.INFO Domain Names
.INFO is the Internet's first unrestricted top-level domain since .COM. Anyone can register .INFO domain names – and since .INFO is new, there are many great names available (real-time registration began on October 2001 in comparison to .COM registrations which began in 1985)! People are creating and using thousands of .INFO web sites, opening up a new era in the evolution of the Internet.
DOT-INFO is also the first truly global domain name. Intuitive, easy to use,
and universally recognized, .INFO is your opportunity to reach a worldwide
audience
with information about you, your ideas, or your business or organization. It’s
perfect for:
- Businesses .INFO domain names open up a world of business possibilities. Use them for completely new sites, or as a way of supplementing your existing site for marketing programs, intranets, or a customer service application.
- Marketers Thousands of leading companies have already secured their
.INFO omain names. They’re getting short, memorable domain names that garner
marketing responses! According to a August 2001 Interbrand/Business Week study,
nearly
70% of the
world's most valuable brands like BMW, Kodak, Intel, and Mercedes Benz have
already registered a .INFO domain. Get
yours today.
- Trademark owners Registration of a .INFO domain name is an easy and
effective way to protect your brand and intellectual property.
- Individuals Register your own .INFO domains for weddings, personal
web sites, on-line resume sites for job interviews or simply for a personalized
e-mail address.
- Organizations Use the globally recognized .INFO domain name space
to spread your information to a worldwide audience.
Get some .INFO today!
.INFO Prices for Domain Registrations
At Web Design by Cookie, .INFO domain name are competitively priced with other
global domain names like .com or .net. Typically registrars charge $20-$35
for a .INFO domain name but with WDBC, you can get your own dot INFO domain
name for a web site or e-mail address for $15.39 per year or less with our multi-year
term discount pricing.
Search for your DOT-INFO Domain
.INFO (DOT INFO) Frequently Asked Questions
General Info about .INFO Domains
.INFO Domain Registration
.INFO Domain Transfers
.INFO Lookup and Dispute Resolution
What is dot INFO?
DOT-INFO is the Internet's first unrestricted top-level domain since .COM. Intuitive, easy to use, and universally recognized, .INFO domain names are your opportunity to reach a worldwide audience with information about you, your ideas, or your organization. Over 1 Million .INFO domains have been registered since October 2001. Get your .INFO while its still available.
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Is .INFO universally recognized?
Absolutely. Anyone anywhere in the world can reach .INFO domains through their
Web browsers or e-mail. DOT-INFO has been created under the auspices of ICANN,
the non-profit corporation that governs that management of the Internet's domain
name system. The U.S. Department of Commerce entered the .INFO TLD into the
domain name system root zone in June 2001 allowing .INFO domains to become
live and accessible through Internet browsers worldwide. Check
the availability of your .INFO domain name.
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Why would I want a .INFO domain name?
.INFO is the first truly global domain name. Intuitive, easy to use, and universally
recognized, .INFO domain names are your opportunity to reach a worldwide audience
with information about you, your ideas, or your organization. Businesses use
.INFO domains for marketing purposes, extranets, web sites or to protect existing
trademarks. Individuals use DOT-INFO domains for personal web sites or personalized
e-mail addresses. Register your .INFO now.
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Who can register a .INFO domain name?
Anyone! There are no restrictions on who may register .INFO names. .INFO was
created for general use around the world. Its a global TLD (gTLD). Use your
.INFO name for business, personal use, your organization — whatever you like. Purchase your
own .INFO domain name.
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What is allowed in a .INFO domain registration and what is not?
.INFO names can contain the English-language letters A through Z, and the digits 0 through 9. You can also use hyphens, but hyphens cannot begin or end your domain name. Spaces and special characters (such as !, $, &, ë, and so on) are never permitted for any domain name. The minimum length is 3 characters, and the maximum length is 63 characters (excluding the "http://www" and ".info" portions).
At this time, .INFO does not support multilingual domain names in foreign character sets, but it may in the future.
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What are the registration terms for .INFO domains?
.INFO global top level domains (gTLDs) require a one year minimum initial
domain name registration commitment. At WDBC, you can register your .INFO domain
for 1-, 2-, 5-, and 10-year renewable registration terms. Register
yours today.
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What is the price of a .INFO domain name?
Each registrar determines its own prices and policies for domain name registrations.
At Web Design by Cookie, .INFO domain names are offered at the same low prices
as other gTLDs like .com/.net/.org at $14.89 per year or lower. The pricing
structure is an annual subscription fee with discounted multi-year subscription
terms
being available. Full payment with a credit card is required at time of domain
name reservation. Check our current domain
name prices.
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How soon can I start using my domain name?
