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A Virtual Domain means having your own domain name (http://www.your-name.com) without having to install expensive server hardware and software. With a Virtual Domain, you utilize our server's storage space, however you are still professionally represented via your own personal Internet web address domain name (www.your-name.com) and by your own personal e-mail address domain name (you@your-name.com). Please see the naming guidelines or email us for assistance! You should check InterNIC's "WHOIS" service to make sure that your desired domain name is available.

InterNIC is a registered service mark of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The InterNic.com site is being hosted by Network Solutions, Inc. on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

ICANN is the new non-profit corporation that is assuming responsibility from the U.S. Government for coordinating certain Internet technical functions, including the management of Internet domain name system. More information about ICANN can be found at http://www.icann.org.

No. The InterNIC is a concept for an integrated network information center that was developed by several companies, including Network Solutions, in cooperation with the U.S. Government. The InterNic.com site is being hosted by Network Solutions, Inc. on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Under a recent agreement with the U.S. Government, Network Solutions is transitioning from the use of the word "InterNIC" in connection with its products and services. InterNIC is a registered service mark of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Network Solutions is now a VeriSign Company.

If you choose to have IDesigns LLC register a new domain name for you, the cost will be $25.00 per year, per name. You may, however, use any name registration company that you want at their current pricing - but you will need to take care of completing these registrations... Select the "I will handle my own registration" option on our sign up form and we will provide you with the name server information needed to complete your paperwork.

Yes, you will be able to access the domain address with or without the "www" in front of the domain name. Example: [http://www.your-name.com] or [http://your-name.com] is acceptable, whichever you prefer.

No, you will need local Internet access in order to maintain your web site and retrieve email addressed to your site, such as Earthlink, ATT, CompuServe, SNET, etc.

Yes, in most cases we can, unless you have a specific registration company that you would like to deal with, or if you are registering a domain name that does not end in .com, .net or .org or if the name you would like to use is country specific such as .uk, or .de, etc. Domain names ending in .edu must be registered directly through Network Solutions and must be a 4 year, degree-granting college or university.

Yes, just be sure to specify that you are requesting a transfer and NOT a new domain. You should keep your hosting service with your current provider active while waiting for the transfer process to be completed. We will provide you with an IP address so you can upload the site on our server. All email and web pages will still be accessed from your current site. After the completion of the transfer there is an approximate 72 hour propagation period where visitors could go to either site. At the end of the 72 hours you should contact your previous host to have them delete the old domain account from their records and update their DNS records. If you use this same provider for your Internet access you may not be able to access your domain site until they update their DNS. Please Note: When we file a modification with Network Solutions, one of the current listed contacts must ok the change. They will will send an email that you must ok to have the modification of your domain name records completed. If the contact email on your domain has changed from the time you originally registered it, you will need to fax an authorization to complete the process using a tracking number we will provide upon request. In some cases, for both Network Solutions and other Registration Services, you may have been provided with a login and password to access your domain name registration information or may need to update your name records by other means. In these cases you will be provided with our name server information and technical contact information.

Yes we can house any foreign extensions. We do not do the registration of these but can provide the nameservers so you can register them yourself. A copy of the completed registration should then be forwarded to IDesigns by email or postal mail.

Once your new domain name has been registered it should be responding to our servers within 24 hours. If the name is being transferred from another hosting company it usually takes about 72-hours before it is actively responding to our servers. All Internet providers must update their records (DNS tables) to reflect the new site's location. Since not all dial-in providers update DNS tables on a daily basis this process could take longer than 3 days.

Files must be transferred to the web server via File Transfer Protocol (FTP). If you need FTP, mail, or other Internet software, visit Shareware.com. Shareware.com is a source for the latest Internet applications with ratings and reviews to help you decide which application is best suited for your needs. A small FTP tutorial is also available for beginner users who may not be familiar with FTP.

You have unlimited access via FTP 24-hours a day. As such, you can create and maintain your web pages on your own computer and upload files to your web site at your leisure.

Yes, you can use your account for commercial purposes as long as our policy is followed.

New accounts paid by credit card are generally set up within 20 minutes from the time we receive your order, but up to 24 hours is possible. Accounts that are to be paid by check will not be activated until payment has been received by IDesigns. Once an account is set up an activation notice will be sent to you via email including your user-ID, password, IP address and FTP hostname. You can begin uploading files to your new web site immediately. The IP address can be used to access a site via the web browser of FTP prior to the completion of either domain registration or domain modification.

Yes, tech support is available 7 days a week 24 hours per day, but we encourage our customers in need of assistance to send e-mail to IDesigns with questions or concerns about their web site, or visit our on-line support area. Help with CGI programming problems are limited to the installed features at this time.

Yes, we do allow you to create subdirectories which you can use to offer friends or clients space as long as its within our policy guidelines, But we do not point domain names to sub-directories of accounts, nor do we allow the use of scripts or services which have the same result (please read our policy). We feel our services are priced competitively so that all domain names may have their own accounts.

You are given a generous amount of traffic, but in the unlikely event you need more, the charge is $12.00 per gigabyte per month.

Yes, for a one time $10.00 setup fee, each additional domain name can be pointed to your main account domain name. Mail will also respond to aliased names, however "parked" or aliased names do not have their own mail systems.

This hosting option is only available to current IDesigns customers and additional domain registration is not needed. Third level domains are fully featured hosting accounts which include their own storage limits and mail systems.