Who Owns The Domain Name

Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   How do I find out who owns a domain name?
   I want to buy a certain domain name to put up a website. The domain name isn’t used, but it unavailable. How do i find out who owns it?

   • ANSWER:
     To find the owner of any domain, the first step is to go to a whois site.

     1) http://www.whois.net
     2) Input the domain in the ‘WHOIS Lookup’ section
     3) You will generally see the owner of the domain under ‘Registrant’,'Administrative Contact’, or ‘Technical Contact’.

     *Sometimes domain owners have hidden their names by purchasing extra privacy options. In a case like this, they generally will have a made up name and company, BUT you will see a masked email address. This masked email address will not be the owners actual email address, but will forward to the owner.

     If you need additional help or questions please feel free to contact me as I own a domain company and work with similar matters often.

2. QUESTION:
   How do you find out who owns a domain name?
   If you want to buy a domain name, and it’s listed as unavailable, but no actual website exists with the name, is there a public information directory or some other way to find out who actually owns a website’s domain name?

   • ANSWER:
     Do a WHOIS search:

     http://www.whois.net/

3. QUESTION:
   Who Actually Owns Domain Name Registration.?
   Who Actually Owns Domain Name Registration, i mean when we buy a domain name who do we pay for the privilege. I know hosting company’s offer domain name registration and take a cut if they are a reseller, but who owns the actual business.

   • ANSWER:
     I’m not sure that it is a business. I think if you have a domain name server you can register domains. It is more of a standard than a business. I found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Corporation_for_Assigned_Names_and_Numbers

     That organisation oversees domain names but isn’t a business but a non-profit organisation.

4. QUESTION:
   Who owns a domain name if a designer stops working on the website?
   We asked a designer to build our website, and he acquired domain names for it. He was since relieved of his duties, but the domains are registered in his name. We’ve since launched the business and he is refusing to turn over the domains to us. What are our options, aside from the costly WIPO/NAF procedures? Can we sue in small claims? We are in Wisconsin.

   • ANSWER:
     I would sue in small claims court.

     Yes, technically, he is the registered owner. But he registered the names while under contractual obligation with you to turn over all works and derivative works related to the task he was hired to perform, so he was legally obligated to turn over the domain name registrations to you at that time.

     Otherwise, it would be no different than a developer claiming he owns all the code he wrote for you because it was on his machine.

     Contact a lawyer and have them pursue it for you. You’ll win.

5. QUESTION:
   How do you get a domain name and who owns it officially?
   So I’m wondering, where can I go and buy a domain name such as… www.testdomain.com?
   I’ve seen several sites that offer domain name hosting, but how does that work?

   How can there NOT be duplicates if there are tons of companies allowing you to purchase domain names?
   Can someone clarify how domains work? (I know the redirecting part and IP, but I don’t understand how does it become universal)

   Additional Details
   And how do they have access to creating domain names? Who do they turn to when wanting to create a domain name for their customers?

   • ANSWER:
     You can find a lot of info about domain names on Wikipedia:

     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_names

     For the best domain name hosting I recommend one of these: http://www.top3hosts.com

     iPage has the best offer right now.
     Their standard price is /year (.95) but they have
     a 50% sale, one year of hosting for .00.

     Their plan includes:

     Unlimited disk space
     Unlimited bandwidth
     Free domain name

     Price: /year (.50)

     They have one of the most popular hosting platforms, which currently hosts over a million websites. They’re also one of the oldest hosting companies, founded in 1998.

     They include a free point & click online site builder so you can create a website without any programming (easily, just by drag and drop) or you could install WordPress (they include easy, one click install from their control panel), choose a theme that you like, and start adding content.

     They also have a great custom control panel with OneClick installs of all the popular software like WordPress, Joomla, Forums, Chat, Galleries, Online stores and a lot more.

6. QUESTION:
   Who owns a domain name registered by a UK company that has now been dissolved and how can I get hold of it?
   Hello. I want to register a domain name but the one I want is already registered to a company that has subsequently been dissolved (I checked with Companies House). Presumably the legal entity no longer exists so can I get hold of the domain name myself? Does anyone have any advice on how to proceed?

   • ANSWER:
     If someone already owns it, you could buy it from the owner. You can get a hold of the owner through Whois lookup. If you can’t get a hold of the owner (or if they’re not selling), you could always choose a different top-level domain. See http://buywebspacetoday.com/how-to-buy-a-web-domain/ for a more detailed information.

