The cost to register a domain name is $8.99 per year. As long as
you pay the yearly fee, the domain is yours.
If there's a domain you'd
like to check availability for, you should enter it into the searchbox on our
homepage. If it's available, click the checkout button and go through the registration
process.
The first time you register a name with Domain 4 Life,
you'll need to set up an account with a username and password. This is how you
will get access to your domains later. You may specify whatever username and password
you'd like, as long as it has not been taken by another applicant. If your username
has been taken, you will have to specify another username.
Continue on
through the registration process, and your name will be submitted. You will get
a confirmation email at the email address you've chosen. You will also receive
all email correspondance through that email address, as well.
If you
have any other questions, just let me know.
In order to keep our costs low, Domain4life does not do any paper
billing. All of our transactions are conducted online.
Therefore, we
cannot send you a receipt, as we have no capabilities for such. You can, however,
log in to our management section to get a listing of your domains and when they
were purchased, and use in combination with your credit card statement, which
will have a charge from us- "Domain Registration" as your proof of purchase.
You can set up an account with us by pre-paying with a certified
check or money order (both in U.S. Dollars). Each domain registration, renewal
or transfer will draw from this account, until the funds are depleted. The funds
can be replenished at your convenience.
You will still need the relevant
account information. With your certified check or money order, include your name,
address, phone, and email. You will also need to choose a username and password.
Please indicate the registrant (owner of the names).
You may start
an account with any amount of money, however, you must have at least $9.00 in
your account for a transfer, and $9.00 in your account for a new domain registration/
renewal.
When you attempt to make
a purchase in our credit card system, we "authorize" funds on your credit card.
This is not a charge, but a test to see if you have the funds available for the
purchase. After the authorization returns a result of sufficient funds, we attempt
to register the domain(s). If the domain registration fails for any reason, there
will be a void that accompanies the attempted charge. The net result is that there
will be no charge that posts to your account.
There is still, though, that authorization on your credit card. This authorization
looks like a charge, and will reduce your available credit, but will expire on
its own within a few days on most cards. Some card systems, notably debit cards
and PayPal cards (because they both deal with your bank account) hang on to authorizations
longer. You should contact your credit provider for the specific authorization
policy.
It
is for this reason that we recommend contacting technical support if you are having
trouble registering a domain. If you continue to submit time after time, you will
rack up a large number of authorizations, and may run out of available credit
or freeze your account funds. You may even cause your credit card company to suspect
fraud, and they will put a hold on your card.
CVV2 is a security measure we require for all transactions. Since
a CVV2 number is listed on your credit card, but is not stored anywhere, the only
way to know the correct CVV2 number for your credit card is to physically have
possession of the card itself. All VISA, MasterCard and American Express cards
made in America in the past 5 years or so have a CVV2 number, while those in Europe
and Asia will be joining the CVV2 program shortly.
You have several options to change the hosting of your domain.
The
first option is the most direct. You can contact your host, and obtain your new
host's DNS (Domain Name Server) Information. Once you have their DNS info, you
can return to the Domain 4 Lifes. website and update your DNS records online,
gaining access to our Member Login area with your username and password. Choose
the Change DNS Info link, then select the domain you wish to change the hosting
for and enter your new DNS information.
Some hosts, though, will not allow
unique domains to point to your site. In that case, you'll need the second option.
That is our URL-forwarding service. URL-forwarding is a function of the management
control panel. Access the Manage section through our Member Login with your username
and password, and select the URL-forwarding link. You can choose either free service,
which will place an Domain4life banner on your website, or pay the nominal fee
of just $6.00 per name per year to receive banner-free forwarding to the URL of
your choice.
You can use a www URL- http://www.yourcompany.com/yourexamplesite.html,
or a host URL- http://12.34.56.789.
Both options will take 24-48 hours
to take effect.
You can log on to our website at www.Domain4life.com,
and click the "Member Login" link in our "Manage" section. Enter the username
and password you chose at the time of registration. If you have forgotten the
username and password you chose, you may enter the email address you entered at
the time of registration to have your username and password emailed to you.
After
you log in, you will see links to the actions you can perform. Click the "Change
DNS Info" link. You will be able to see the current nameserver info listed. Select
the domain(s) whose hosting you wish to alter, and click the "Continue" button.
