Practical guides to understand how domain names work, from registration and data checks to recovering expiring domains.
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Registering a domain
From choosing a name and extension to registration: the foundations for a solid online presence.
- What is a domain?
- Why register a domain?
- Choosing the right domain name
- New registration, purchase or backorder?
7 articles
Whois
How to read Whois data, check a domain and understand privacy, history and available tools.
- What is Whois?
- Whois for major extensions
- How to hide data from Whois
- How to run Whois from the command line
8 articles
Backorder
Expiration, deletion and recovery: the practical path for tracking and acquiring dropping domains.
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