trsiyengar
07-03-2004, 12:43 PM
Before you buy a domain and register it from any resellers and server providers, you must check for a complete manual and a plan under which they bundle it. Otherwise, you are likely to end up with frustration, that you cannot change the server later, even after the stipulated and mandatory waiting period of six months.
When you are registering your domain directly with any Registrars then no problem. Only when you go through the resellers, who provide you with attractive offers such as web site development tools, control panel, specific storage allotment and E-mail addresses. While doing so, they definitely make a back door entry of your Domain name, thus making it difficult for you to change the server later.
The reseller programme is such, that they offer you the Domain registration with part of their bundle. And if you breach or break, then you are likely to lose your Domain Registration, because it is part of the bundle, as their package web site offer that they are putting you into! Later this cancelled domain name will be parked by the reseller in their capacity as first original web site provider. If you do not renew your domain through the same reseller/provider, or if you downgrade your web site to other cheaper available offers of the same server, then the trick begins.
In this type of domain registration, they do not allow you to shift it to other servers too. They may allow you to change the DNS hosting details and still you need to pay them for the whole year for the server too, even though you are shifting to some other server, who might be actually providing you the database etc. The original reseller will retain the DNS hosting and sub-domain, e-mail etc with them only, though practically you are hosted elsewhere and may be getting more attractive offers and services after shifting. Only the DSN pointer is now showing the later name or IP Address.
Oh, for one single domain name now I am paying through my nose to two different servers! sighhhh.
When you are registering your domain directly with any Registrars then no problem. Only when you go through the resellers, who provide you with attractive offers such as web site development tools, control panel, specific storage allotment and E-mail addresses. While doing so, they definitely make a back door entry of your Domain name, thus making it difficult for you to change the server later.
The reseller programme is such, that they offer you the Domain registration with part of their bundle. And if you breach or break, then you are likely to lose your Domain Registration, because it is part of the bundle, as their package web site offer that they are putting you into! Later this cancelled domain name will be parked by the reseller in their capacity as first original web site provider. If you do not renew your domain through the same reseller/provider, or if you downgrade your web site to other cheaper available offers of the same server, then the trick begins.
In this type of domain registration, they do not allow you to shift it to other servers too. They may allow you to change the DNS hosting details and still you need to pay them for the whole year for the server too, even though you are shifting to some other server, who might be actually providing you the database etc. The original reseller will retain the DNS hosting and sub-domain, e-mail etc with them only, though practically you are hosted elsewhere and may be getting more attractive offers and services after shifting. Only the DSN pointer is now showing the later name or IP Address.
Oh, for one single domain name now I am paying through my nose to two different servers! sighhhh.