| This will be a list of domain name terms
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| | place.Redemption: The redemption grace
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| that are commonly used in the industry. I
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| | period is a time frame lasting roughly 30
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| hope this eases some confusion or at
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| | days. A domain name will go into the
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| least educates a few people out there.
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| | redemption status after a registrar
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| There's nothing more frustrating than
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| | deletes the domain name record from their
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| talking to customer service and not
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| | internal database. This does not mean the
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| understanding the words they're
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| | domain is deleted and available for
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| saying.Administrative Contact: The
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| | public purchase. The domain can still be
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| administrative contact is an individual
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| | redeemed but it must go back to the
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| authorized to make certain changes to a
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| | previous owner and there are usually very
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| domain name on behalf of the registrant.
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| | steep fees to do so. Also, you may only
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| This person will tyically have the
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| | redeem the domain name with the registrar
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| ability to transfer a domain name, so
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| | it was previously registered
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| it's recommended to be someone the
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| | with.Registrant: This is considered the
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| registrant trusts.Appraising: Evaluating
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| | owner of the domain name. Typically this
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| a domain name and determining the value
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| | information cannot be changed easily to
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| of that domain in the market.Country
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| | ensure the domain name does not leave the
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| Code: These are special TLD's that refer
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| | hands of the owner.Registrant Name Change
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| to a specific country. For example, .us
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| | Agreement (RNCA): This is the process of
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| is the United States while .ca is
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| | changing information for a registrant
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| Canada.Deactivation: This refers to a
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| | such as the name of the person or company
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| domain name no longer being in the "zone
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| | who owns the domain name. This is usually
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| files". The domain servers no longer have
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| | considered a domain transfer, but happens
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| access to the domain name's data, and any
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| | within the registrar from one account to
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| websites or email addresses associated
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| | another. It is important to note that it
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| with the domain name will become
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| | occurs within the same
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| inactive. A domain that is deactivated
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| | registrar.Registration: The process of
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| may still be renewed.Deletion: This is
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| | purchasing a domain name. Once a new
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| when a domain has gone through the entire
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| | domain name has been purchased it is
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| life cycle of a domain name and will be
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| | considered "registered".Registrar: A
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| deleted from the registry's master list.
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| | registrar is a company that is able to
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| Once a domain name is deleted, it
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| | sell domain names to the public.
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| instantly becomes available for public
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| | Registrars purchase their domains from
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| purchase.Domain Name: The letters or
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| | the registries for each TLD.Registry: A
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| words typed into a web browser that
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| | registry is a company that holds a master
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| signifies a website.Domain Name Dispute:
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| | list of all registered domain names for
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| This refers to a dispute over who owns a
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| | the TLD they represent. For instance,
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| given domain name. This can also happen
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| | VeriSign is the registry for COM and NET,
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| when a domain name is similar to another
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| | but the Public Interest Registry is the
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| domain that is trademarked by someone.
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| | registry for ORG. They do not sell
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| There is a policy that defines this
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| | domains to the public, but rather sell
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| process called Domain Name Dispute
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| | domains to registrars.Renew: When a
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| Policy.Domain Servers: Usually referred
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| | domain name reaches its expiration date
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| to as DNS (Domain Name System). These
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| | it will eventually go into the deletion
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| hold records or data for a domain name.
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| | cycle. It is important that a domain
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| Most registrars require at least two
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| | owner who wishes to keep the domain name
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| domain servers to be set for a domain
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| | renew it. The owner would pay for another
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| name. These tell computers around the
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| | registration term and keep the domain
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| world how to find the domain name and
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| | name. Please note that anyone can renew
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| view the appropriate web page, or deliver
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| | any domain name. You do not have to be
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| an email message. They do the "mapping"
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| | the owner or even associated with the
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| on the internet highway.DNS: See "Domain
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| | domain name to renew it, however, the
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| Servers"Escrow: A third party service
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| | ownership never changes when a domain is
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| that is used during the sale of a domain
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| | renewed.Reseller: There are many
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| name from one person to another. These
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| | companies out there that resell a domain
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| companies will hold the buyer's money
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| | name. Typically someone registers a
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| until the transfer of the domain name is
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| | domain name at the reseller's website and
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| complete. This ensures that both the
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| | then the reseller registers the domain
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| buyer and the seller are protected during
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| | name on your behalf with a registrar. In
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| the transaction.Host: This is the
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| | almost all cases, if you purchase a
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| computer or server that contains the data
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| | domain name through a reseller, you must
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| for the domain name such as a website or
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| | use them for support. If your reseller
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| email. These computers or servers are
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| | won't support you, you should call the
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| typically owned by a hosting company or
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| | registrar immediately and file a
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| web host.ICANN: Internet Corporation for
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| | complaint. Ask if there is a way to leave
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| Assigned Names and Numbers - A non profit
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| | the reseller's account and use one of
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| organization that handles IP address
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| | your own. Be warned that the prices the
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| space allocation and most other
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| | registrar offers you may not be the same
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| regulatory tasks associated with domain
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| | as the reseller offered.Resolve: This is
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| names. They make the rules for how
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| | commonly used to describe if a website
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| registrars and registries can behave.IP
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| | appears when you type in a domain name.
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| Address" A numerical address that
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| | If the site does not appear, then it is
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| computers use to route data in the format
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| | considered to not be resolving.
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| of (123.123.123.123). When you type in a
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| | Technically, it is when the domain name
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| domain name, it actually finds its IP
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| | is tied to an IP address regardless if
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| Address and sends the user to that
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| | there is a website or not.Subdomain: A
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| IP.Parking: This is a type of hosting
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| | domain name has three parts. In the
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| style that can be used for any domain
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| | example each part is separated by a dot
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| name. When a domain is "parked" there is
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| | (.). The first part (www) is a subdomain.
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| no real website or content. Usually
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| | The second part (domainname) is a domain
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| people will park domain names as a
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| | name and the third part (com) is a Top
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| temporary solution until they have found
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| | Level Domain or TLD.Top Level Domain:
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| a hosting company to use.Private
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| | Commonly known as TLD - this is the last
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| Registration: This is also known as WHOIS
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| | part of a domain name (.com, .net, .org
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| Privacy services. This will put alternate
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| | are all TLD's).Transfer: This refers to
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| information in the WHOIS record for a
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| | the process of taking a domain name from
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| domain name. This is useful if you wish
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| | one registrar and giving it to another.
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| to keep your contact information
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| | The actual registrar changes and the
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| private.Propagation: The process where
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| | registrant information can potentially
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| name servers throughout the world add new
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| | change as well. This is not to be
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| domains and remove expired ones from
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| | confused with changing the DNS on a
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| their records. This can take anywhere
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| | domain name. You don't want to call your
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| between a few minutes and 72 hours
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| | registrar and initiate a transfer of the
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| depending on a number of factors. Please
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| | domain name by accident as you can
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| note that a registrar cannot make this go
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| | potentially lose the domain name! Also
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| faster for your domain name. When you
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| | note that the domain name may only be
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| change your DNS or register a new domain
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| | transferred if it meets the transfer
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| name, propagation must take
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| | requirements delegated by ICANN.
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