Saturday, August 30, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".info.ro" domains.

You can now register a Romanian domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Romanian domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Romanian domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Romanian domain name registrar.

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Friday, August 29, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".net.gh" domains.

You can now register a Ghana domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Ghana domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Ghana domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Ghana domain name registrar.

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".gov.ki" domains.

You can now register a Kiribati domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Kiribati domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Kiribati domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Kiribati domain name registrar.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".dm" domains.

You can now register a Dominican domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Dominican domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Dominican domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Dominican domain name registrar.

Background

.dm is the country code top-level domain for Dominica.

The ccTLD for Dominica, meaning the Country Code Top-Level Domain, is .dm. It is administrated and managed by the DotDM Corporation and is sponsored by the University of Puerto Rico. The domain name .dm first appeared in the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica in 1997, all due to the Domini Corporation. This was due to the increased use of the Internet which led to a high demand for Domain names. It was set to benefit the nation in both a social and an economic level.

A local presence is not needed to register a .dm Domain name, this meaning that it would be useful for those living in places such as Europe and North America. It makes good use for Travel and Tourism and International Businesses.

Not too long in the past on February 2nd, 2001, two groups signed a Domain Name Services Agreement. These were the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica and the DotDM Corporation. It was a ten year agreement, opening the domain name to a world-wide audience. Dominica is a sovereign nation. It offers great economic opportunities and this is why it is important that all countries are allow to obtain a .dm domain name. It can open the eyes of people to this wonderful country.

Though not heavily used, there are no restrictions placed on who can register third-level Domain Names. These can be used to make the name more specific to its job. Examples of these can be net.dm and org.dm, yet these along with .com.dm can be automatically included.


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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".www.ro" domains.

You can now register a Romanian domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Romanian domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Romanian domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Romanian domain name registrar.

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Monday, August 25, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".gb.net" domains.

You can now register a Centralnic British domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Centralnic British domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Centralnic British domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Centralnic British domain name registrar.

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Sunday, August 24, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".lu" domains.

You can now register a Luxembourgian domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Luxembourgian domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Luxembourgian domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Luxembourgian domain name registrar.

Background

The ccTLD, meaning Internet country code top-level domain, for Luxembourg is .lu and is administered by Restena who take responsibility for management. This domain name was given to Restena as the main registrar in 1992 by IANA. It is a national network for education and research of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Below shows two graphs which illustrate the statistics of the .lu domain name. The first graph is showing the total number amount of registered .lu domain names, and records it year by tear. The second graph shows the statistics on a monthly basis.

Graph of total number of registered .lu domain names

The total number of domain names in June 2009 was 45223.


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Saturday, August 23, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".gr" domains.

You can now register a Greek domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Greek domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Greek domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Greek domain name registrar.

Background

In charge of maintaining the ccTLD of Greece (.gr) is The Registry of .gr Domain names. They are a department of the Institute of Computer Science of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas. They received this role thanks to EETT. This ccTLD was registered in 1987 by FORTH-ICS, their expertise helping create a newer and better infrastructure throughout the years.

Though having been around for a long time, it was only since 2005 that it was possible for domain names to contain Greek Characters, known as IDN's. It doesn't need any special plug-ins to seen these IDN domain names in newer browsers, and companies like Windows are working hard to make sure all their Internet Explorers accept them. On this topic, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows IDN's. To find out more, please visit Microsoft's website.

Domain names which consist of alpha arithmetic characters which match lower/ upper case, unpunctuated or punctuated are called by the name of Homograph. These can be shown in the following examples: "eett.gr" and "εεττ.gr" appear equal, similar with capital letters "EETT.gr" and "ΕΕΤΤ.gr". Whether you want to allow homographs or not is up to the registrant of the domain names, and it is also up to them which homographs are activated. A fee must be paid for these homographs.

To register a .gr ccTLD, the following must happen:

  • After the application is submitted, the domain name is checked by the .gr registry. Once this has happened, it will be active within three hours. It is temporary and does not give any rights over the name.
  • EETT finally examines the applications within twenty days. From here they can either reject or accept it.

To keep the domain names much more organised, sub-domains are available:

  • com.gr: - For Commercial use
  • edu.gr: For Educational use
  • net.gr: For the use of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and network providers
  • org.gr: For non-profit organisations
  • gov.gr: For Government use, no exceptions.


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Friday, August 22, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".com.mt" domains.

You can now register a Maltan domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Maltan domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Maltan domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Maltan domain name registrar.