On
the next screen, you will be able to enter the hosting information your host has
given to you. Replace the current servers with the new server info (you may omit
the IP addresses, as they are optional), and click the "Continue" button. Your
new DNS information will be automatically entered, if it is verified to be valid.
It
will take a couple of days (24-48 hours) for your change to propagate Internet-wide.
URL-forwarding
is available as a service from Domain 4 Life. URL-forwarding is a function of
the management control panel.
Access the Manage section through our Member
Login with your username and password, and select the URL-forwarding link.
You
may change your forwarding destination at any time through the management control
panel. Simply log back in to the Enable URL-forwarding section, and update your
web address. Click the Enable URL-forwarding to update the address.
Email forwarding is available as a service of Domain 4 Life. You
can have "anymailrecipient @ yourdomain.com" mail forwarded to any existing email
address.
To activate email forwarding, log on to the Manage section
via the Member Login link on the left-hand side of our website. Enter your username
and password. If you have forgotten your username and password, enter the email
address you used at the time of registration, and we will email you your username
and password.
Once you've logged on, click the Enable Email Forwarding
link. Select what email address you'd like to set up for your domain, as well
as the email address you'd like to forward that email to. If your real email address
changes, no problem. Just return to the Control Panel and the email forwarding
section and update your email address.
The cost
for email forwarding is $4.95 per year for up to 10 addresses. You may purchase
an additional 10 addresses for $6.00. It will take 24-48 hours for your email
to begin forwarding.
If
your domain was registered with another registrar, you can transfer it to Domain4life.com,
and choose Domain 4 Life as your new registrar.
The cost to transfer
a domain is just $8.50, and this adds one year on to your registration term. For
example, if your name expires in January of 2002, you can transfer it to us and
once the transfer is complete, the new expiration date will be January of 2004.
To begin, click on the Transfer Registrars link at www.Domain4life.com. If
you have an existing account with us, enter your username and password. If you
have never used our services before, click on the New Users button, and set up
an account with a username and password. This is how you will get access to your
domain once the transfer is complete.
You will receive confirmation of
your request immediately. Also, within 24 hours, the administrative contact listed
in the WHOIS record will be asked to verify the transfer request. Please make
sure that the admin contact's email is up-to-date before submitting a name for
transfer.
In the admin approval email, there will be a link to click
on, and a code to cut and paste. Once you've approved the transfer, your prior
registrar may email you their own confirmation letter. Read it carefully and follow
the instructions. Once you've approved the transfer with them, your name should
migrate to our system within 5-7 days. FOR THIS REASON, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU
BEGIN THE TRANSFER PROCEDURE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.
The information currently contained in your domain will remain the same prior
to, during and after the transfer. Once the domain has successfully transferred
to our system, you may begin using the online management system to make any changes
you like.
If your domain will not transfer because it has expired, or if
your registry has it locked until you renew it, you do have a couple of options.
One is to pay the registrar their fee to renew it for a year, and then continue
the transfer. The other is to allow the name to be released, and then try to re-register
it. We don't recommend the second option under any circumstances.
It's entirely
possible that someone else will get your domain before you have a chance to reserve
it. Additionally, it is the policy of some registrars (most notably Network Solutions)
not to release the domain no matter how long it has been expired. If you want
the domain at all, you'll have to pay them at some point, sooner or later.
Therefore, we recommend
that you do renew the name with your prior registrar for one additional year.
Then, you can continue the transfer process to our system. You lose nothing by
doing both. You'll get a one year renewal from your prior registrar, and then
we will add one MORE year on to the end of your term.
If you have already paid for a domain transfer,
and it has been denied by your registrar, you can keep the transfer active, and,
as previously mentioned, continue the transfer after you have cleared your hold
status at your prior registrar. Should you choose to cancel the transfer, however,
we'll be happy to refund your money. All we need is the domain you're trying to
transfer.
If your link returns a value of "invalid key" after you paste the
approval code in, this is most likely a result of multiple emails being sent out.
The latest version of your admin approval email makes all older versions obsolete,
and any key off these old emails will not function properly. If you receive an
invalid key warning, check for a later email in your inbox. If it's not there,
contact support to have a newer one sent.
If
the link you're clicking on for transfers returns this response- "Warning, your
ID is invalid. Contact technical support", then the remedy is to have the entire
link contained in the browser window.