After purchasing a .INFO domain or making changes to the registration information,
the data is submitted to the registry. Once the registry has been updated,
the information in their database is shared with the Internet's zone files
worldwide. This sharing process is called "propagation," because the new information
about your domain spreads or propagates across the Internet. The zone files
are propagated frequently, every day of the year. We cannot control the rate
at which the millions of name servers on the Internet are updated, but generally
your domain should be available to Internet users within a very short period
usually about 12 hours compared to about 24-72 hours for a .com or .net domain.
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Do you accept .INFO domain name transfers?
Absolutely. You can perform a registrar-to-registrar (R-to-R) .INFO domain
name transfer and move your domains from other higher priced registrars or
consolidate all your domains in one place. R-to-R transfers are priced at $14.00,
one dollar off our regular .INFO annual registration price. We'll add an additional
year to your registration term for FREE. You will need your <AUTH> or
Authorization code to initiate a .INFO transfer which can be obtained from
your existing
registrar. Ownership transfers or registrant name changes within the WDBC domain
registration system are free and can be performed within the current domain
owners account. Transfer
your .INFO registrar sponsorship to WDBC today and save!
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How do I transfer my .INFO domain name?
Domain name transfers fall in one of two categories:
- Registrant Transfer or Name Change — Each Registrar has unique requirements for making changes to the registrant field of a domain name. WDBC Domain customers can make these changes by logging into their domain account 24/7. In addition, you can transfer ownership of a domain name to another WDBC domain name account for FREE through the current owners domain account. The new owner will need to sign up for a FREE WDBC account if they do not already have one. Login or sign up for an account here.
- Registrar-to-Registrar Transfer — Names cannot be transferred from one registrar to another registrar during the first sixty (60) days after initial registration of the domain name with the registrar. Contact your current sponsoring Registrar and request the domain's <AUTH> or authorization code, which we will need in order to initiate the transfer process for your domain. With <AUTH> code in hand, complete our simple domain transfer form and sign up for a WDBC domain account if you don't already have one to transfer your domain registrar sponsorship to WDBC and save! Filling out the forms takes about 10 minutes. The transfer itself usually takes about 1 week to complete. Make sure your registration information is up to date which can speed up the process considerably.
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What is the <AUTHINFO>, <AUTH>, or authorization code needed to transfer a .INFO domain name?
An <AUTHINFO>, <AUTH>, or authorization code is a six- to 16-character "password" assigned by a sponsoring Registrar. It identifies your domain name in the Registry. No DOT-INFO domain name transfer request can be successfully executed without this password.
Registrars are contractually required to provide this code upon registrant request. Registrants are advised to protect their <AUTH> codes to avoid unauthorized transfers of domain names.
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How do I request my <AUTHINFO>, <AUTH>, or authorization code needed to transfer a .INFO domain name from WDBC to another registrar?
If WDBC/Dotster is your domain's current sponsoring registrar and you need an <AUTHINFO> or <AUTH> code to transfer your name to another registrar follow these simple steps:
- Login to your domain account
- Click on the .INFO domain name you want to transfer to another registrar under Quick Links area
- Click on the "Request Authorization Code" link for the domain (under the expiration date area)
- Wait for an e-mail from us with your <AUTHINFO> code. It will be e-mailed to the domain owner's email account within a matter of minutes.
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How much does it cost to make a .INFO registrar-to-registrar transfer? An ownership transfer?
Market-based retail prices for .INFO domain name registration are established
by .US-Accredited Registrars and their resale channel partners. At WDBC, Registrar-to-Registrar
.INFO domain transfers are competitively priced at $14.00 per domain transfer.
Each registrar-to-registrar transfer will receive an additional year extension
added to the current registration term. Don't
overpay, transfer your .INFO registrar sponsorship today.
Ownership transfers and registrant changes are FREE and can be performed in the existing domain owner's account. Login to your account here.
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How can I find out who has the .INFO domain name that I want?
You can search the .INFO registry's public WHOIS at http://www.whois.info/ to determine the name and contact information of who registered a given .INFO domain name. To determine if a .INFO name is available for registration, use our FREE domain registration search.
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What is the .INFO WHOIS?
WHOIS is a search tool that is used to look up records in the .INFO domain
space. Each record within the WHOIS database has a "handle" (a unique identifier
assigned to it), a name, a record type, and various other fields. WHOIS provides
a means
to search for domain names using these specific fields. You can search the
.INFO registry's public whois at http://www.whois.info/.
Web Design by Cookie's WHOIS can
also be consulted to check those domains in our registrar WHOIS database.
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What are the .INFO dispute-resolution policies?
You can review the dispute resolution policy which all licensed .INFO registrars and retail channel partners must abide by at http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm.
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