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What are the requirements for registering a .COM domain?
There are no special requirements or restrictions for registering a .com domain. It is open to anyone, regardless of location or purpose, making it a flexible and popular choice for individuals and businesses worldwide.
Do you offer Trustee/Proxy Service for this extension?
For this domain extension, a Trustee service is not required, but we do offer "Private Registration." This service conceals the domain owner's personal contact information from public WHOIS databases by displaying the registrar's details instead. This helps protect the owner's privacy and minimizes spam.
How long does it take for a .COM domain to become active after registration?
Typically, a .com domain becomes active within a few minutes after registration, but it can take up to 24-48 hours for the DNS to fully propagate worldwide. This timeframe allows your new domain to be accessible from any location on the internet.
Which organization oversees the administration of this domain extension?
The organization responsible of this domain extension is “VeriSign Global Registry Services”
Does .COM support internationalized domain names (IDNs) characters?
Yes, it supports IDN characters. It supports: Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Moldavian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovack, Slovenian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukranian, Ukranian IDN
What is the least and greatest number of characters permissible?
The minimum is 3 and the maximum is 70
What is the shortest registration duration permitted for this extension?
The mininum registration term is 1 year.
What range of characters can a .COM domain name accommodate?
A .com domain name can include most characters from different languages, such as the letters a-z, numbers 0-9, accented characters (e.g., á, é, ö), Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, and more. The hyphen "-" is also allowed. This flexibility makes it possible to register domain names in various scripts and languages globally.
Is there a WHOIS server available for .COM domains?
Yes, you can use a .com WHOIS lookup service to search for information about .com domains. This service allows you to view registration details, such as the domain owner's contact information (if not private), registration dates, and more.
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