.DO Domain Requirements & Criteria Dominican FAQ - Should the domain name be directly related to the physical location of the server (ie country)?
- No, the server can be located in any country of the world.
- Can web space on an ISP have a domain name?
- Yes, this may be done by allowing the ISP to take control of the pretinent queries, although the owner of the web space can do this directly.
- What are the requirements for requesting a domain name?
- * One must be connected to the Internet.
* One must have at least two (2) DNS name servers (primary and secondary), they must be apart from one another moved away.
* We advise that the organization get help from another organization if it cannot maintain a seconday name server.
* The primary name server, which will take the zone of delegated authority, must be traceroute-able and respond to pings from 101Domain.
- Are there any restrictions with respect to the nature of the domain name being requested?
- Yes, the domain name should not coincide with any of the already existing domains under the same organization type. The organization or applicant is responsible for the verifying that no tradename laws are being violated. The name of the domain should not, by anyway, be obscene or slanderous. The recommended maximum character length for a domain name should not exceed 26, including the 5 characters used to identify the Top Level Domain root of the country (do) as well as those of organization type (.com, .edu, .sld, .gov, thousands, .org, .web, .net).
The domain name must be characters from the set: A-z, a-z and 0-9. The only acceptable special character is the script (-) and cannot be the first or last character of the domain name. The minimum character length for domain names is 2 characters, but 5 characters is recommended.
- What contacts are required?
- Administrative Contact:
* This person represents the organization, responds to any non-technical questions and knows the organization's plans.
Technical Contact:
* This person takes care of the technical aspects of DNS maintenance--maintaining the name servers and interacting with technical personnel of other domains to solve such problems.
Source: www.nic.do/
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