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A domain registrar provides the service of allowing one to register domain names.

A domain registrar provides the service of allowing one to register domain names.

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Unregister SIP UAC message

I've looked so much on the internet, but I could not find a any SIP unregister example, and when I search RFC 3261,3665 the word does not even appear, perhaps I'm searching for the wrong phrase. I manage to understand the part of setting the expires…
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When is it cost effective to become a DNS registrar?

My company owns a thousand DNS names (possibly more). I'm curious if it makes sense to become a registrar, and what costs would be involved in becoming one? Are there any benefits that would make this more attractive than, say, becoming a reseller…
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What to do when a registrar goes out of business?

A friend of mine registered a domain name at a host called ServWeb, which now appears to be out of business (just a guess; as you can see there's no response from ServWeb's site.). ServWeb apparently registered the domain via Enom, but Enom won't…
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Whois tells me a domain is unregistered but registrars want ~$3k for it. How come?

Whois tells me tiger.top is unregistered but NameSilo, Hover and Namecheap all claim that it is a 'premium' domain and want over $3k for its initial registration. What's going on? Why is the price so high? I imagine it could be one of the following…
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How a registrar works?

Hello I've a question because i'm not sure about something. When I perform whois on domain.com I get something like : Domain servers in listed order : ns1.domain.com ns2.domain.com The IP from ns1.domain.com is 'hard coded' in the registrar. My…
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Hover experienced a DDoS recently, rendering my services unavailable. What steps can I take to mitigate this risk in the future?

I've been doing some research on how DNS records can be managed but I'm a little overwhelmed. I'm looking for a low-cost (brainpower, time, money) solution to mitigate the risk that my domain registrar - also hosting my DNS records - will buckle…
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What happpens to my SSL certificate if I transfer domain regsistrars?

I am in the process of transferring my domain from Gandi to GoDaddy (don't ask) and I also have a Gandi wildcard SSL certificate. Will the SSL certificate continue to work once the domain has been transferred?
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What is sponsoring registrar?

I am looking at whois record for a domain to know who is the registrar of the domain. But the whois record has following line for registrar. Sponsoring Registrar:Network Solutions, LLC (R63-LROR) So what is sponsoring registrar and why it is used?…
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given a URL, how do I find the domain registrar and the web host?

If I had a domain name, and wanted to find the registrar and the hosting company for that domain, how do I do that? Is there any central registry that keeps track of it? If yes, is there any API to query that database? Same way, how to find out the…
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Domain registar no longer exists

I came to this company and they already had a domain registered with SharpRegister.com. That website no longer exists. Our domain is still active and working, but we need to ensure that it continues to work going forward. I've never dealt with…
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how to find out who is managing my DNS records?

I have a following situation: a website is registered with registrar X, hosted on server Y and about to move to server Z. The both servers Y and Z do not manage the domain DNS as according to them “it is managed by the company it was purchased…
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Where does my ds record originate from?

The domain dwc-amsterdam.com was acquired on hosting company A (hostA) which supports DNSSEC. It was then transferred to hosting company B (hostB) which doesnot offer DNSSEC. After detecting certain issues with the domain the culprit seems to be the…
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Is it better to set up DNS on my own server or to let my registrar handle it?

Possible Duplicate: hosting your own DNS I just got a dedicated server, and was wondering if I should set up DNS on it or take advantage of my registrar's (GoDaddy) free DNS service? Which is the better option and why? I have a very high traffic…
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Is there a server offering "standby" for domain name?

There are a few domains I have an eye on. Right now, someone else owns those domains, but doesn't actively use them. Is there a service (if possible provided by one of the major registrar), that I can use to put myself on standby for a domain? I.e.…
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Does DNSSec NSEC3 require support from the Registrar, DNS Server or both?

I'm interested in getting NSEC3 support for my domain getvalid.com, so that I can prevent name traversal. DYN doesn't seem to support NSEC3, and it's clear that BIND and the DNS server require the ability to support NSEC3... but I'm unsure if the…
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