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what is the difference between registering a domain name and actually buying one?
Posted by: noob ()
Date: July 17, 2009 12:50PM

i am trying to register a domain, but i do not understand the difference between registering one and buying one? if i register one can i lose it after the period is up or do i have first refusal to renew it?

thanks

noob

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Re: what is the difference between registering a domain name and actually buying one?
Posted by: pgens ()
Date: July 17, 2009 12:59PM

There is no buying a domain name. You could register one and pay the renewal fees up-front for a hundred years and kind of "buy" it that way I guess.

You can keep it as long as you renew it. If you don't renew it then someone else can register it and you are SOL. Check out meadeskelton.com as an example... he didn't pay in time and now he has to register meadeskelton.org .

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Re: what is the difference between registering a domain name and actually buying one?
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: July 17, 2009 01:23PM

pgens Wrote:
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> You can keep it as long as you renew it. If you
> don't renew it then someone else can register it
> and you are SOL. Check out meadeskelton.com as an
> example... he didn't pay in time and now he has to
> register meadeskelton.org .

lol! pwn3d.


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."095042938540

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Re: what is the difference between registering a domain name and actually buying one?
Posted by: ffxstoner ()
Date: July 17, 2009 09:10PM

Its the same shit. You sound like a nub i would buy a shared hosting plan and most of them give you 1 or 2 free domains to register.

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