7. QUESTION:
   Info On How To Find Who Owns A Domain Name/URL ?
   Hey I want to know if their is a way I can find out what site owns a URl. The URL/Domanin Name I want is taken but its used for a site that is down. Is their a way I can find out how long it has until I can buy it and maybe more info on who owns it. Thanks!!

   • ANSWER:
     try http://www.whois.net/ hope it helps

8. QUESTION:
   who owns domain names?
   the telephone company owns phone numbers and they are goverened by the FCC
   Who owns domain names? Who are these people telling me I have to rent the name I want from them and who are they governed by?

   • ANSWER:
     They are governed by the ICANN which is an independent company. http://www.icann.org/

9. QUESTION:
   Is there any way to find out who owns a domain name if I’m looking to buy it?
   An organization I’m working for as Marketing Director owns “www.twptown.org”, but I’m not sure about the site “twptown.org” (without the “www” in front.). If I just put “twptown.org” into my browser, without the “www” in front, there is an “under
   construction” message. What’s the explanation?

   • ANSWER:
     www.whois.com go there and ou will be able to find the owner’s name and info.

10. QUESTION:
    I am wondering about buying a domain name? Who really am I “buying” it from? Who “owns” it? (see details)
    I have already done the domain name thing through Yahoo once, and so far I am satisfied. However, I am want to understand, am I just renting the name? Or what? I want to own my domain name, so I want to make sure I am not just renting it (you know, before my website really “takes off,” haha).

    Also, now this depends on how the above question is answered, but I may be looker to get a domain name somewhere cheaper, or without the apparent “middle-man.” I’ve read some other Yahoo Answers about these topics and I’ve found some good resources (people mention godaddy and some other sites) but I don’t understand what is with the middle man and who are they selling these domain names for? And can’t I go around them?

    I understand my “question” is kind of all over the place, but any intelligent repsonses will be much appreciated. Thank you everyone in advance!!

    • ANSWER:
      There is an organization called ICANN that regulates all domain names. In order to have one be set aside for your usage, a registrar has to do all the leg-work. These are the “middle-men” that you are referring to. If you think about it, ICANN “owns” all the domains ever, and is “leasing” them to whoever pays the registration. As long as that fee is paid (and renewed before it expires) you will have control over the domain name.

11. QUESTION:
    who owns the domain name antiwriter.com?
    who owns the domain name www.antiwriter.com

    • ANSWER:
      Domain Name : www.antiwriter.com
      Registrant:
      Mathew Cantore
      23 Wheeler Drive
      Clifton Park, NY 12065
      US

      Domain name: ANTIWRITER.COM

      Administrative Contact:
      Cantore, Mathew
      23 Wheeler Drive
      Clifton Park, NY 12065
      US
      (518) 665-8314
      Technical Contact:
      Cantore, Mathew
      23 Wheeler Drive
      Clifton Park, NY 12065
      US
      (518) 665-8314

      Registration Service Provider:
      Domainmonger.com,
      +1.801-572-0021
      +1.425-952-0172 (fax)

      http://www.domainmonger.com

      Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
      Record last updated on 03-Nov-2008.
      Record expires on 03-Nov-2010.
      Record created on 03-Nov-2008.

      Registrar Domain Name Help Center:

      http://domainhelp.tucows.com

      Domain servers in listed order:
      NS2.DOMAINMONGER.COM
      NS1.DOMAINMONGER.COM

      Domain status: clientTransferProhibited
      clientUpdateProhibited

      The Data in the Tucows Registrar WHOIS database is provided to you by Tucows
      for information purposes only, and may be used to assist you in obtaining
      information about or related to a domain name’s registration record.

12. QUESTION:
    Who owns rights to a domain name prior to me registering it in my name?
    If I goto yahoo small business services to register a domain name that is listed as being avalible, who owns the rights that are transfered to me upon registration?

    • ANSWER:
      Answer: A domain name is a name associated with a particular computer online. In the domain name www.chillingeffects.org, .org is the top-level domain (“TLD”), chillingeffects is the second-level domain name, and www is a subdomain. Domain names are looked up on name servers in the DNS hierarchy to resolve them to numerical IP addresses.

      A domain name registration, like a telephone directory listing, is simply a service by which the domain registry agrees to list your domain name and the corresponding IP address in its domain zone file (such as the .com zone file). The routers that forward data bits around the Internet must consult these zone files to know which machine you’re using. If the registry removes the domain name from the zone file, then routers (and users) will not be able to address mail or see your website if they use your domain name. They can, however, still reach you by using your IP address.