Some
email programs have a "page-wrap" feature that breaks our link into two parts,
like this:
If
you wish to verify and approve the transfer(s), visit the following link: https://secure.onlineaccess.net/trans.php?
email=email@domain.com&key=ti&FID=&IYD=1&secID=
For conveniences sake, let's break this down like
this:
You will
have to copy (CTRL + C) the first part of the link (which begins with "https:"
and ends with "?" in the case above) and paste (CTRL + V) into the address bar
your browser window. Do not hit GO or hit the Enter key yet. Return to the email
and copy the second part of the link on the line below the first one (which begins
with "email" and ends with "=" in the case above) and copy it into the address
bar of your browser window, after the first part of the link you pasted there
earlier.
You can use the Check Transfer Status tool to manage your domain
transfer away from your previous registrar to our system.
Access
the Manage section through our Member Login with your username and password, and
select the Check Transfer Status link. Your domain transfers will appear. Some
will require no intervention from you (marked in green). Others (marked in yellow)
may require you to resubmit an admin approval email if the domain has not been
approved for transfer with us. Or, you may resubmit a domain for transfer to your
prior registrar if it has been approved on our end, but your prior registrar denied
the transfer.
If
a domain appears in red, it's status cannot be determined automatically. Please
contact us for help with these domains.
A
domain that has successfully completed transfer will appear in blue.
Some of the most common reasons for your prior
registrar denying the transfer include: Not answering their confirmation email
in time. Not answering their confirmation email in the proper format. The
domain is expired or otherwise locked due to nonpayment.
If
you have forgotten your username and/or password for the domain you registered,
you can request it via email.
Log on to www.domain4life.com,
and click on the Member Login link in the Manage section. There is a "Forgot Your
Password?" section, where you can enter your email address. We will email your
username and password immediately.
IMPORTANT- Depending on your
mail system, it may take some time to receive, usually no longer than 15 minutes.
You must enter the email address you used at the time of registration. If you
have forgotten the username and password, AND your email address is incorrect
or out of date, you will have to provide the last 4 digits of the credit card
used to register the name. Also provide the new, correct email address so that
we can update your info and send your username and password.
If
you have forgotten your username and password, AND your email address is incorrect
or out of date, AND you cannot verify your credit card information, you will be
asked to provide proof of ownership and identity.
We will first need a written request to provide access to the domain. Accompany
this request with a valid photo ID (passport, drivers license, etc.) If the domain
is registered to a company, we will need the signatory page of the articles of
incorporation for that company. All of this information is required for security
reasons. If you cannot provide any or all of this information, you will not be
able to get access to this domain. Please fax all of this information to (718)
993-3332. Include your contact information (email and phone), so that we may verify
the information's validity.
Go to
our website at www.Domain4lifes.net and access the Member Login link in the the
Management section with the username and password of the account containing the
domain you wish to specify as the hostname of your new nameservers.
Click
the Nameserver Management link. You will be able to create new nameservers, edit
current nameservers, or delete current nameservers. The nameserver you wish to
create must be a domain in this account. Click the New button to create new nameservers.
Then, you will choose your new server hostnames- i.e. NS1.YOURNEWSERVERHOSTNAME.COM
& NS2.YOURNEWSERVERHOSTNAME.COM. You must also fill in the IP addresses that
you wish to associate with your new hostnames. You must use 2 unique static IP
addresses- no other servers may already use the IPs. After each nameserver submission,
click the Continue button.
If your information is valid, your nameservers
will be sent to the central database. It will take 24-48 hours for your nameservers
to propagate.
Please note, this is the limit of our tech support-
if you need support on how to configure your server or any other issue, you must
get outside support.
You
can renew your domain you registered at, or transferred to, Domain4life.com for
up to 10 years.
Simply log on to our website at www.Domain4life.com,
and click the "Member Login" link in our "Manage" section. Enter the username
and password you chose at the time of registration. If you have forgotten the
username and password you chose, you may enter the email address you entered at
the time of registration to have your username and password emailed to you.
You will see links to all of the actions that you can perform. One of the
links is to "Renew Your Domains". Click that link, and check the box next to each
domain you wish to renew. Click the Continue button.
Choose the
length of time you wish to renew each domain for. (Remember, you can renew for
up to 10 years- if your domain will expire in 3 + years, you will only be able
to renew 6 additional years.) Click the Continue button.
