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Q. What is a URL? A.
A URL, which stands for Uniform Resource Locator,
is your complete Internet address. It is the string
of information, such as http://www.unique-links.com,
that directs people to specific locations on the
Internet. In the same way that an address written
on an envelope directs the post-office to deliver
a letter straight to your door, a URL typed into
an Internet browser leads directly to the location
of a specific resource on the Internet.
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Q. What
is a domain name?
A. A domain name, signifies your own address on
the Internet. As no two parties may ever hold the
same domain name at the same time, it is a truly
unique identifier of you or your company. It is
how your customers will remember you and find you
among the millions of other Web sites on the Internet
.Q. How
long can my domain name be?
A. At Unique Links you can have a name that is 63
characters long not including the .com extension.
Therefore the root of the word can be 63 characters.
Q. What do .com, .net and .org
stand for in an Internet address?
A. These three extensions-.com, .net and .org-are
top-level domain names in the hierarchical Domain
Name System. They are probably the most popular
and most widely recognized top-level domain names
on the Internet. With Unique Links, you can register
any valid, available domain name you choose within
these three top-level domain names
Q. Are
.com, .net and .org my only choices when registering
a domain name?
A. Unique Links currently registers domain names
ending in .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info and
.us. As other extensions become more widely used
on the Internet, we will offer those to our customers
as well. We'll keep you posted through updates on
our home page.
Q. What
is a name server?
A. Computers read Internet addresses through a series
of numbers called Internet Protocol (IP) numbers.
Because these numbers would be difficult for people
to remember, user-friendly Internet addresses were
developed using combinations of words and numbers.
A name server is a computer that has the capability
to translate, or resolve, the domain names we see
and use in our browser windows into IP numbers.
Example: Unique Links.com is how people commonly
remember and reach our Web site, but a name server
translates these letters into the IP number any
time a computer is directed to our site.
Q. What
are the rules for registering a domain name?
A. Only a few rules must be followed when registering
your domain name.Your domain name must always begin
and end with either a letter or number.Your domain
name may not exceed 63 characters. This does not
include the .com, .net or .org extension at the
end.Hyphens are the only acceptable non-letter/number
character to include in your domain name. Other
characters, such as exclamation points and underscores,
are not permitted.Don't worry about upper and lower
case letters-domain names are not case sensitive.
Q. What
if the domain name I want isn't available?
A. If you search for the availability of a name
on Unique-Links and it is not available, it means
that someone else has already registered that domain
name. Unique-Links can only register domain names
that are available.
Q. I've
decided to register my domain name. What's my next
step?
A. Once you have your domain name registered, your
next step should be to find an Internet Service
Provider (ISP) or a Web hosting company. If you
need help finding one, please contact info@unique-links.com.
When you have the pages of your Web site developed,
the ISP or hosting company can help you get them
up and running on the Internet.
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Q. Once
I have registered a domain name, where will it go?
A. Once you have registered a domain name through
Unique Links, it will automatically reside, free
of charge, at http://parked.Unique Links.com . Anyone
searching for your Web page will be directed to
this site until you change the name server by signing
up for service with a Web hosting company or an
Internet service provider. The company that you
choose as your ISP or Web host will then work with
you to transfer the domain name to your virtual
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Q. Who
owns the domain name?
A. The owner of the domain name is the registrant
information entered into our database at the time
of the original registration. To find out the registrant
information for a domain name, please visit the
WhoIs Search.
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How much does it cost to register a domain name?
A. The cost to register or transfer .com, .net,
or .org domain is only $7.99 per year, whereas .biz,
info, and .us cost is $8.99 per year.
Q. Once
I have registered a name, where will it be?
A. Once you have registered a domain name through
Unique Links it will reside at http://parked.Unique
Links.com and will remain there until you change
the domain name server. We provide this service
free of charge.
Q. Why
does my newly registered domain name show up as
"available" on another registrars' WhoIs search?
A. Once your name is registered with Unique Links,
it will take up to 48 hours before your information
will be posted on the 'WhoIs' search.
Q. How can I check
to see if DNS is working?
A. After you have registered your domain with Unique-links,
you can check to see whether or not your domain
is pointing to the correct nameservers. The "whois"
information is often wrong, and should not be used.
Go to a command prompt and enter the command:
nslookup -type=NS yourdomainname.com
If the response does not contain all of the correct
name servers, then this information has not been
entered correctly at Unique-links during the registration.
To check to see whether a particular server is responding,
your can add the server name:
nslookup http://www.yourdomainname.com/ ns1.your-name-server.com
If the response has a bunch of 'root-servers' that
means the server does not know about the domain
name and is referring you elsewhere.
Q. What
if I forget my password?
A. Send an e-mail to support@Unique-Links.com with
your domain name and the password for managing your
domain name will be e-mailed to the appropriate
contact for your domain name in 24 hours.
Q. How
do I change my account information?
A. Login to your account. In this area you will
be able to change your billing information, administrative
contact, technical contact, and name server
Q. How
do I change contact, billing or administrative information?
A. Making changes to different aspects of your account
is a relatively simple process. Simply visit Unique
Links and login to your account by entering your
username, password and domain name. You will then
be able to choose from a number of possible actions
and be given specific instructions online on how
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Q. How
do I renew my domain name registration?
