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March 26th, 2005, 04:01 PM
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Who in this messed up world decides who can have what domain name? I'm a little confused. All these people offer domain names, but how can they offer them. is there like sme secret world internet branch that decides this? jk lol
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March 26th, 2005, 04:04 PM
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What in the heck are you talking about?
Are you asking a question?
If so why in the heck did you give a link to your site?
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March 26th, 2005, 04:06 PM
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Yeah, I am asking a question and to comfort you I took the freakin' link off. | |
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March 26th, 2005, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by compjason Yeah, I am asking a question and to comfort you I took the freakin' link off. | Ok, hum...I just did not understand why you had the link but ok.
As for your question, I'm not sure who regulates it.
I guess I would be curious to know also. | |
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March 26th, 2005, 05:28 PM
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Alright, yea i can see why you thought that. Sorry 'bout my language there. Anyone else? | |
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March 26th, 2005, 05:47 PM
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March 26th, 2005, 05:53 PM
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There are different organizations that regulate domains. ICANN is the one that was* in charge of the .com, .net, and .org domains (now operated by Verisign and some other company whose name I can't remember). All of the domains that end in country codes (.cc, .tv, .us, .ws, .uk, etc.) are controlled by organizations setup by each respective country. As far as deciding who gets each domain name; usually if there is a conflict - say, someone buys "www.maytag.com" and then wants to sell it to Maytag for $1,000,000, usually the matter is arbitrated by the controlling organization. Since usually the only domains people are interested in are the "big three" - .com, .net, and .org, the main organization is ICANN (see link in above post). Most organizations allow anyone to purchase a domain with them, regardless of nationality or use for the domain (everything from computer stores to forums to erotic material are allowed on most domain extensions). Again, the country-coded domain names can have different rules - China doesn't allow a lot of things that the USA or UK allow.
Just curious, why do you ask about this? Are you interested in purchasing a domain or something? If so, you can find a fairly comprehensive list of authorized domain registrars simply by googling "Domain Registrar."
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March 26th, 2005, 06:00 PM
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FE I think he just may be curious about it. | |
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March 26th, 2005, 11:32 PM
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No, I am curious about buying a domain name. I was just wondering about the history crud. Well thanks! I appreciate it. | |
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March 26th, 2005, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by elroy |
Hey Elroy, How come the links dont work? It says this page cannot be displayed
I know the links are legitimate because I've seen 'em elsewhere but... | |
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