You will then
be asked about your payment information. Click the Continue button to finalize
the renewal.
IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO RENEW YOUR NAMES- use the "Disable Renewal Notices" link
in the manager. You will not receive further reminders to renew your names, and
they will be released on the expiration date.
If you
do not wish to renew any of your domains, and you do not want to receive renewal
emails, you can stop the emails from being sent, and your domain will expire at
the end of it's term.
Simply log on to our website at www.Domain4lifes.net,
and click the "Member Login" link in our "Manage" section. Enter the username
and password you chose at the time of registration. If you have forgotten the
username and password you chose, you may enter the email address you entered at
the time of registration to have your username and password emailed to you.
You will see links to all of the actions that you can perform. One of the
links is to "Disable Renewal Notices". Click that link, and check the box next
to each domain you wish not to renew. Click the Continue button.
You will be prompted for confirmation, as this action means your domains will
be released at the end of their term. Click the "Yes" button to finalize the disabling
of your chosen domains.
We
often receive requests to casually change the registrant information, since it
is the only aspect of a domain that cannot be accessed through our online management
system.
Some people wish to update their address that has changed, or
the company name, which has been bought out. Others want to remove their ownership
information for security purposes.
Changing the registrant information
requires a higher level of security, since it affects the ownership of a domain.
You should also be aware that it may affect your ownership adversely. For example,
should someone file a WIPO claim to this domain, one of the ways ICANN will resolve
the dispute is to immediately terminate a disputed domain if the information provided
is known to be false.
Should you wish to go ahead with your change of
ownership, we will require some actions on your part, in order to assure good
faith on your part, and reflect security concerns on our part.
The steps for changing the registrant are as follows:
1. You should change your administrative, technical or billing contacts (at least
one of these) over to the information you wish us to use, in order for the change
to be accurate. We will cut-and-paste your information directly from the contact
you specify.
2. Make a request to register (at) Domain4life.com to change
the registrant information. Provide the domain, your username and password, and
the contact info we are to use.
We may ask for verification from the
registered contact for this domain.
You can
use the Change Ownership link on our website to sell your domain to a buyer, or
to change the registrant info for your domain registered with, or transferred
to, Domain4life.
Generally, the buyer (or new registrant) uses
the link, and enters their information in. The seller's information is automatically
derived from the domain. The fees to change ownership are $35 for a standard turn-around
(10-14 days), and $199 for a rush job (1-2 days), plus a renewal fee, if the domain
is about to expire.
A form will then be generated that the buyer (or
new registrant) signs and then delivers to the seller. The seller must also sign
the document, get it notarized, and deliver it to us. The most common method of
transmission is via fax- 866-365-8789.
This process is necessary because
a domain has been ruled to be property, like a house or car.
If you have
any questions about the ownership change procedure, just let me know.
Changing
the admin, billing and technical contact information can be accomplished via the
Management control panel.
To begin, click the Member Login link on the
left-hand side of our website at www.Domain4life.com. Enter your username and
password. If you have forgotten your username and password, you can enter the
email address you used at the time of registration to receive your username and
password via email.
Once you're in the Management system, click the "Edit/
Manage Contact Handles" link. A contact handle is a shorthand version of all of
your contact information. You can edit any of your contact handles here (click
the "Edit" button next to the handle), or create new ones (click the "Create New
Handle" link at the top of the page). Once you have the contact handle information
the way you want it, return to the main screen of the Manager.
Next,
click the "Assign Domain Contacts" link. A list of your domains, as well as the
current Domain4life.com contact handle associated with the domains, will show.
Choose the domain you'd like to change information for, and click the Continue
button.
Choose what information you'd like to update- admin, billing
and/or technical, and click the Continue button. You may choose any of the Domain4life.com
contact handles you have set up in our system.
Click the Continue button
to finalize the change. Our system will update immediately, however, it will take
24-48 hours for the information to propagate Internet-wide.
You
may use contact info of your choice for a domain. Many people are reluctant to
use their personal information, especially if a domain may be objectionable to
some.
This is technically a violation of the Terms of Service, which
state that correct contact information must be provided. v, however, will not
take action against you solely for that reason. We appreciate security concerns,
and allow you to provide whatever information you like.
Should your site
be objected to, though, Domain 4 Life will attempt to contact you. If your contact
information is false, and we cannot contact you to respond to any complaint, your
domain may be deactivated.
