Domain Name Registration

LiveZone can assist you with each of the three aspects necessary to register your own domain name:

• you must obtain permission from InterNIC to register your specific domain name.
• the domain definition must be placed on a DNS server.
• specific IP addresses must be allocated to each service (eg., Web, email) being supported.

Registering your domain name can be done in either of two ways:

• Register the domain name yourself. If you know how this is done, or are willing to learn, you'll save yourself about $100. Your only out-of-pocket expense will be the $70 domain name registration fee you will pay Network Solutions (InterNIC); this covers your first two years' registration of a single name.
• Registration assistance. We'll help you find a good name, then register it for you. We charge $50 for our assistance, plus the $70 InterNIC fee. We can give you pointers on finding a "good" name for your organization -- one that's not already taken by someone else -- one that your clients will remember. Then we'll file the InterNIC registration; we've found that submitting registration requests error-free the first time leads to much faster InterNIC turn-around times.

Once your domain name is registered, you must arrange for a DNS server to support your domain name. LiveZone maintains a primary DNS server where you can install your domain name. We'll arrange to provide both the primary and secondary DNS servers that the InterNIC requires for all domain names.

• The cost of setup and maintenance of your domain's DNS server are included in the price of all LiveZone Web Site and FTP packages.
• If you want to register a domain name now, but don't have an immediate need for Web or FTP services, we offer an affordable stand-alone DNS service to support your domain name.

If you already control your domain name, we can assist you in transferring the primary and secondary DNS service to LiveZone. There's no charge for this service beyond our usual Web, FTP, or DNS setup and maintenance charges.

Normal DNS setup on the LiveZone server normally includes the base domain, the "www" host name, and MX services using the "mail" host name. If you desire other services, host names, or sub-domains to be defined, you must specify the correct definitions by email to LZSupport @ LiveZone.com in advance of your DNS setup.

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Registration Assistance

We can help you locate a domain name that helps represent your organization effectively. But first, we need to know a few things about your organization.

• What is the nature of your organization's purpose or business?
• Where are you located, and where do you do expect to be doing business with your Internet presence?
• Where are your Internet clients located?
• What is the official name of your organization, and what nick-names and abbreviated names do you and your clients use?
• Are there any language (non-English) considerations for your organization or your clients that we should be aware of?
• What are your competitors; do they have an Internet presence?
• What level of familiarity do you have with the Internet and World Wide Web?

.Answers to these questions are the starting-point in our search for your domain name. We can give you feed-back on effective naming strategies, and ideas on how to find names that might be appropriate for your organization's anticipated Internet and Web presence.

If you have an interest in this service, please contract us at LZinfo @ LiveZone.com.

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Register Your Own Domain Name

Here's what you need to know:

• Domain names are any sequence of letters, digits, and hyphens; they must start with a letter; letters are treated as case-insensitive.
  
  
• Select your "root" domain based on the type of organization you represent. You must justify your root domain selection to InterNIC as part of your application. In the United States, these are:

  .com (commercial enterprise)

  .org (other organization)

  .mil (US military)

  .gov (governmental organization)

  .net (Internet provider)

  .edu (educational institution)

  Other countries have root domains that are the ISO 2-letter country code. Depending on the root domain you select, certain rules apply to the sub-domains you are permitted to use.
  

• You can obtain more information on domain name registration at the Network Solutions Web Site at http://www.networksolutions.com/
  
  
• Check on potential domain name myName.com, using the InterNIC query tool at http://www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois. This allows you to look up domain names in there database. Remember: do not add the "www" host name to your domain name when using this query tool.
  
  
• Once you've found a domain name you like, fill-out either the on-line form, or the email form InterNIC provides. The information you need from LiveZone is listed below:

NETWORK SOLUTIONS ONLY:

Technical contact
5a. NIC handle (if known): HR397-ORG
(leave lines 5b through 5l empty)

Primary Name Server
7a. Primary Server Hostname....: ns1.LiveZone.com
7b. Primary Server Netaddress..: 64.94.84.2

Secondary Name Server(s)
8a. Secondary Server Hostname..: ns2.LiveZone.com
8b. Secondary Server Netaddress: 64.94.84.9

REGISTRARS.COM ONLY:

Technical contact
5a. NIC handle (if known): HORO1
(leave lines 5b through 5l empty)

Primary Name Server
7a. Primary Server Hostname....: ns1.LiveZone.com
7b. Primary Server Netaddress..: 64.94.84.2

Secondary Name Server(s)
8a. Secondary Server Hostname..: ns2.LiveZone.com
8b. Secondary Server Netaddress: 64.94.84.9

• After submitting the InterNIC application, you must arrange for the setup of the DNS for your domain, so the DNS is ready when InterNIC processes your request.
  
  
• Within one day of your InterNIC application, you should receive a notice that your email has been received. There's a number that it includes so you can go to the InterNIC site and check on the status of your request. It will be something like this: Re: [NIC-960227.2284] NEW DOMAIN. The 1st 6 digits are the year/month/day and the last bunch of digits are the request number in line (i.e 2284 is request number 2284 that day). If all goes well, in the next couple days InterNIC will send email indicating your domain name has been approved. If you don't hear from them in more than 5 working days, contact us at LZSupport @ LiveZone.com.

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