Domain Name Registration FAQ's
- What is a domain name?
- What's involved in getting my domain name registered?
- Once I have a domain name, how can I make
changes to it?
- How do I change ownership of my domain name?
(ie. I want to sell it or give it to someone else)
- Registry? Registrar? Registrant? What do these
words mean?
- I forgot my login name and password.
- Who does a registered name actually belong
to?
- How much control do domain owners have
over their domain once they've signed up?
- What's the difference between .com, .net,
.org domain names?
- Does SelectNet register in any other top level
domains (.ca, .us, .co, .uk, etc.)?
FAQ Answers
- What is a domain name?
A domain name is essentially a signpost on the Internet. Every
website you've ever been to, and every email you've ever composed,
has used a domain name in its address. People register domain
names in order to 'stake a claim' to a particular name -- whether
for business or personal reasons. Once a domain name is registered
to a person or company, it is that person's to use exclusively
as long as they continue to pay the yearly renewal fee. Our domain
name is select.net.
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- What's involved in getting my domain name registered?
We have a domain registration process that you either initiate from our web site, or
through a printable order form that is faxed to us. Once you've applied for the name and we
have accepted payment, we process the order with OpenSRS and then the domain name is registered to you.
This process can generally be completed within one business day for new registrations.
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- Once I have a domain name, how can I make changes to it?
You can make changes to your domain name by using our
management interface at: https://manage.opensrs.net/.
Bear in mind you'll need your domain's username and password to
make the desired changes. If you don't have a username and password
or have forgotten them, please contact SelectNet at 760-438-9555 or email support@select.net.
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- How do I change ownership of my domain name? (ie. I want
to sell it or give it to someone else)
You can simply give your username and password to the new owner,
and allow them to change the contact information using the Manage
Domain interface. They should also change the domain's profile
to a new one with a unique username and password.
To change the contact information:
In the Manage Domain interface (https://manage.opensrs.net/), click
on the "Organization" link and update the information
To change the domain's profile:
Log into the Manage Domain interface at: https://manage.opensrs.net/
Click on "Manage Profile" and then select "Change Ownership of
Domain". Fill out the username/password of the profile you want
to add this domain to, or create a new profile and provide a username
and password. If you are moving the domain to an existing profile,
click on "Move to existing profile" and type the name of a domain
that is already in the profile into the "Previously registered
domain" field. Click on "Change Owner" and the domain will be
in the new profile.
* It is important to remember that anyone with the profile login
information can change all info for all domains in the profile,
including ownership.
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- Registry? Registrar? Registrant? What do these words mean?
Registrar: A "Registrar" (or "Domain Name Registrar") is
an organization like OpenSRS or Network Solutions that has control
over the granting of domains within certain TLDs (top level domains,
like the generic .com/.org/.net or country-specific .ca/.us/.mx
etc.). SelectNet uses OpenSRS as its registrar.
Registry: The 'Registry' is the backend that registrars
have shared access to. Each registrar writes new names to a central
registry database, from which the authoritative root (essentially,
a table of all domain names on the Internet) is built.
Registrant: A registrant is the person or company who purchases
a domain name. For example, Jessica Smith (registrant) registers
the name jessicasmith.com through OpenSRS (registrar) who in turn
writes the name to the central database (Registry).
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- I forgot my login name and password.
Your login name and password (used to make modifications to your
domain name record) can be obtained from SelectNet by calling during our business hours (8am - 5pm Pacific Time, Mon - Fri)
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- Who does a registered name actually belong to??
Domain names are not truly owned -- they're leased out on a first-come,
first-served basis, and remain with the initial lessee until either
a) the lessee does not renew the name, or b) a business with a
trademark of the same name demonstrates a greater claim to the
name than the lessee can demonstrate. The question is better phrased
as 'who can control the domain name'. With OpenSRS, the answer
is the domain's Administrative Contact.
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- How much control do domain owners have over their domain
once they've signed up?
Domain owners, in general, have full control over their OpenSRS
registered domain names. This means that the domain owner has
the power to:
a) Change admin/technical and billing contacts for the domain.
b) Change ownership of the domain.
c) Change the nameservers that are authoritative for the domain.
d) Create sub-users and enable them to change some/all of the
options in a, b and c above.
e) Change the password that enables a, b, c, and d above.
As an end-user, it's unlikely you'll care to bother with such
details. If this is the case, SelectNet offers these services as a
'value-add' to our registration service. Please review our Terms and Conditions
and policy pages for more information on domain authority.
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- What's the difference between .com, .net, .org domain names?
Originally, the three letter extensions after the dot (or Top
Level Domain/TLD) were meant to denote whether the domain name
was being used for business (.com) charity/non-profit (.org) or
for a technology based company (.net). However, with the explosion
of the Internet (and specifically, the world wide web) as a new
business medium, the lines were blurred, and companies and individuals
alike started cross-registering domains (ie. Me.com, me.net, me.org)
just to protect their interests. Now, .com, .net, and .org names
(the generic Top Level Domains) can be used for any purpose.
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- Does SelectNet register in any other top level domains (.ca,
.us, .co, .uk, etc.)?
Currently, SelectNet offers registrations in the .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .name, and .cc
gTLDs. Other domains, such as .co.uk, .org.uk, and .ca ccTLDs may soon be available through SelectNet.
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