      There are over 250 top level domains (like .com, .us and .uk). Each has its own procedures for handling registrations and trademark disputes.

      Nobody owns the rights, a DNS server resolves the name. You can purchase specific domain names that goes with IP addresses. Those IP addresses are owned by an organization. I believe it is called the ISO. Internet Standards Organization.

13. QUESTION:
    Who owns domain names?
    Why do I need to buy a domain name when making a website? Who owns these names that I need to buy it from them?

    Can somebody explain to me how the Internet works?

    • ANSWER:
      www.godaddy.com is a registrar website that you can buy websites from you need a domain name so that there is an address for people to type in it is the address that the website is at on the internet. Kinda of like where your house in in the World, someone needs to type an address into google maps to find your house, someone needs to type an address into a browser to find your web site.

14. QUESTION:
    Who owns your web domain name?
    If you build your own site and host it. Do you own the domain name, or does the company that is hosting your site own your domain ? If you wanted to sell your .com does the hosting company get a cut ?

    • ANSWER:

15. QUESTION:
    who actually owns the domain name?
    If someone registers a domain name in their name but it is actually purchased with another person’s credit card, who is the real owner legally?

    • ANSWER:

16. QUESTION:
    Who owns the rights to my web site and domain name?
    If I wanted to sit up a website and used a third party to do so i.e. a developer, who would own the domain name and rights to the web site. Would I own it as I am the one commissioning the site or would the developer own it as they would be the ones developing and registering a domain name for me. As far as I am aware there is not much law covering this subject in Ireland. If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate any feedback.
    Ok I want to expand the question somewhat.
    SO say I pay a developer to design a web site, register a domain name, host my site, and carry out maintence on the site on my behalf, obiviously paying them a fee for this. But if i find that I could pay another developer less for what I am currently paying for both hosting and maintenece is it not my right to change over. I want to know does the devoloper have a say in the matter, unless there was a contracted involved. I have had experiecne where I have payed a devopler to host my site and then found a cheaper soultion only to have the devoloper kick up a fuss and then charging me for a copy of my own site on disc. Is there a law that covers this or I am on my own. How can I be charged for something that is my own intellectual property as i am the one footing the bill. Any feedback again appreciated.

    • ANSWER:
      This matter is entirely between you and the developer, but if the website is yours then you should own the domain — you may, however, want to nominate the developer as the technical contact if he is going to be maintaining the site.

17. QUESTION:
    Who owns my domain name?
    I have a site through Yahoo. The domain was available and I started a website with Yahoo using that domain name. Did Yahoo register that site in my name? Or does it belong to Yahoo and they are letting me use it? Can I end my service with Yahoo and start my site up elsewhere and still use the same domain name?

    • ANSWER:
      No, we don’t own domain names. Never have, never will.

      Domain names are the results of licensing agreements between us and the domain provider we use. They will create a record or entry in the computer databases used to register and manage domain names, we assign a unique name to it that no one else can use, and we are licensed to use it for a period of time.

      Don’t believe me? Then read your domain provider’s registration agreement and see if it EVER says you own it.

      You can register your domain name and sign up for your website with a separate hosting company (which is really a good arrangement for security and safety reasons, despite the potential inconvenience). You can also cancel your services and transfer your domain registration to another provider, but read the fine print and ask questions before doing so.

18. QUESTION:
    Who owns the domain name 250m.com?
    I found many junk web pages that use the domain name 250m.com
    registrant Jason Fahlman, web host sedo.com.
    It seems the owner does not have any contact information, or does it?
    The King <= thank you !

    • ANSWER:
      The link below should tell you.

      http://whois.domaintools.com/250m.com

19. QUESTION:
    Who owns the domain names for Web Addresses?
    Suppose that I want to create a website and register it to a web address that I come up with. Who would I buy that www address from? And how did this company get ownership of that web address to begin with?

