| 1. |
Who
owns the domain names I register through SearchBC.Com?
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The
owner of the domain name is the Organization Contact
listed by the registrant at the time the user name and
password are created on our system. If there is no Organization
name, the name of the individual listed as the Organization
contact is the owner. |
| 2. |
Once I've registered my domain name with SearchBC.Com
how do I get it to work with my web site? |
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If
you currently have a web site you will need to make
arrangements with your service provider to host the
DNS and set up their servers to handle your new domain.
To change your domain name DNS information (names of
your Internet Service Provider's server(s) to point
your domain name to) go to http://hosting.searchbc.com/login/#Domain
to login to the domain name manager. SearchBC.Com is
now offering web site hosting starting at $19.95/mnth+GST,
click here
to check out the cost effective web hosting packages
we offer. |
| 3.
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Do
I have to sign any other service contract in order to
take advantage of SearchBC.Com domain name registration
pricing and the free services offered with domain name
registrations? |
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No.
SearchBC.Com does not require you to sign any other
service contract in order to take advantage of domain
name pricing. As part of registering a domain name,
as with other world wide domain name registrars (such
as register.com and networksolutions.com), you are required
to agree to a domain name registration terms of service
agreement but the agreement does not bind you to any
other service contract. SearchBC.Com is offering web
site hosting starting at $19.95/mnth+GST but this
is offered as an option only. |
| 4. |
What
type of domain name registations does SearchBC.Com offer? |
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Currently
we offer .ca, .cc, .com, .info, .net, .org, .uk and
.tv domain name registrations. We will expand our domain
name offerings as new domain name designations are released
by the central domain name registration authority. |
| 5. |
What
is a .ca domain name? |
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A
.ca domain name is a globally recognized domain name
specifically identified as Canadian. |
| 6. |
Who
can register a .ca domain name? |
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Any resident of Canada. All earlier restrictions and
requirements for .ca qualification have been removed. |
| 7. |
Are
Canadian Provincial domain name designations still available?
(ie.: .bc.ca, .on.ca etc.) |
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Yes, but if the some domain name has already been registered
as a .ca it will not be available for registration under
a provincial designation. |
| 8. |
How
long do .ca registrations take? |
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.ca registration applications are immediate using the
SearchBC.Com registration system. The registration completion
process is a 3 level process, please see the top
of this page for details. |
| 9. |
Is
there an annual fee for .ca registrations? |
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Yes,
recently CIRA changed .ca registration protocol to include
an annual fee. This fee is now applicable to all domain
name registrations with a provincial or federal (.ca)
designation no matter what date they were originally
registered. |
| 10. |
What
is a .uk domain name? |
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A
.uk domain name is a globally recognized domain name
specifically identified as originating in the United
Kingdom. The extensions .co.uk and .org.uk are available
for general use. |
| 11. |
Who
can register a .uk domain name? |
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Almost
anyone, a. .uk domain name registration is not restricted,
but the UK registry reserves the right to deny registrations
if the domain does not meet the rules laid down by the
UK registry. |
| 12. |
What
is a .tv domain name? |
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.tv
is the Top Level Domain (TLD) for the country of Tuvalu,
a small Pacific Island. Through an agreement with the
country of Tuvalu, the California company dotTV became
the exclusive registry for .tv domain names. |
| 13. |
Who
can register a .tv domain name? |
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.tv
names are available to anyone for general use. |
| 13. |
What
is a .cc domain name? |
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The
.cc domain is the Top Level Domain (TLD) for Cocos (Keeling
Islands), which has also come to represent "Chinese
Corporation" and "Country Club," etc. |
| 14. |
Who
can register a .cc domain name. |
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Anyone. |
| 15. |
Why
is this service so inexpensive? |
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SearchBC.Com
Communications and New Media Data Marketing Inc. have
become a domain name registrar. In doing this we secured
wholesale domain name pricing and have decided to offer
domain names to the public at a low cost. |
| 16. |
Are
domain name registered through SearchBC.Com real Internet
domain names? |
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Yes,
there is only one world domain name registry for .com,
.org, .net domain names. Recently the registry has authorized
many registrars. Domain names registered with SearchBC.Com
are authentic Internet domain names. |
| 17. |
How
do I change the contact information of the domain name
I registered with you? |
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You
can use our Domain Name Manager to change any of the
domain name registration information specific to the
domain name(s) you've registered through us. Go to http://hosting.searchbc.com/login/#Domain
to login to the domain name manager. |
| 18. |
What
are the annual fees for domain names registered through
SearchBC.Com? |
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Annual
fees are the same as initial registration fees + GST
per each year you wish to register the domain name for.
We offer the ability to register a domain name for up
to 10 years. |
| 19. |
Can
I transfer my domain name to SearchBC.Com to take advantage
of low cost domain name registration renewal fees and
other free services you offer to domain name registrants?
