Difference Between Domain Transfer and DNS Update

Servergigabit — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 17:21:18 +0000

Difference Between Domain Transfer and DNS Update.

For DNS ( Domain Name Server) Update

When you update the name servers for your domain name, you instruct the DNS servers on the internet to point the traffic for your domain name to our DNS (or “name servers”), which are:

Nameserver 1: dns1.mschosting.com
Nameserver 2: dns2.mschosting.com

Domain Transfer and DNS Update

A domain Name System is a system that points a domain name to a physical IP address. For example, when a user types in www.example.com in their browser and hits enter, the DNS servers resolve it to the IP address where the website is hosted.

The purpose of the Domain Name Server is to use easy-to-remember domain names for websites instead of their numeric IP addresses. It also enables website owners to change their web hosts without changing domain names. Website owners can simply change its’s entry for their domain name and point to their new web host’s name servers.

You may obtain the Domain Name Server from your hosting provider.

Your website or email services will be having downtime after the DNS is updated. Normally it will take 18 to 72 hours of domain propagation period before your domain name will be fully resolved to the new server.

Therefore, it is advisable to perform the Domain Name Server update during the off-peak hours.

For Domain Transfer

First off, when you use this term it usually refers to a Domain Registrar transfer. A domain registrar transfer happens when you transfer your domain from one domain registrar to another.

For example, transfer your domain from Webnic. cc to Enom.com. The new registrar takes over management and billing for your domain.

However, before you transfer the domain name over, there is something that you need to be aware of.

You may refer to the info of General DNS Propagation Information.

Learn more.

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Domain Name Extension

Servergigabit — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 17:18:22 +0000

Domain Name Extension

Domain name extension alway consist of the top-level domain, and sometimes a second-level domain.

The top-level domains in this list are recognized by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which operates the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and is in charge of maintaining the DNS root zone.

The below are the requirements on how to register a valid domain names:

(1) Domains name can only contains letter(a-z), number (0-9) or dashes/hyphen (-) but may not begin and end with dashes.

(2) Do not use other characters such as “_” (underscore), “&” (ampersand), “/” (oblique or slash), “.” (dot) and ” ” (white space).

(3) Domain Name Extension cannot have hyphens as the 3rd and 4th characters (reserved for multilingual domain registration. For example: xn--example.com.

(4) Your domain cannot less than four characters EXCLUSIVE of the TLD. For examples: Domain which does not allowed to be register: rt.com, er.biz, st.org, omg.hk.

(5) Please be informed that application for one to three-characters .my domain names is temporarily unavailable.

You may use up to 63 characters for your domain name INCLUSIVE of the TLD (such as .com, .org, .net, .hk, .biz) except for .my domain registration which only support up to 40 characters.

(6) Premium domains are a select list of domain names that are sold at a Premium Price set by the central registry. The central registries for these domains charge a premium registration price due to the estimated higher value of the domain name. Learn more about Domain name.

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Difference Between Domain Transfer and DNS Update