    • ANSWER:
      you need to understand domains and sub domains.

      a domain look like this
      www.yourdomain.com
      www.yourdomain.co.in
      www.yourdomain.co.uk

      the above mentioned are domain if you register or buy such domains you will be the sole owner of the domain.

      but there are sites like blogger, yoga and many more..
      who are offering site names like

      www.yourdomain.yola.com
      www.yourdomain.bloggers.com

      these are not domains these are sub-domains and these are hosted and owned by the real site owner
      www.yolga.com
      www.bloggers.com

      not by you as in this case no new site name or domain name created.

      if you are looking for a new domain name you can go to

      http://www.indianetcraft.com

      you can get a domain as well as hosting for one year in just .95

      hope i answered properly…

20. QUESTION:
    Whats the best website hosting company for someone who already owns a domain name? (plz read description)?
    what is the best website hosting service i just need the tools to build it i already bought a domain namewith network solutions and i need someone to host it, that has a free website builder. I also want to add a members page, a news page, a home page,and a forum. plz tell me what you think is best.

    • ANSWER:
      Many site owners use hostgator because they have quality service.

      http://hostgator.adda.ws/

      Hostgator also have the website builder and online support ticket.
      Hope it helps.

21. QUESTION:
    who owns the domain name “experienceafrica.com”?

    • ANSWER:
      From www.better-whois.com, it’s registered to ENOM.INC.

      Domain Name: EXPERIENCEAFRICA.COM
      Registrar: ENOM, INC.
      Whois Server: whois.enom.com
      Referral URL: http://www.enom.com
      Name Server: NS1.AFRICA-INSITES.COM
      Name Server: NS2.AFRICA-INSITES.COM
      Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
      Updated Date: 04-jan-2006
      Creation Date: 05-jan-2002
      Expiration Date: 05-jan-2007

22. QUESTION:
    When you buy a domain name, who gets the money?
    If you buy a domain from a registrar then you have to pay. Obviously the registrar gets some money. But doesn’t some of it go to a third party? If so, then who is the third party? If not, then why can’t I register my own domain names instead of needing a registrar?

    • ANSWER:
      ICANN is the international organization which is responsible for all internet addresses. They charge a fee for every domain registration, then the registrar itself has to pay setup and licensing fees to be a registrar with ICANN. This is not cheap. In fact you have to have ,000 cash on hand to become a registrar according to ICANN policy.

      There is no way to buy domain names direct from ICANN, but there are plenty of good registrars out there. Unlike Network solutions and others that charge + per year for a single domain, you can get a domain + e-mail hosting for .99 from Speed-Register.com. I’ve used them a lot, it is really easy.

23. QUESTION:
    Who owns the website domain name drcongoforum.com?
    I would like to know the contact number of the person or firm that owns this website domain name.

    • ANSWER:
      You can always check the Whois info. For eg.
      1. try visiting http://www.domain-name-register-store.com/
      2. Enter the domain name in the search availability of domain name space
      3. If it is already registered, it will give the option to check for more info.
      4. Unless it is a private registration, you will get the complete info from the Whois database.

      Hope it helps.
      Vera C

24. QUESTION:
    Who actually OWNS domain names?
    Who actually owns domain names? If you “register” the domain name, do you then own the name? Is there only one entity with whom you have to register the name (i.e. is there an official governmental (or any other authorizing body)?)

    I want to register a domain name (I’ll have to pay someone else to host it) but once I get the name, I want to own the name, not rent it from someone to whom I give the name idea. How do I do this? Thanks for your help!

    • ANSWER:
      ICANN. In certain respects, it’s similar to the U.S. Patent Office, which is charged with protecting your idea, creative work or trademark. I’ve never heard of them stealing anything they’re charged with protecting, but I suppose it’s possible.

      Likewise, ICANN is charged with registering and thus protecting your name from duplication, so as long as they’re the recognized authority, your name is safe with them.

      It’s a fairly involved organizational structure, so you’ll probably have to study it, but your answer lies with them.

25. QUESTION:
    who owns an unregistered domain name?
    i want to set up a personal website, the domain i want is currently unregistered, my question is, why do i have to buy a domain name off a company, if it isn’t owned by anyone

    • ANSWER:
      nobody…. youre not buying the domain name , youre paying for the rigth to register it

26. QUESTION:
    Who Owns A Blog Domain Name?
    If I have a blogspot blog with the same name as someone elses website….do they have a right to force you to hand it over to them for admin purposes? IE if there is a site www.abc.com & I start a blog such as www.abc.blogspot .com. Does the company have the right to claim ownership of the blog name?

    • ANSWER:
      Can I use a trademark in my blog’s name or in the title of a blog post : http://www.chillingeffects.org/trademark/faq#QID741

27. QUESTION:
    How can I look up who used to own a domain name?
    Hi. Is there anyway to look up who used to own a domain name. eg. the domain has expired and is now available, but I want to find out who owned it a couple of years ago, before they let it expire. I know that domaintools.com will do it, but I’m looking for something free!

