.IT Domain General FAQ Italy FAQ - What does DNS mean?
- This is an acronym, meaning DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM. A DNS manages the translation of a domain name into an IP number (the so-called name resolution), and vice versa that of an IP number into a domain name (the so-called inverse resolution).
- What is a DNS?
- A DNS is a distributed database, based on a client/server model.
- Can a domain name be reserved?
- No, it is forbidden by the Regulation.
- How many domain names can be registered under the ccTLD "it"?
- Individual persons that have just a taxpayer's code, associations without a VAT registration number and taxpayer's code, companies, firms, associations, public administrations and self-employed persons having a VAT registration number can register as many domain names as they like.
- Can an "it" domain be registered for free by no-profit associations and agencies?
- No free registrations are offered.
- What is the relationship between a domain name and a trademark?
- According to the Regulation, a domain name is a web address and does not imply any reference to a trademark or commercial right in itself.
- When does a domain name expire?
- A domain name registered under the ccTLD "it" expires after one year from the registration date (ex. a domain name registered on June 9, 2003 will expire on June 9, 2004), or from the date of the last change (the assignee of a domain name is changed, ex.: a domain name registered on June 30, 2002 by Donald Duck Ltd, afterwards transferred on February 1, 2003 to Mickey Mouse Corporation will expire on February 1, 2004).
A domain name is automatically renewed unless the assignee requires its cancellation from the Registry of Assigned Domain Names.
Should a domain name be put in the so-called "NO-PROVIDER-MNT" status, according to art.3.2 of the Technical Registration Procedures, the domain name is cancelled after three months, unless the assignee decides to submit a request to change the provider/maintainer (from NO-PROVIDER-MNT to ..............-MNT ) .
- What does "NO-PROVIDER" mean?
- It is the status in which a domain name can be put when its provider/maintainer does not want to maintain it any longer or when the contract has not been renewed with Registry. At the end of this period, if the domain is still in a NO-PROVIDER status, the domain is automatically cancelled by the ccTLD ".it" Registry.
- How can the NO-PROVIDER status be changed?
- To change the NO-PROVIDER-MNT status, the admin-c or the legal representative of the domain name assignee has to send in an application for a "change of provider/maintainer", duly filled in and signed, specifying "NO-PROVIDER-MNT" as the old P/M and the name ("tag") of the new P/M.
- What procedures expire?
- All pending operations in the domain name search database expire after ten working days from the latest generated event: registrations, changes of provider, changes of admin-c, other changes, transfers (transfers following a reassignment procedure are not included; they expire after 30 days).
- What is a domain name?
- In the strictly technical sense, a domain name is a mnemonic code which allows access to resources on a network, characterized by a numeric address.
Source: www.nic.it/
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