Domain name registration
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You essentially need to have two things for a website: a hosting package, and a registered domain name. These two requirements for a website are completely independent of each other. For example, you can have your domain name registered with one company and your website hosted with a different one. However, it is simplest to keep the two together.
If you need to register a new domain name or if you would like to transfer an existing domain to us, we offer domain name registration and hosting (Shared/Web hosting and Dedicated hosting). To initiate the transfer of your domain, click on "Transfer Domain" at Superb Registrar. These normally take between 5 and 10 business days.
We can host any domain name (InterNIC domains - .com, .net, and .org; and all Non-InterNIC domains - such as .edu, .gov, .cc, .to, .ws, .md, .de, .ca, .us, .uk, .lv, .ee, .it, etc.). We also support the following foreign domain registrations: WS, TO, CC, CO.UK, ORG.UK, CO.IL, ORG.IL, CO.NZ, NET.NZ, LT, LY, TF, KZ, AC, SH, AS, TC, CO.ZA, COM.RO, RO, GS, FM, DK, MD, KY, MS, VG, CX.
If you do have your domain name registered elsewhere and you do not wish to transfer it to Superb, you will need to set the DNS servers for your domain at your registrar. This is usually done online through your account at the registrar. Set the DNS servers as follows:
- primary: ns1.superb.net (207.228.225.5)
- secondary: ns3.superb.net (207.228.226.5)
Some registrar's need the IP address and some do not. After setting the DNS servers, you should allow between 2 and 48 hours for the change to propagate throughout the Internet's domain name system before your domain name will point to your site hosted on our servers.
What does it mean to "register" a domain name?
Domain names are the familiar, easy to remember names for computers and web sites on the Internet. Without domain names, we'd all be memorizing long numbers instead of intuitive URLs (such as www.superbregistrar.com) or email addresses (such as you@yourdomain.com).
For a great explanation of the Domain Name System (DNS), check out
http://www.internic.net/faqs/authoritative-dns.html
When you register a domain name, you are inserting an entry into a directory of all the domain names and their corresponding computers on the Internet. This allows you to point (or forward) this domain name to your web site, and use it for email.
Domain names are registered for a specific period of time (usually in increments of one year) and must be renewed at the end of each registration period. You own the domain for the life of the registration only.
If you allow the domain to expire, it will no longer be active and you will not own the domain. If you do not renew the domain in time, the domain eventually becomes available to others to register.
Each registry has different rules for how long a domain may (or may not) be held during a grace period, allowing time for the previous registrant to renew the name.
You do not lose any time when you renew a domain early. We highly suggest you keep track of your domain expiration dates, and renew well in advance of expiration to avoid unintentional down time or loss of the name.