    • ANSWER:
      Looking it up on http://Archive.org might help – and Google indexes a fair amount of Whois data if you use a closed caption “www.domain name.TLD” search

28. QUESTION:
    Who owns website if partner pays for domain name?
    I have a web design client who has been operating with a partner in another country for many years. My client owns the name of their business but her partner created the website and gets the bill for the domain name and is the first point of contact for her clients. She would like me to redesign the website and change the it so that she is the first point of contact on the website but she is very worried that her partner actually owns the website and could shut down the site at any point effectively shutting down her business. They have a healthy relationship but it is suspicious that her partner is the first point of contact and may not be forwarding her all the business that the site is getting.

    I have not handled many web sites yet and I am unsure what to tell her about this. Does anyone know if she legally owns the website even if she doesn’t pay for the domain name. Note that she does own the name of the business. Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks
    Thanks for your answer Nik, the partner overseas handles tours and my client handles setting up the tours and contacting her clients.

    She got involved with her partner a long time ago and I think he knew more about web design than she did so he took on the responsibility of the domain name etc but she has thought that she owned it all this time.

    Having a database for their clients is a good idea. She is just worried that he technically owns the site and could take her business away.

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29. QUESTION:
    Who owns a .com domain name before you buy it? Also, why do you have to buy it?
    I just don’t understand, where exactly the money goes? Can’t you just register it somehow yourself rather than having say, godaddy register it?
    So who owns the DNS Machines i guess is what im getting at. And if its say.. godaddy, then why cant I just have my own little DNS machine?

    • ANSWER:
      nobody owns it. What your paying for is DNS propagation. When you are typing in a web address your computer checks a dns server to see where that url points to (an ip / port of a computer somewhere). What you are actually paying for is the service on all the dns machines to have them say mywebsite.com = 192.168.1.1:22 … that’s all

      like i said, your paying them so they will say your website = your website’s location.

30. QUESTION:
    Who owns all the unregistered domain names?
    When I buy a domain, who is my money going to ?

    • ANSWER:
      As I understand it, until you register a domain name it doesn’t exist. You are basically paying a company for the creation of a domain name.

31. QUESTION:
    Who owns all the domain names on the internet anyway?
    Because I mean…you have to buy them right? Who gets the money for them then? And then….why of all people would THEY get the money for it?

    • ANSWER:
      Each person own their own domain which they have puchessed for a certan amout of time and may be extended.

      They are registered through a domain registry company such as http://www.icanregistry.com/

      Once registered and paid for they are then registered with The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

32. QUESTION:
    how do i find who owns a domain address?
    I registered a domain name a few years back and have not used it, now I do but how on earth do I access it to publish material….I have lost the documents with company from which I bought the domain name?

    • ANSWER:
      Depending on the type of domain, you usually register for 12 months (or sometimes 24 months) at a time. It is probable that your registration of the domain has expired – if you are really unlucky someone else may have it now…
      The best lookup for domains that I know of is the domains tools site:

      http://www.http://whois.domaintools.com/

      That will tell you what company holds the registration (if any) and who (if any) is the technical contact. If you still have it in your name, the registration company you registered it with will be in the report along with your contact details as the technical or admin contact.
      If you are still the registered owner, you will need to log into the registration service control panel to use the domain.
      If you need to register it again, I would recommend registering with Godaddy or 1&1 internet, I wrote an article about the services I use – see the URL below…

33. QUESTION:
    How can I get a domain name that’s already taken?
    I’d like to have a web page using a particular name. It appears to exist currently but only with a holding page; hosted by Yahoo.

    Is it possible to find out if the space is dormant or active, or who owns the domain name? Can it be bought?

    Grateful for helpful replies

    • ANSWER:
      You actually have a couple of options here. The first option is to find the owner of the domain name and offer to buy it from him.

      You can find the owner of the domain name by doing what is called a “Who Is” search on the domain name. The “WhoIs” is basically like the phone book for web address’s. This will display the owners contact information. This will include his name, his phone number, his e-mail address, and his physical address. You can use any of those means to contact the owner. You can complete that search here:

      http://whois.domaintools.com/

      Now I will warn you, it can sometimes get pricey to buy a domain name from a buyer. The reason is because they know you want it, and there are probably others who want it too. If you are not willing to spend too much money on purchasing it from the buyer (which will probably costs you a couple of hundred) you do have another option.