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Yes,
this is called a "domain name registrar transfer".
In order to do this we need to bill you for a one year
registration. This allows you to transfer your domain
names over to us as the registrar (you remain the owner
of the domain name) and adds a 1 year registration extension
on to your domain name registration (ie. if you move
a domain name over that is 6 months away from renewal,
after you pay us the 1 year renewal fee and are transferred
to us, you won't have to renew your registration for
1 year and 6 months). Click here
to initiate a domain name registrar transfer. |
| 20. |
Can
I register a domain name with SearchBC.com without having
a web site? |
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Yes,
we offer free domain name parking specifically for companies
and individuals who don't want a web site at this time,
but want to use their domain name for email. See question
#17 for details regarding domain name parking. |
| 21. |
Can
SearchBC.Com help me if I want to setup a new web site
or host an existing web site? |
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Yes,
SearchBC.Com offers web site hosting starting at $19.95/mnth
+ GST, click here to see
web site hosting package details. |
| 22. |
What
is domain name parking? |
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Domain
name parking is the service that we provide to people
who register a domain name and don't have a web site
to point it to. This allows people to reserve the domain
name for future web use and continue to use it for email.
Domain name parking is not the same as domain or web
site hosting. Click here
if you have registered a domain name with SearchBC.Com
and want to request your FREE POP mail and email alias
accounts to be setup. |
| 23. |
Is
there another method of payment other than credit card
payment to purchase a domain name from SearchBC? |
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No,
we apologize for any inconvenience to those who wish
to pay using an alternate method. Online credit card
payment allows to keep the cost of processing domain
names down, and enables us to pass savings on to the
customer. |
| 24. |
Who
is the Technical contact of domain names I register
through SearchBC.Com? |
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When
you register a domain name with SearchBC.Com our parent
company, New Media Data Marketing Inc. becomes the domain
name's Technical Contact by default. You can change
this information if your web site is to be hosted/parked
by another Internet Service Provider. Use the Domain
Name Manager to modify technical contact information. |
| 25. |
How
do I setup and manage my free SearchBC.Com POP mail
account and email aliases? |
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Click
here
to request the set up your free POP mail account and
email aliases. If you move your domain name service
from SearchBC.Com we are no longer able to provide you
with the free POP mail account and email aliases. |
| 26. |
What
is domain name service (DNS)? |
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DNS
is the Internet service that enables web sites to use
www domain names as web site addresses and routes Internet
users and email messages to the right places. |
| 27. |
What
is a SearchBC.Com POP mail account? |
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A
SearchBC.Com POP mail account is an email box that allows
you to receive email sent to your domain name. This
is separate from your existing ISP, dialup or web-mail
account email. If you wish your domain name email to
be delivered to your existing email address read question
#18. |
| 28. |
What
is an email alias and how does it work for me? |
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An
email alias is like a forwarding service. You are able
to receive email sent to addresses at your domain name
and send email from addresses at your domain name using
your existing dialup, web-mail or POP mail account.
It's a lot easier than it sounds! When you send a request
to SearchBC.Com to have an email alias(s) to be setup
(ie. info@yourcompany.com) you will be required to provide
us with the name(s) of your existing dialup, web-mail
or POP mail account(s) to which you would like mail
sent to info@yourcompany.com to be delivered. When someone
sends email to info@yourcompany.com, all you will need
to do is get your email as usual. The email sent to
email aliases at your domain name will be in your email
software Inbox. To send email using an email alias (ie.
info@yourcompany.com) all you need to do is change the
"from address" in your email software to the email alias
name you have chosen to send from. Each email alias
can be forwarded to a different dialup, web-mail or
POP mail account (ie. info@yourcompany.com could be
sent to yourname@yourISP.com; the address help@yourcompany.com
could be sent to yourname@anotherISP.com. Click here
to setup, request changes to or add to your aliases.
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| 29. |
Who
are New Media Data Marketing Inc. and SearchBC.Com Communications? |
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We
are a team of British Columbians who have been in the
Internet hosting, Internet marketing, web site and software
development business since 1994. New Media Data Marketing
Inc. is the incorporated company that we own and which
owns SearchBC.Com Communications. SearchBC.Com Communications'
search engine was launched in 1998. Click here
for more details. |
| 30. |
Who
is Idea Resource
Group? |
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SearchBC.Com
wouldn't be possible without its development partner,
Idea Resource Group. Idea Resource Group has been key
to the development and continued success of SearchBC.Com
since before its launch in 1998.
Idea
Resource Group is a software development and online
solutions company and has been providing online development
and hosting solutions since 1994. Idea Resource Group
has extensive experience (since 1994) developing, running
and operating commercial web servers and services and
providing web hosting services to companies. Three of
the four Directors of SearchBC.Com are Partners in Idea
Resource Group. |
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