like www.scouts.waterloo.il.us . It depends on the city policy as to who can ask for one, but smaller towns are usually more lenient than larger ones. As long as you are doing a site for a local group, business, school, church, etc. They will usually give you one. If it is for a personal site, or something like porn or "I hate walmart" or other less desirable, obviously they probably won't for that.
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Many hosting companies will include a free domain name if you pay for their hosting service. In actuality, they just bundle the cost into your monthly fees. Someone must pay to register the domain name, and it is very unlikely that someone will do it for you out of the kindness of their heart.
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Go into control panel\nClick on System\nClick on Computer Name Tab\nClick on Change\nClick Domain \nEnter Domain name\nit will ask for a login and password to the domain\nReboot.\n\nThats it.
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Probably.  But have you tried using a simple whois to see who it's registered under?
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I used to use UK2.NET but it often seemed quite slow, I am now hosted in the states and it is much better. From the UK reg123.co.uk is quite good (value and service).
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I listed some links where you can do some preliminary name checking. However, please be aware that this is merely scratching the surface of what's out there. \n\nOnly comprehensive research will tell you if the name is truly available. But, these links are free & a great place to start, so I'd try them out first. \n\nComprehensive research consists of looking at marks that are similar in Sound, Appearance or Meaning in the pending & registered Federal AND State trademark files as well as the US National Common-Law files.\n\nThere are other sites that offer free searching capabilities in conjunction with their commercial services, so I'm not able to post those links due to the Yahoo! TOS. You'll also want to check domain names & yellow pages, so simply do a search for "free domain name search" and "national yellowpages" and the appropriate links will pop up.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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Register.com is a government endowed monopoly. Yahoo may host your domain name just like any other service provider, but you can't get away from monopoly control it you want to keep your own domain name. Sad but true. But if register.com is your service provider, you can switch easily. You will still have to pay fro your domain name at one place, pay for you isp at another place. There are only a few monopolies controling registration, you might be able to re-register with one of the other 3 or 4 companies allowed by government.
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The first thing to do is purchase/reserve a domain name (www.yourname.com, etc.). There are thousands of registrars out there that can do this for you for a reasonable price. GoDaddy.com is one of the biggest out there.\n\nNext you need to sign up for hosting. A host will take the files that comprise your website and house them on the internet. They will also help you setup your domain name.\n\nYou will then need to construct and build your site one of two ways:\nDreamweaver/Frontpage - Using either of these programs you can build a website using the what-you-see-is-what-you-get (wysiwyg) method. Drag & Drop, just like you were working on a PDF. Save the files and upload them to your website.\nHand coding - This will require a stronger knowledge of HTML. You simply code the site by hand using DreamWeaver or notepad.\n\nThere's lots of resources out there to help you with either route.
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It is not an impossibility. Anything happens on the net.\n\nIn practice, well, there are people who will give you a domain name as long you host with them for a fee. And, of course, you can go on renewing your domain name once in 1 to 5 years. \n\nThe website dot.tk offers you a free domain forever with certain conditions, and without nameservers.\n\nBy the way my domain is registered with godaddy.com, but i won't recommend them. they have a clumsy, sluggish and customer-hostile site and staff.