      What you can do is place a “back order” on a domain name. In the event that the domain name expires, and is not renewed by the owner, you will get a notification and the chance to buy it, at a normal price (between -40 depending on who you use). In the case that multiple people back order the same domain name, it will go into an auction and the highest bidder will take home the prize! You can easily find a company of your preference by searching Google.

      http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=back+order+domain+name#hl=en&sa=X&ei=us6KTeTyLO2C0QHOxtzwDQ&ved=0CBsQBSgA&q=backorder+domain+name&spell=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=c770469246f6e773

      I know others have answered this, but I just wanted to give you a full explanation of the options so you know whats available to you.

34. QUESTION:
    Urgent – Can I look up who owned a domain name before the current owner?
    Hi

    Is it possible to lookup ownership history of a .co.uk and .com domain name?

    Example: “guy 1″ buys a domain name and then sells it to “guy 2″ who then sells it to “guy 3″. is it possible to find out the names of “guy 1″ and Guy 2″??

    many thanks

    Adam

    • ANSWER:
      Yes, whois history is available.

      Check out:

      http://web.archive.org/collections/web.html

      This is probably the most comprehensive, but will cost you.

      http://domain-history.domaintools.com/

35. QUESTION:
    Is there a way to find out how many domain names are pointing to a specific name server?
    Basically I am trying to find the contact info for someone who owns a domain name I am intersted in.

    I have noticed that all the whois info is private, but I have also noticed that he has is own nameservers…

    If I can find out what other sites are pointed there, maybe I can do a better job of researching his contact info on his other sites…

    any ideas?

    • ANSWER:
      you could just email postmaster@example.com or admin@example.com and it should get to them. sounds like they don’t want to be contacted though…

36. QUESTION:
    who owns the legacyrecovery.com domain name?

    • ANSWER:
      Based on the link:

      http://www.iwhois.com/index.php?domain=legacyrecovery&tld=com&lookup=Lookup&clean=1

      Domain Name………. legacyrecovery.com
      Creation Date…….. 2003-10-14
      Registration Date…. 2003-10-14
      Expiry Date………. 2009-10-14
      Organisation Name…. Legacy Judgment Recovery
      Organisation Address. 3020 Legacy Drive
      Organisation Address. Suite 100-272
      Organisation Address. Plano
      Organisation Address. 77550
      Organisation Address. Texas
      Organisation Address. UNITED STATES

      Admin Name……….. Adam Sewell
      Admin Address…….. 3020 Legacy Drive
      Admin Address…….. 100-272
      Admin Address…….. Plano
      Admin Address…….. 77550
      Admin Address…….. Texas
      Admin Address…….. UNITED STATES
      Admin Email………. gator_adam AT yahoo DOT com
      Admin Phone………. +1.9728770981
      Admin Fax…………

      Organization Name is the “owner” or legal name holder while Admin Name is supposedly the contact person.

37. QUESTION:
    Who has the rights to claim and sell domain names?
    who basically owns then sells out domain names? why can’t you make up your own domain name for free? and finally can someone point me in the right direction to make a website on your computer but only for your computer (offline)? thanks

    • ANSWER:
      All domains are managed by a non-profit organization called ICANN. In order to become a domain registrar, a company would need to be approved by ICANN and they would have to pay various fees for both the application process and the upkeep of being a domain registrar.

      In order to create a website on your computer, it’s quite simple. Create a new file on notepad, name it as index.html. From there, start coding and put all related files in the same folder as index.html. You can view your website using your browser.

38. QUESTION:
    Domain name/hosting geek squad please?
    When you look up a domain name on Whois, if a domain called mydomain.com is registered through GoDaddy.com, with the Registrant listed as the owners name, who owns the domain?

    If the Whois server is Whois.GoDaddy.com, and the domain servers in listed order are: NS.RACKSPACE.COM and NS2.RACKSPACE.COM, what does all of that mean?

    Is the domain name (mydomain.com) registered to the person/company that created it, or is it a subdomain on somebody else’s web domain? How can you tell when researching the name on Whois?

    What is the difference between the company that a website is registered through (GoDaddy.com) and the domain servers?

