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- 1. How many characters and what characters can a registered domain name include?
- 2. Where can I get Contact Information related to domain names that are already registered?
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- 1. How many characters and what characters can a registered domain name include? -
Top - Domain names have a variety of basic rules.
.COM, .NET and .ORG Domain Names
.COM - to be used for commercial and personal sites
.NET - recommended for companies involved in Internet infrastructure
.ORG - recommended for not-for-profit organizations
Use only letters, numbers, or hyphen ("-")
Cannot begin or end with a hyphen
Must have less than 63* characters, not including .COM, .NET and .ORG
* .com, .net and .org domain names exceeding a total of 26 characters are supported by most web browsers. However, certain web browsers, email programs and other Internet related applications may not support domain names over 26 characters.
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- 2. Where can I get Contact Information related to domain names that are already registered? -
Top To find Contact Information associated with a registered domain name, you can perform a WHOIS query by clicking here.
In the Check It field, type the domain name you would like to find information for. Click the Check It button to submit the query.
If the domain name is already registered, a link to the domain name will appear on the screen. By clicking on this link, you can connect to a page on which contact and other WHOIS information is displayed for the domain name.
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