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".aero" domains.

You can now register a .aero domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All .aero domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for .aero domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another .aero domain name registrar.

Background

.aero (aeroplane) is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internet's Domain Name System. It is the first gTLD based on a single industry, and is reserved for aviation-related businesses. It was created in 2002 and is operated by SITA. There is also a Dot Aero Council created and controlled by SITA.

The .aero domain is reserved for companies, organizations, associations, government agencies, and individuals in aviation and related industries.

As such, just like .com one can register any site under .aero, as long as one states at registration time for the .aero ID that one has something to do with aviation.

Currently, two-letter codes under .aero are reserved for airlines according to the IATA Airline Designators, while three-letter codes are reserved for airports, according to the IATA airport codes.

Registrations are processed via accredited registrars.

The .aero domain name was appr! oved for a 5-year term expiring December 17, 2006 as part of a "proof of concept" of new TLD's. SITA has applied for renewal of this agreement. The agreement was extended in October 2006 for another six month term until June 17, 2007 and again in June 2007 until December 17, 2007.[dated info]


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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".nl" domains.

You can now register a Dutch domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Dutch domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Dutch domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Dutch domain name registrar.

Background

.nl is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Netherlands.

Being the first country code top-level domain name (ccTLD) to be registered, the .nl domain name for the Netherlands has become the 4th most popular domain name for registrants as put forward by the VeriSign Domain Name Industry in their quarterly tallies, with over three million registrants.

From 1986 the .nl domain name was operated and sponsored by the 'Piet Beertema of the Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica'; however, the domain have been delegated to the Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland (SDIN).

It is possible for registrants to apply for a .nl domain name directly at second level. This has been possible since 2003. However, it is also possible for individuals to register at a third level under second level labels. Some of these second level labels are as follows:

  • .aero
  • .biz
  • .cat
  • .coop
  • .jobs
  • .mobi
  • .museum
  • .name
  • .pro
  • .tel
  • .travel

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".com.cy" domains.

You can now register a Cypriot domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Cypriot domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Cypriot domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Cypriot domain name registrar.

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Monday, August 18, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".ns.ca" domains.

You can now register a Canadian domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Canadian domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Canadian domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Canadian domain name registrar.

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Sunday, August 17, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".jobs" domains.

You can now register a .jobs domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All .jobs domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for .jobs domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another .jobs domain name registrar.

Background

.jobs is a top-level internet domain format approved by ICANN on April 8, 2005 as a sponsored TLD as part of the second group of new TLD applications submitted in 2004. It is restricted to employment-related sites. It entered the root in September, 2005, and began accepting registrations later in the year.

The intended use is for companies and organizations to register some version of their corporate names in the .jobs domain and use it for a site specifically aimed at those seeking employment with that company, as distinguished from general corporate and marketing sites in other top level domains such as .com. For instance, asda.jobs is a site giving information about jobs available at British supermarket chain Asda. The licensed operator of the .jobs domain format is Employ Media LLC.

It has been suggested that subdomains of other domains, such as jobs.example.com, can be used without requiring any new registrations on the! part of the companies involved. However, companies have not standardized on any such scheme for naming their job sites, so the proponents of .jobs feel it can gain a market presence by allowing recruiters to communicate a simple, direct URL destination of employment opportunities to job seekers.

The rules of registration in .jobs are designed to prevent abuses by non-qualified parties by way of its validating each request for registration. Unlike .com and most other top-level domains, .jobs does not offer real-time registrations.


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Saturday, August 16, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".sch.jo" domains.

You can now register a Jordanian domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Jordanian domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Jordanian domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Jordanian domain name registrar.

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Friday, August 15, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".net.et" domains.

You can now register a Ethiopian domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Ethiopian domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Ethiopian domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Ethiopian domain name registrar.

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".rs" domains.

You can now register a Serbian domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Serbian domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Serbian domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Serbian domain name registrar.

Background

.rs is the ccTld for Serbia

Only local legal entities can become accredited registrars. If a foreign company wants to become a registrar, that could be done through a branch office registered for operations in Serbia or by signing a contract on business cooperation with some of already existing registrars.

".rs" is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Serbia. The letters of ".rs" stand for Republika Srbija which is Serbian for Republic of Serbia. Registration of the domain names with ".rs" extension commenced on March 10, 2008.

Following the decision on 26 September 2006 by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency to allocate RS as the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Serbia IANA assigned ".rs" as ccTLD for Serbia. This decision followed the June 2006 split of Serbia and Montenegro into two separate countries. Along with the Montenegrin ME, RS replaces the code YU which was assigned to the former Serbia and Montenegro as a legal successor of Yugoslavia, which was the original holder of YU domain.