    • ANSWER:
      they used godaddy to register it, the owner owns the name

      sometimes you may not know who owns the site, some people may pay extra and have their info hidden, like godaddy’s service domains by proxy

      domain servers are who is hosting it, they do not register the domain in most cases, they just are providing the hosting

39. QUESTION:
    Yahoo resold my active domain name to another person, why?
    I goggled my registered domain name to see who owns it and found out that someone else owns my domain name. I goggled my second registered domain name to see who owns it and found out that the domain is not registered to anyone. Yahoo is charging me for both of these domain names. Why is Yahoo reselling my domain names to other people when the names are registered to me and I am paying for them? I don’t .know how to contact yahoo regarding this matter?

    • ANSWER:
      Because your only supposed to have one. They deleted those two.

40. QUESTION:
    Who owns the internet?
    You know how you have to pay go daddy 12 bucks a year to own a website. Well why is that just hosting fees? So people can access the site? Like who originally owned all the domain names and then decieded to charge people? And what happens if the person hosting the site losing their connection to the internet? Can I just buy that domain name? Who deciedes all this stuff? Bill Gates would be my guess.

    • ANSWER:
      No-one owns the internet, that’s part of the point. Its a load of networks linked together with a common protocol. The money you are paying to GoDaddy is the fee for lease of the domain name.

      Every location on the internet requires a process where the name, for example YourDomain.com, get translated to a number, 64.14.143.57 in this case. The servers that are required to perform this aren’t free to run. After you have this number it will then find a route to the location the website or service is stored/run from. Again the servers that perform this aren’t free to run.

      The “internet” is a industry like most others so a lot of the decisions are take at a industry level, with all the players agreeing to a common set of goals and standards.

41. QUESTION:
    If I cancel the provider of my domain (Who set up my web site) name will I lose my domain name?
    Im about to start my own website using homestead www.homestead.com they will charge me per month and include free with that my own domain name. My question is…… When I want to start my own web site and not use homestead no more and cancel them ie dont pay the will I still be able to retrieve my domain name of them if they set it up and I cancel

    • ANSWER:
      According to the Terms of Service from Homestead [1]:

      “1.3.2 You will be listed as the registrant and administrative contact in connection with your domain name”

      Since you are listed as the registrant, you should be able to transfer the domain name to a new domain name registrar without much trouble. Find a new place (I use omnis.com [2], but anywhere where you can register domain names for under 10 bucks a year should be fine) and contact them about it. They should be happy to assist you in transferring your domain name to their service, especially if you offer to register it through them for 2-3 years.

      By having your domain name registration separate from your hosting, it gives you the ability to change hosting providers at will. You will likely just need to add a CNAME or A record to your DNS and it will redirect all traffic to the new host within 24 hours or so. Your hosting provider will be able to give you information on what you need to set and your domain name provider should provide instructions on how to set it.

42. QUESTION:
    Why can’t i own my Domain name for life?
    Why can’t someone buy a domain name for life? Who owns all the domains?
    Why can’t i pay just a onetime fee for it like i only pay one big fee for my car and own it for life like i own my car for life with out any payments?

    • ANSWER:
      Business and other, nobody goes out and buys a bunch of space to add to the internet unless they do it as an investment, charity, or a gov agency to keep the system from crashing…Something about how the internet and stored information is provided and accessed, that’s why there is talk of a new internet, with a different setup, I think everything must be stored on a drive somewhere… they are trying to change that or something? The system is getting backed up and slowed down because of all of the stuff it has to organize or something, I’m technologically illiterate… but it’s the vague idea. System overload.

43. QUESTION:
    Why must I pay Yahoo .95 a month for a domain when I also have to pay Melbourne IT who owns the domain?
    I thought I would reactivate my web page which used to be on earthlink, but signed up with Yahoo this time. They offered .99 for the first month, then .95 a month thereafter. I found that I had to get the name redelegated – but not from Earthlink. A company named Melbourne IT manages all domain names and I must pay them also, it seems. I am so confused. Plus — he .95 a month only covers a one-page website unless I upgrade to a higher rate! I don’t know how to proceeed without getting ripped off.

    • ANSWER:
      contact yahoo directly you should not have to pay twice

44. QUESTION:
    Where can I find domain name investors who might be interested in buying my .co.uk domain names?
    I have some .co.uk domain names that have been professionally valued at around £5000 each by sedo.com, and I want to dispose of them quickly. I will accept offers of 66% of the appraised market value. How can I contact domain name investors who might be interested in obtaining these names for a bargain price?

