.BE Domain General FAQ Belgium FAQ - I want a domain name. What do I do?
- You can register domain names and change your domain name information through our Agent/Registrar services.
We can automatically register domain names and update domain names that are registered through our services.
- Why do I need DNS anyway?
- Computers work with digits (actually bits and bytes, but these are some kind of numbers). People, on the other hand, tend to remember names and words more easily. DNS (Domain Name System) is a system that translates names into numbers, so both computers and people can get along.
- Can I get a list of all domain names?
- No, this is against the Belgian privacy legislation and such a list can be abused for spamming. Our whois service can be used to find some information, this can be done using our whois server (whois.dns.be) or using our website.
- Can I register a .com (or .nl,.de,.fr,.uk etc...) domain name with you?
- Yes. Please contact us today for more information.
- Can I transfer my domain name to another registrar?
- Yes, you can. Just contact the registrar whom you want to transfer your domain name to and he will initiate the transfer. We will send you an e-mail, with a link to a secured web page where you can confirm or reject. If you reply positively on that web page, the transfer becomes effective within the next 24 hours. Please note that we process transfers only on working days.
A transfer implies that your registration period starts again and that your agent will have to pay the fee for a new registration to DNS BE.
- When will a QUARANTINED domain be released?
- Remember: when an agent deletes a domain name it is put 'in quarantine'. The domain name is 'frozen' for 40 days and no transactions can be carried out, except for these three:
* a transfer initiated before the delete, if the answer confirming the transfer has been received before the expiration of the transfer (usually 14 days) and before the end of the 40 days quarantine period;
* a REACTIVATE: transaction that can restore a quarantined domain to the condition it was in before the delete.
* A transfer initiated during the quarantine period, if the answer confirming the transfer has been received before the end of the 40 days period.
General principle: the automatic release program will only free a domain name if a full 40 days have passed.
Names are freed 24 times a day, each time on the hour (1.00, 2.00, 3.00, etc.).
Source: www.dns.be
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