If you need to change registrant info to something
more secure, follow this procedure:
We often receive requests to casually
change the registrant information, since it is the only aspect of a domain that
cannot be accessed through our online management system. Some people wish to update
their address that has changed, or the company name, which has been bought out.
Others want to remove their ownership information for security purposes.
Changing the registrant information requires a higher level of security, since
it affects the ownership of a domain. You should also be aware that it may affect
your ownership adversely. For example, should someone file a WIPO claim to this
domain, one of the ways ICANN will resolve the dispute is to immediately terminate
a disputed domain if the information provided is known to be false.
Should
you wish to go ahead with your change of ownership, we will require some actions
on your part, in order to assure good faith on your part, and reflect security
concerns on our part.
The steps for changing the registrant are as follows:
1. You should change your administrative, technical or billing contacts (at
least one of these) over to the information you wish us to use, in order for the
change to be accurate. We will cut-and-paste your information directly from the
contact you specify.
2. Make a request to register
(at) Domain4life.com to change the registrant information. Provide the domain,
your username and password, and the contact info we are to use.
We may
ask for verification from the registered contact for this domain.
Changing
your default account information can be accomplished via the Management control
panel.
To begin, click the Member Login link on the left-hand side of
our website at www.Domain4life.com. Enter your username and password. If you have
forgotten your username and password, you can enter the email address you used
at the time of registration to receive your username and password via email.
Once you're in the Management system, if you wish to change your password,
click the "Change Your Password" link. You'll be asked for your current password,
as well as your new password twice. PLEASE NOTE: Once you hit the "Change Password"
button, your change is finalized.
If you wish to change the default account
information click the "Update Account Information" link. You'll be able to update
the email address for your account, your default registrant & contact info,
your default nameservers and your default credit card information.
If you
have domains under a username and password, you can create a new account and move
a domain in your current account to that new account.
The best way to
create a new account is to go to our home page and search for a domain that does
not exist, such as abcdef.com.
When that comes up as available, click
the Checkout button and then enter the New User section. Fill out the default
information for the new account, and click Continue. (If you like, you may enter
default credit card info as the following- VISA 4444444444444444 03/03 This is
a "dummy" credit card account.)
After your new account has been verified,
click the Cancel button to stop the registration. You will not be charged, and
the domain will not be registered if you click the Cancel button, but the account
will still be valid.
Once you have the new account set up, you can contact
register@domain4life.com. Give us the domain, as well as the username and password
for the current account, and the username of the account you want us to transfer
the name to.
If you
have created more than one account with Domain 4 Life, you can merge all of your
domains into one account.
Simply provide the username and password of
all the accounts you have, as well as the username of the account you want to
be the single account for all of your domains.
We will transfer all of
your domains into the account with the name you've specified.
It usually
takes two business days for updates made online at Domain 4 Life to be seen elsewhere
on the web, including hosting information. This is standard Internet
propagation time.
Additionally, some registrars whois databases
are not compatible with others. You may wish to use a central whois lookup, as
one registrar may not carry another's info. Your best bet is always to look up
a domain at the registrar of record. To find out who the registrar is for a name,
go to http://www.qwho.com
WHOIS
databases are specific to each registrar. If you registered the name properly,
it will show in our WHOIS database immediately. It will show in the InterNIC central
database 24-48 hours later, but might not ever display in another registrar's
database. That doesn't mean someone else can register the name, the name record
is still taken, but it might not show you as the owner.
Your
best bet is always to look up a domain at the registrar of record. To find out
who the registrar is for a name, go to http://www.qwho.com.
Domains
that expire at Domain 4 Life are released after their term expires. Please remember
when looking at a domain's expiration date that the format is Month/Day/Year-
MM/DD/YEAR.
Domains that expire at another registrar are subject to their
own policies. They do vary from registrar to registrar, however, there are some
consistencies.
There is usually a grace period, and then a period when
the domain is "on hold"- where nobody can do anything with it.
Generally,
you will need to give a domain at least 30 days from the time of expiration to
be released. You cannot put in any kind of "pre-claim" on the name. You'll have
to wait until it is released by the registrar, and then register it manually.
Lately, Network Solutions has adopted the policy of not releasing domain names.
If a name expires at Network Solutions, they will require it to be re-registered
at NSI.
If
you require further assistance, please email Support
Team
