Top Web Hosting Reviews
Top Web Hosting Provider of The Month:
Top Web Hosting
Visit Bluehost.com | Read Bluehost Review

>> Web Hosting Geeks // Web Hosting Articles // Domain Names  


Detagged Domains








What is a DETAGGED domain name? We get asked this question regularly.

Only UK domain names can be detagged. A domain name that has been DETAGGED is no longer hosted on valid name servers.

What happens if there are no longer valid nameservers showing against a domain name?

If no valid name servers are showing this means that any services such e-mail or a web site will no longer work.

Who can DETAG a domain name?

Only a domain registration service or agent can DETAG a domain name. This happens if the relationship between domain name owner and agent expires, for example if the registration fee or renewal fee is not paid.

When are domain names detagged?

Domain names can be detagged at any point after registration. Detagging signifies the end of the relationship between the registration agent and the registrant.

It is not necessarily an indication of whether a domain name is paid for or not.

How can I tell if a domain name is DETAGGED?

You will probably notice that the email or web site associated with the domain name has stopped working.

You can check the status of any registration by doing a WHOIS look-up that will indicate that the domain name is DETAGGED.

How can DETAGGED domain name be retagged?

To restore a DETAGGED domain name, the registrant will need to pay a tag change fee of Ł15+VAT as of January 2004 to nominet via a registration service. Nominet charge a higher fee to deal direct with the owner.

Can I register a DETAGGED domain name?

A DETAGGED domain name is still registered to the original registrant, and it remains as such until it is either renewed by the current registrant, or it is cancelled. Once cancelled, it immediately becomes available for registration on a first-come, first-served basis.

How long does it take for a DETAGGED domain name to become available for registration?

Nominet contact the owner of each domain that is detagged and confirms if they wish to renew or allow each name to lapse.

If the domain is allowed to lapse then the domain name will be suspended after 21 days and then cancelled between 6-8 weeks after that.

For further information please visit Nominet http://www.nominet.org.uk

By Clare Lawrence 29th September 2003

Clare is the CEO of Discount Domains Ltd a leading UK Domain name registration service.

About The Author

Clare Lawrence is CEO of Discount Domains Ltd - A leading UK provider of Domain name registration and Web Hosting services. Please feel free to re-publish this article provided this reference box remains together with a hyperlink to http://www.discountdomainsuk.com Clare can also be contacted on clare@discountdomainsuk.com


MORE RESOURCES:

Brafton

Domain names without Latin characters will broaden SEO impact
Brafton
Late last month, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced that it would begin issuing internationalized domain names. ...

and more »


RTT News

VeriSign Swings to Profit in Q3, Domain Name Base up 6%
Domain Name Wire (blog)
VeriSign, which manages the registry for .com and .net domain names, reported a profitable third quarter. The company earned $53.6 million in the quarter, ...
VeriSign Reports 6% Year-Over-Year Core Revenue Growth in Third Quarter 2009CNNMoney.com (press release)
UPDATE 1-VeriSign Q3 profit narrowly beats estimatesReuters
About this author:Seeking Alpha (blog)

all 25 news articles »


PR.com (press release)

Gossimer Announced a Transfer-in Domain Promotion to Allow Customers to ...
PR.com (press release)
From the second day of November '09, Gossimer started offering customers a promotional price on domain names being transferred to Gossimer at a heavy ...

and more »


ICANN approves non-Latin characters for domain names
GCN.com
16, and by next year, domain names — which have been restricted to Latin characters in the form of .com, .org and the like — could be turning up in some of ...

and more »


Funny Expiring Domain Names
Elliot's Blog (blog)
We all register head shaking domain names. Sometimes it comes after a few drinks, and sometimes we just have no clue about where the idea to register a ...
Web domain transfer market defies the recessionV3.co.uk
Rick Latona Auction Ends Today, Sedo 2 Character Auction StartsDomain Name Wire (blog)
Sedo Sees Continued Growth in Secondary Domain MarketReuters
Domain Name News
all 16 news articles »


Domain Name Journal

Domain name auction house admits internal bidding corruption
iTWire
Domain name broker SnapNames.com has always had its measure of detractors complaining the company permitted dubious practices. ...
SnapNames Discovers User Name “Halvarez” Was Employee Bidding on Domain NamesDomain Name News
Domain Industry Rocked By Shill Auction Bidding AdmissionTechCrunch (blog)
Fraud in SnapNames Auctions?PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
FT Alphaville (blog)
all 25 news articles »


Not So Imminent: Domain Names in Chinese
Wall Street Journal
Associated Press The Roman letter system has in some ways led the way to domain names that might seem puzzling to non-Chinese users, like 51job.com, ...

and more »


SnapNames: Apologies Shouldn't Be Conditional, Especially When You Steal From ...
TechCrunch (blog)
SnapNames acquires expiring domain names from registries and then auctions them off to interested buyers. When everything goes well people are happy. ...
SnapNames Says Former Exec Bid Up 50000 AuctionsXBIZ Newswire
Users Accepting Snapnames Rebate Sign Away Right to Further ClaimsDomain Name News

all 13 news articles »


Radio 1

Say hello to .كوم as domain names go truly global
Ars Technica
The organization approved the "Internationalized Domain Name Fast Track Process," allowing a plethora of non-Latin characters to be used in domain name ...
Internet Body Allows Use of Non-English Domain NamesBloomberg
ICANN Weighs Non-Latin Domain NamesPC Magazine
Internet domain names set to appear in non-Latin scriptsCNN International
CNET News -PC World -TG Daily
all 1,357 news articles »


Gizmo News

ICANN Non-Latin Domain Names and SEO Implications
Actionable Insights (blog)
It was no surprise last week when ICANN announced approval of non-Latin domain names for a number of country codes such ...
Non–Latin Character Domain Names – Why Should We Care?Search Engine Journal
Arabic domain names on trackGulfNews
The Race Is On As Internationalised Domain Names Unlock Door To New MarketsPRLog.Org (press release)
Examiner.com -Ethio Planet News -Jewish Telegraphic Agency
all 70 news articles »

Google News





 
 
 

© 2004 - 2008 "Web Hosting Geeks" | Web Hosting Reviews | Customer Reviews | RealMetrics Reviews | Hosting Articles | Directory | Partners | Contacts
Over 7000 articles: web hosting, web development, domain names, ecommerce, web design, site promotion, ppc advertising, seo, site promotion and many others.
Web hosting reviews, ratings and awards are not based on any incentives or commissions. Names and trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
A direct link to Web Hosting Geeks (http://webhostinggeeks.com) must be provided in order to use any of the above information. Contact us for more info.

Partners: Hosts by speed, Cheap Website Hosting, Free Website Hosting, Cheap Web Hosting, Top 10 Web Hosts, Top 10 Web Hosting Deals, Best Website Hosting, Free Web Hosting, Free Web Hosting, Dedicated Server Hosting, Adult Web Hosting, Web Hosting Discussions, Dedicated Server Reviews, Best Web Hosting, Web Hosting Discounts, HostProfessor.com, rsuog, halyava, PHP Website Hosting Services, Web Hosting Reviews, Hosting Uptime, Best Web Hosting Reviews, Cheap Webhosting, Web Hosting, Flash Templates, CMS Templates, Web Hosting Reviews, Website Hosting Reviews, Web Hosting Providers, Best Web Hosting, Top Web Hosting, RSUOG Web Hosting