Q. How long does it take for my domain to be active?
Ans. Domain names registered through our systems are activated instantly upon payment. However, DNS propogation may take upto 24 hours. If you have recently signed up with us for web hosting services using a domain name registered at some other domain registrar, your website [...]
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How long does it take for my domain to be active?
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CNAME Records
Aliases are intended to redirect all DNS based traffic for one domain to another e.g.: domains.yourdomain.com to www.pickaweb.co.uk
Who is the Technical Contact?
The person or organization that makes technical decisions about the Domain Name. This is the person who handles the technical aspects of your domain, such as hosting your web site as well as making decisions regarding IP addresses, and authoritative name servers for the Domain Name.
Who is the Administrative Contact?
This person is authorized to make decisions on behalf of the owner and perform most domain management functions on behalf of the owner. The administrative contact is also the person or organization that answers legal questions about the Domain Name. Generally the owner or an authorized person from your company is the administrative contact.
Who are the contacts for a Domain Name?
When you register a Domain Name you are required to nominate the administrative, technical and billing contacts for your domain. These contacts can be individuals other than the owner.
What details do you need to register a domain?
We need the name, address and contact details of the person or company the domain name is to be registered to.
What is an A record?
An “A” record, also called an “address” record, ties a domain name to an IP address. If there is a server on the Internet that is configured to handle traffic for this domain, you can enter the name of the domain (like www.yourdomain.com) and the IP address of the server (like “208.95.05.239″), and almost immediately, [...]
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How do I change the DNS?
If your domain name was registered through Pickaweb you will be able to manage your domain name through Manage Domain Name
You can change the name servers of your domain name at Manage Domain Name If you cannot remember your username and password please enter your domain name without www at http://www.pickaweb.co.uk/getpassword.html and details will [...]
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Transferring a .com domain to Pickaweb
You need to order a transfer service from us (and any additional service eg: hosting ) at http://www.pickaweb.co.uk/placeorder.htm
We will email you a transfer request which you need to approve.
You need to make sure that you are the admin email contact for your domain name because you need to approve that transfer request. You can verify [...]
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Transferring a UK Domain to Pickaweb
If you have a UK domain name (.co.uk, .org.uk) registered through another company you can transfer your domain name to Pickaweb by contacting the company where you registered your domain name. The transfer to Pickaweb is FREE although you should check with your current domain name company if they charge any release fees.
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