    Specifically:
    adultfilm.co.uk (valued at £6200)
    xxxfilm.co.uk (valued at £5000)
    porn-video.co.uk (valued at £5000)
    school-girl.co.uk (valued at £8700)
    bluemovie.org (valued at £1000)

    I also own some domain names which have not yet been valued, but which I would also llike to dispose of:
    adultfilm.org.uk
    adultfilm.tv
    blue-movie.info
    blue-movie.org.uk
    blue-movie.tv
    busty.org.uk
    busty.st
    erotica.st
    free-porn.org.uk
    naturalwonders.co.uk
    porn-free.co.uk
    porn-video.org.uk
    xxxfilm.biz
    xxxfilm.org.uk

    • ANSWER:
      the best site for that in the US is …..

      http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/default.asp

      you can buy and sell, also but your name on the list!

45. QUESTION:
    who owns single letter domain names a.com through z.com?
    Is there a list somewhere on the internet?
    x.com is owned by eBay. So single letter domains can be owned.
    I know I can look at whois but most don’t come up. Why not?

    • ANSWER:
      The best answer is:
      go to www.whois.com
      type the name of the domain
      hit enter(mac) or return (pc)

46. QUESTION:
    Techies, Geeks, Puzzlers, Researchers, Lawyers: Who owns Vertical Axis, a dominant domain buyer?
    This company is an enigma, and I am certain one of the brains on the net can help break the mystery of who owns them.

    A bit of history: They have been in various internet news articles for successfully buying the domain names of products and companies and winning the right to own them, in court. And, apparently a lot of individuals have found their domains sold to that group or person when domain registrars have sometimes sold domains at auction.

    The question is, who are they?
    And, can they own these domains?

    O.k., I admit I am not a researcher or internet savvy enough to know how to do anything more than superficial searches, but, in all of my searches, I have not been able to find out a single individual’s name associated with their company other than their lawyer’s, some geeks I have talked to have speculated that perhaps they are a registrar buying up the good and valuable names for resale. And, I have found them as having at least 2 countries other than the US as their address locations. -The only number I could find was in one of those countries, but my calls would never go through. SO I called the US wmbassy for the country it was based in and they said that they did not recognize something about the number leading them to think maybe it was a cell phone.

    So, a bunch of unanswered questions, fo me, making the mystery all the more complex. Please help me solve it.

    And, by the way, I don’t just have idle curiosity, they bought one of my domains that my registrar at first rold me was available for me to transfer to another registrar, which was my plan, but it never came available, and then, after the sale was done, it came to light how -auction, without my having had the chance they had pretty clearly seemed to indicate that I would.

    I actually want to try to buy my domain back from these people or this person, but they haven’t answered any emails and my calls for some reason won’t go through on the overseas number they have listed.

    • ANSWER:
      1st ANSWER!!! ya!!!!!!!!!!!!

47. QUESTION:
    Domain name (not) available?
    OK, I’m having a “deet dee dee” moment…a few years back I’m pretty sure I registered a domain name for my currently defunct company. BUt now I want to start it back up again and thus want to use that same domain name. It’s been about 4 yrs since the site was up and running and I figured the domain name would have expired by now. Problem is, when I go to register the domain name, I’m told it’s not available but when I type the addy in, I get a “page not found” error.

    How do I find out who owns this domain name or if I still do and if so, how can I reactivate it?

    • ANSWER:

48. QUESTION:
    who owns job@invalda-groupmain.com?
    who owns the domain name invalda-groupmain.com

    • ANSWER:
      Probably invalda-group does. Try www.whois.net

49. QUESTION:
    What to do if I buy a domain name off somebody?
    Hi,

    I just agreed to buy a domain name from an individual who owns the rights. What do I do to insure I have all the rights to it? Do I just take his screenname and password from his registrar?

    • ANSWER:
      Once you own the domain name, you own the rights to it. What domain name registrar does that individual use? Sign up for an account with that registrar, which would be free.

      Ask the domain seller to do an account transfer to transfer your domain to your account.

      P.S. Taking his screenname and password does not make the domain name yours. Unless you configure the Address and relevnt info to your own, in that account. But the above way is how it is done.

50. QUESTION:
    How do I get a domain name?
    I’m starting a web based company (like everyone else!)
    But I see that the name that I wanted for my address is already taken, by a really large company.

    My question is can someone share with me, in the most simple and direct way (please dumb this down for me), how does internet domain names function?

    Who owns the name???

    What gave them the right to own it???

    How do I go about to buy a domain name?

    Thanks so much!

    By the way, the domain name that I want is www.bubblegum.com

    • ANSWER: