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Domain Name
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What is a domain
name
Why are there domain names?
How do I use a domain name?
Why do I need a
domain name?
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What is E-mail
Forwarding?
What is
Website Forwarding?
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What is a domain name?
The address web surfers use to find your web site. It's also your
website's unique identity and once registered, no other party can use it
on the internet. (Back to top)
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Why are there domain names?
Computers connected to the Internet use IP (Internet Protocol) numbers
(e.g., 122.344.55.56) to locate other computers. It would be difficult to
remember these long strings of numbers to locate a site, so domain names
were developed to translate IP numbers into easily remembered names. (Back
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How do I use a domain name?
A domain name is used in two ways--for a web site's address and for
email. (Back to top)
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Why do I need a
domain name?
In some ways, a domain name is similar to a customized license plate.
Many organizations and individuals find it useful to have an email or web
site address that is similar to their company name or products.
Having your own domain name allows you the ability to receive email at
a customized email address. If your organization's name is For Example,
Inc., you could register the domain name "forexample.com" and
have the email address "yourname@forexample.com". Your customer
would also be able to access your organization's web site by typing "www.forexample.com"
into their web browser.
Some experts say that soon the entire English dictionary will be
registered as individual domain names. If you do not reserve your name (or
a variation of your name) now it's likely that someone else will register
the domain name you want in the very near future. (Back
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What is E-mail
Forwarding?
With E-mail Forwarding, you have the ability to have all
email that is addressed to your-domain-name.com forwarded to your current
email address!
This allows you to create an unlimited number of email
addresses to the left of the @your-domain-name.com.
All mail associated with your-domain-name is forwarded
to your nominated email account.
EG. sales@yourexample.com, info@yourexample.com, and sales@yourexample.com
is forwarded to your nominated email account. (Back
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What is Website
Forwarding?
With Website Forwarding, we can send anyone trying to go
to your URL (http://www.your-domain-name.com) to your "real"
website, wherever it may be on the web. Simply tell us what your URL
address is and we will forward any incoming requests for your domain
directly to your site. This enables you to have a simple and easy to
remember Web address. It also allows you to move from one ISP provider to
another. Save money and get the identity you want!
Website Forwarding is especially great for making use of
free web space available from www.homestead.com,
www.tripod.com www.xoom.com
and others (Back
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