* Have no special registration conditions, i.e. anyone can register
* Use only letters, numbers, or hyphen ("-")
* Cannot begin or end with a hyphen
* Length cannot exceed 63 characters in total (not including extension)
* Must have at least 2 characters
* Can not include spaces
* Are not case sensitive
*Can not include spaces intended to be used for both commercial and personal sites
*Subdomains may not be registered - you must own bar then ask your hosting administrator to set up the subdomain
1.Once a domain name is registered, who is the legal registrant of that domain name?
When a domain name is registered, the "registrant" exclusively contracts the use of the domain name. However, there is no permanent registrant for any domain name. The "registrant" of a domain name is the original administrative contact listed at the time of registration, regardless of whether the administrative contact information has been changed since then. In other words, the registrant of a domain name is the individual whose name and contact information were initially associated with the username and password profile for the domain name. If the administrative contact information has been changed since the original registration, the most recent administrative contact information entered will be visible in the WHOIS record. However, this information may not be that of the actual registrant of the domain name.
2.You can use your newly registered domain name to set up email or web hosting services with Freeparking or other providers.
However, you are not required to do anything with your domain name, that is you may purchase a domain name and just have it parked for future use, or to protect it and prevent others from registering it.
You can also use Freeparking's Free Single Page Site to set up your own 1 page website.
3.Once the Registry announces that your domain name has been registered (or transferred, if applicable), which usually takes less than 1 hour then it takes up to a further 72 hours before it is active.
All Internet providers must update their records (DNS tables) to reflect new site locations. This is called propagation.
4.Your domain name will remain yours as long as you continue to pay your registration fees.
5.Domain names will be cancelled automatically if they are not renewed by the renewal date. Cancelling a domain name will result in any Email or Website using the domain name to cease operating.
Upon cancellation, the domain name is transferred to the cancelled names pool for 90 days.
Domain Names in the cancelled pool can be reinstated by the original Registrant upon payment of the outstanding renewal fee.
After 90 days, cancelled domain names will be returned to the available pool, so others may register them.
Its important to renew your domain name on or before the renewal date to ensure you retain it, and services like Email or WebHosting are not disabled when the domain name is cancelled.