When you buy a domain, it remains in your custodianship for as long as you continue to pay your registrar's annual renewal fees for the domain. This is because no one actual ever "owns" a domain. When you "buy" a domain name, you are actually registering it for a set period (for example, one year or more). During this period, you hold the exclusive rights to use, manage, and be able to renew the name to continue to hold those rights, but you do not own it as you would a physical property.
In a typical domain purchase situation:
It is typical to expect the current domain owner's registrar to take between 5-7 business days to completely update the new domain owner details both with the registry and ICANN.
When you purchase a domain, it is important to update the requested details related to the domain in your Account Dashboard. The details you provide will allow the current owner to update the domain registrar. In order to expedite the process of transfer and minimise any potential delay, we strongly recommend that you update the domain details once your payment has been made.
When payment has been made, Escrow.com informs the current domain owner that the funds are currently held and will be released once the domain has been transferred. This provides added incentive to the current domain owner to transfer the domain as quickly as possible in order to complete the Escrow payment because the funds related to the transaction are only released to the domain owner once you confirm transfer has been completed.
Once ownership of the domain has been transferred to you, you may log into the domain registrar and update any and all aspects of the domain, including Domain Name servers to meet your preferences.
Once ownership of a domain has been transferred to you, a 60-day automatic domain lock is imposed upon your domain. This is a security feature mandated by ICANN that prevents a domain name from being transferred to a new registrar for 60 days after specific events, like its initial registration or a change to the registrant's contact information. This lock protects against unauthorised transfers and hijacking, and it is automatically removed by the registry after the 60-day period expires. Once the lock has expired, to transfer your newly purchased domain to your preferred registrar, you may request transfer from your preferred registrar's web site. Typically you will find this function clearly marked as "Transfer Your Domains" as one of the foremost functions on their homepage and menus. By selecting transfer, your registrar will request a one-time payment, and that you provide the necessary Authorisation Codes (Auth/ EPP Codes) to unlock and release the domain from the current registrar.
Once domain ownership has been transferred to you, you may log into the existing registrar and update any details related to the domain typically through their Domain Name server (DNS) options for the domain.
No, of course not. As the new owner of the domain, you are free to keep your domain with the current registrar or choose to move it to another preferred registrar should you wish.
Naturally, the time taken to transfer a domain varies between registrars and is dependent upon the timely issuing of Authorisation Codes etc. However, you can typically expect your new domain to complete transfer to your preferred registrar within 5-7 business days.
Of course. The HTTP and HTTPS prefixes are simply protocols for how data is sent across the internet. You are free to allow either protocol for your domain, or both should you wish, depending upon your needs. The primary difference between the two protocols is that HTTP sends data in plain text, which by todays' standards is viewed as insecure, while HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) encrypts data using SSL/ TLS, adding a crucial security layer for privacy and integrity. For these reasons, both HTTP and HTTPS use different ports to send and receive data. HTTP uses port 80, while HTTPS generally uses port 443, which requires an SSL/ TLS certificate for server authentication. Because HTTPS is so secure, you often see the prefix used for sites that require log ins or provide end-user transactions. When you purchase a domain you control every aspect of your domain and can choose to add an SSL/ TLS certificate to your domain either from your registrar directly, or from an indepedent third-party provider. Your SSL/ TLS certifcate(s) along with all aspects of your domain can be managed, and administered from within the Domain Name server settings (DNS) of your domain.
Of course. Actually, a subdomain is basically a virtual domain that is created from a prefix added to your main domain name (like blog.mydomain.com or shop.mydomain.com) that creates a separate, distinct section of your website, and allows it to function as though it were its own site for different content, regions, or functions, such as support, forums, or apps. All subdomains are created, managed, and administered from within the Domain Name server settings (DNS) of your domain.
Yes. Once a domain has been purchased all purchase and/ or leasing functionality related to the domain is disabled to ensure that no one else can purchase the domain.
Yes. The previous owner's ability to update or alter any settings for the domain expire once domain ownership has been successfully completed.
No. To manage and update your domain settings, such the IP Address of your home page, MX Records (for eMail management and delivery), etc., you should use the Domain Name server (DNS) options provided by your domain registrar.
Your domains are your property not ours. When you purchase a domain you are the legal registrant of it, not domainAlot.com. In fact, we have no affiliation with your domain whatsoever, our role was in helping and assisting you acquire the asset.
Quite simply, for neutrality. domainAlot.com is a trusted Commission Free domain marketplace. Connecting domain owners with investors and buyers is what we do. This impartiality allows us to focus on providing the best service that we can rather than trying to upsell additional services such as domain registration, or domain renewal fees.
ICANN is an acronym for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. In essence, ICANN acts as the global coordinator for the Internet's naming system, managing the root zone and accrediting registrars to provide them with a license that allows users to register domains through them.
ICANN is a nonprofit organisation that ensures the security and stability of the Internet. It sets the rules and policies that domain registrars must follow, and maintains a database of all domain names to ensure that no two people can use the same name at the same time. For example, that no two people can claim to have the exclusive right to use mydomain.com simultaneously.
No, because a domain is not considered intellectual property. A domain is crucial for brand identity, for product and service delivery platform, as well as business operations. In such contexts, a domain can be protected through other various legal mechanisms.