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Domain Names

A com.au domain name is available can I register it?
What types of characters can be used in domain names?
Am I eligible to register .com.au and .net.au domain names?
Can I reserve a domain name?
How many domain names may I register?
If I am not eligible for a com.au or .net.au domain name what choices do I have?
Do I have to use my domain name immediately?
I want to register a domain name but do not require email services or web hosting at the present time, is that ok?
If I register my domain name with Domain Registration Services, can I host my website with another web hosting company ?
Are there any additional charges to add to your published price ?

Domain Name Policies

The following rules are to be read in conjunction with schedule A of the Domain name eligibility and allocation policy rules for open second level domains (2lds)

SCHEDULE B : Eligibility and allocation rules for asn.au
SCHEDULE C : Eligibility and allocation rules for com.au
SCHEDULE D : Eligibility and allocation rules for id.au
SCHEDULE E : Eligibility and allocation rules for net.au
SCHEDULE F : Eligibility and allocation rules for org.au

Web Hosting (Explanation of terms)

What is Web Hosting
How do visitors reach my website?
Data Storage and Bandwidth
Web-based Control Panel
Microsoft® FrontPage® Extensions
Private CGI-BIN
Password Protected Directories
SSI (Server Side Includes)
PHP Scripting Language
POP3 Email Accounts
Email Aliases and Forwarding
Email Catch-all
Unlimited 24/7/365 FTP Access

Web Hosting Tutorials

Intuitive and easy to follow Web Hosting Tutorials. Domain Registration Services provides the very best in web based administration tools and utilities.
Click on the links below to get quick answers on how to use your control panel, set up your email accounts, FTP, and FrontPage. The tutorials are clear, concise and cover all of the most common questions and tasks.

Personal Control Panel
Setting up E-mail
Publishing a website using FTP
Publishing a website using Microsoft Frontpage

E-mail Support

Using Webmail
What is POP3 email and how do I create a POP3 email account?
How do I change the password for a POP3 email account?
How do I change a POP3 email account to an email redirect?
Do you offer a webmail option that I can use to access my email via a web browser?
What is an email redirect and how do I create one?
How do I change the destination email address for an email redirect?
How do I change a email redirect to a POP3 email account?
How can I send all unresolved email to one "catch-all" email address?
How can I force all unresolved email to bounce back with a specific message?
What is a mailgroup?
Creating Mail Redirects
How do I setup an autoresponder or vacation reply?
How do I change the mail name (email alias) for an email account?
Setting up e-mail in Outlook 2002/XP
Setting up e-mail in Outlook Express

Website Setup

What do I need to name the default page for my site?
What is my site's public directory?
What is a web user and how do I create one?
How do I password protect a directory or file?
How do I create a custom error pages?
How do I change the URL that my domain is forwarding to?

mySQL Support

What is MySQL?
How do I create a MySQL database?
How do I setup and maintain an existing MySQL database?
What host name/server name should I use to call out a MySQL database from a script?
Is it possible to use one database for multiple applications?

PHP Support

What is PHP?
What extension should I use for PHP scripts?
What version of PHP is on the server?
My PHP script is not working, can you help me with it?

CGI Support

What are CGI scripts?
What information and server paths do I need to run a CGI script?
I'm having difficulty setting up CGI scripts, are there any other alternatives?

SSL (Secure Socket Layer) support

What is SSL?
How do I use SSL with my website?
How do I use a SSL certificate that is specific to my domain?

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) support

What is FTP?
Do you recommend any FTP programs?
What information do I need to enter into my FTP program?
I uploaded my files, but nothing is showing up when I try to access my site using a browser?
My FTP program is some having problems connecting, how can I troubleshoot this?
When I upload my files to the server, why are they corrupted?
How do I change the password for FTP access?

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