Registration renewal for .YU domains ended the 4th of may 2009. A total of 4,051 ".yu" domains were renewed before that and these ccTLD's will remain active online until the 30 September 2009. This is due to that ICANN resolved that the former ".yu" domain is to be operated temporarily by the Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names, the operators of the new .rs domain registry.

In order to promote the use of the new national domain, RNIDS launched a new campaign on the 1st of June that last until the 31st of August 2009. The idea is to offer even cheaper prices for "in.rs" domain registrations. During this time, Registrars who participate in the campaign will be charged 150 RSD per registered "in.rs" domain.

The Registry for National Internet Domain of Serbia (RNIDS) was founded on July 8, 2006 by the Ministry of Science and a group made up of 34 organizations interested in the domain space. The process of registering ".rs" domains for end users is performed through a numbers of registrars.

In order to become a registrar an organization must meet the following criteria:

1. be a legal entity located in Serbia;

2. register, renew or transfer at least 200 domain-years every year during which it performs its duties as the registrar.

3. have technical and administrative capacities for performing services of domain registration in accordance with the Basic requirements for registrars of ".rs" domains, Technical and administrative requirements for registrars of ".rs" domains and other specifications published by RNIDS;

4. successfully carry out the process of testing administrative and technical capacities for performing domain registration services within a 30-day period from the date of signing the Contract for performing ".rs" domain registrations;

The available second level domains (2LD's) for the domain space ".rs" are:

co.rsOnly commercial non profit organizations can register ".co.rs"
edu.rs Only educational organizations can register ".edu.rs" domains.
org.rs All other non-commercial organizations can register ".org.rs" domains
in.rs Intended for citizens of Serbia
ac.rs (delegated) - intended for academic and research network of Serbia.
gov.rs (delegated) - intended for state institutions of the Republic of Serbia.

Foreign organizations can register second level domains but notice that the administrative contact for those domains has to reside and be registered in Serbia. The registrant must hence submit proof of this.

It should be noted that RNIDS is not responsible for settling any disputes regarding registered ".rs" domains. According to common global practice, RNIDS has regulated settling possible disputes regarding the ownership of registered ".rs" domains through a arbitrage process. Arbitrage is a cheaper, faster cheaper and a more efficient process of settling disputes instead of summoning parties to court. To read more about this process navigate to http://www.nic.rs and locate the "Rulebook on Arbitrage Proceedings for Settling Disputes Arising out of the Registration of .rs Domains".


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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".io" domains.

You can now register a British Indian Ocean Territory domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All British Indian Ocean Territory domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for British Indian Ocean Territory domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another British Indian Ocean Territory domain name registrar.

Background

.io is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Internationalized domain names may also be registered (see details).


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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".info.ki" domains.

You can now register a Kiribati domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Kiribati domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Kiribati domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Kiribati domain name registrar.

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Monday, August 11, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".name.az" domains.

You can now register a Azerbaijani domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Azerbaijani domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Azerbaijani domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Azerbaijani domain name registrar.

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Sunday, August 10, 2014

BB Online Domain Information Update ".hn" domains.

You can now register a Honduran domain today.

Once the domain is registered

All Honduran domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Honduran domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but BB Online make no charge to transfer a domain to another Honduran domain name registrar.

Background

The Republic of Honduras has been issued the ccTLD ".hn", registrations under .hn are available to anyone on a first-come first-served basis. You don't need a local presence in Honduras to register under .hn, but if you are registering a domain name for a company, you must be able to provide proof that the company has been registered. The registry state:

"in case that the applicant is a Legal person; the applicant must demonstrate proof of legal constitution of the company"

The minimum number of characters for a Honduras domain name is 3, although the registry suggest 5, and the maximum is 63, although the registry suggest 24 for practical purposes.

Registrations are made directly under the second level ".hn", for example your-domain-name.hn. When registering a .hn domain name, the registry state that a letter of request, on letterheaded paper, signed and sealed by the company's legal representative is sent to the registry. This can be sent by post, fax or email.

If you want to register a hn domain name, please contact us and we can discuss the letter of application the registry request.

There are some prohibited names, a domain name can't match an existing internet protocol, for example the following domain names are reserved:

  • Population is estimated to be 7,483,763 people
  • Gross Domestic Product is $12.279 billion US Dollars
  • Languages recognised in Honduras are Spanish


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