A. When your domain name registration comes up for
renewal, we will send an e-mail to the person listed
as the billing contact for that domain name. That
person will have 30 days to renew the domain name’s
registration. Following the expiration date, we
will continue to hold the name as registered for
a grace period of 30 days. During this time, a second
e-mail will be sent to both the domain owner and
billing contact. If there is still no response after
the grace period, the domain name will expire and
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Q. I
want to transfer my domain from another registrar
to Unique-Links.com, how do I do it?
A. Simply follow the instructions listed on our
Transfer Domains Names page.Top
Q. What do I do with my domain name?
A. Now that you have completed registration for
your domain name the first step is to find a hosting
partner.
Q. I have questions not answered by this FAQ page.
How can I contact someone at Unique Links?
A.
We'll be happy to answer any questions you have
about Unique Links and our services. Just send us
e-mail at support@unique-links.com, and we'll contact
you shortly.
Web Hosting from $7 Disk Space 15mb - 200mb
We will host your site on some of the most reliable
servers and one of the fastest network connections
available today. You will be supplied with virtually
unlimited features and affordable pricing.
Q.What is a
Virtual Domain?A Virtual Domain means having your
own domain name (http://www.your-name.com) without
having to install expensive server hardware and
software. With a Virtual Domain, you utilize our
server's storage space, however you are still professionally
represented via your own personal Internet web address
domain name (www.your-name.com) and by your own
personal e-mail address domain name (you@your-name.com).
You should check InterNIC's "WHOIS" service to make sure that your desired domain name
is available.
Q.Are there any contracts to sign or minimum service length
requirements?
No. You can stay
with Unique-Links.com as long as YOU are happy with
our service. You are free to move your domain to
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Q.Is my bandwidth traffic per month enough for my site?
Most domains never
exceed 200 megs of traffic per month, but let's
put it in real terms. On a 300mb web hosting account
we allow you 200 megs per DAY of traffic. 200 megs
= 204,800 kilobytes. For a web page that takes up
say 48 kilobytes of space on our server, the page
would have to be accessed 4,266 times per day, or
128,000 times per month to reach the limit. If you
go over the "free" limit, you will be notified by
email that your site is exceeding the traffic limits
before we begin to charge you for additional traffic.
Q.What
kind of servers do you use, and what about bandwidth
(speed)?
All computer
systems are custom-build on location providing enhanced
levels of control, flexibility and the ability to
remotely anticipate and resolve problems before
they affect your service. Key components are:
The InterNIC is an independent organization
responsible for holding the registration and routing
of Internet domain names. Without these people it
would be virtually impossible to maintain sanity
on the Internet. Register your domain name though
us and get substantial discounts. One year
domain name registration is US$15.00. Usual Internic
fees are currently US$35 per year. Register through
us and enjoy up to 57% savings on domain name registration
fees.
Q.Can
I access my domain address with or without the
"www"?
Yes, you will be
able to access the domain address with or without
the "www" in front of the domain name. Example: [http://www.your-name.com] or [http://your-name.com]
is acceptable, whichever you prefer.
Yes. Unique-links
offer you a secure, reliable and cost-effective
Domain Registration service. We offer the best
feature set for the lowest cost. A single point
interface to manage all your Domains
Securely and effectively
Q.How
long does it take before my domain name is active?
Once the InterNIC
announces that your domain name has been registered
(or transferred, if applicable), it usually takes
about 48-hours before it is active. All Internet
providers must update their records (DNS tables)
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Files must
be transferred to the web server via File Transport
Protocol (FTP). If you need FTP, mail, or
other Internet software, visit cnet.shareware.com. cnet.shareware.com is a
great source for the latest Internet applications
with ratings and reviews to help you decide which
application is best suited for your needs. Also
check out our online manual to see how easy it is
to use the most popular FTP clients. We also provide
frontpage extensions which allows you to upload
files and manage your website. In addition
you may use your on line web control panel to upload
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Q.Will
I have unlimited access to update my pages ? You have unlimited access via FTP 24 hours a
day. As such, you can create and maintain your web
pages on your own computer and upload files to your
web site at your leisure.
Yes. Each domain
has its own cgi-bin and you will have complete access
to it. We provide many customized and already configured
cgi scripts, and you are free to change them, or
add any others that you wish.
Yes, you can use
your account for commercial purposes. The World
Wide Web has become the most efficient and cost-effective
means of akinginformation available to the users
of the Internet community and we encourage our customers
to utilize such an enormous medium.
New accounts are
generally set up within 24 hours from the time we
receive your order payment and confirmation documents.
Once an account is set up an activation notice will
be sent to you via email including your user-ID,
password, and FTP hostname. You can begin uploading
files to your new web site immediately. Domain account
users will be given a temporary URL to access their
site via the web prior to the completion of either
domain registration or domain modification.
Yes, we do allow you to create subdirectories
which you can use to offer friends or clients space
as long as its within our policy guidelines. You
can also setup additional FTP accounts with
limited access to a specific directory.
Yes, We can give
you a third level domain name such as yourname.Unique-Links.com
or if you have an existing domain with us anyname.yourdomain.com.
The packages are the same as the one posted for
normal domains, the advantage to these is internic
registration is not needed. This means no internic
registration fees.
