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Overview of Domain Name Extensions

Registration

Extension Duration (Years) Money Back Grace Period (Days) 1 Country / Sponsor Specific Requirements Domain Name Length Name Servers required 2 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.NET 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.ORG 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.INFO 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BIZ 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.MOBI 1 - 10 4 Associated website should be WAP enabled 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.NAME 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.ASIA 1 - 10 4 CED Contact 3 to be based in DotAsia community 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.CC 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.TV 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.UK Only 2 0 None 6 - 64 Characters for .co.uk/.me.uk extensions (including the extension) 4

7 - 64 Characters for .org.uk extension (including the extension) 5

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Renewal

Extension Duration (Years) 6 Auto Renewal 7 Renewal Grace Period (Days) Constraints
.COM 1 - 10 40 None
.NET 1 - 10 40 None
.ORG 1 - 10 40 None
.INFO 1 - 10 15 None
.BIZ 1 - 10 40 None
.MOBI 1 - 10 40 None
.NAME 1 - 10 40 None
.ASIA 1 - 10 40 None
.CC 1 - 10 40 None
.TV 1 - 10 40 None
.UK Only 2 97

Domain name can be Renewed anytime from 6 months before its Expiry, upto 97 days after its Expiry.

Transfer

Extension Registration Term extended by (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 8 Constraints / Comments 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.NET 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.ORG 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.INFO 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.BIZ 1 6 - 16 Characters 1 and 2 character domain names can also be transferred in.
.MOBI 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.NAME 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.ASIA 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.CC 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.TV 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.UK 0 None Transfer does not include one year Renewal.

Restoration

Extension Supported 9 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.MOBI 30
.NAME None
.ASIA 30
.CC 30
.TV 30
.UK None

Other Operations

Extension Child Name Servers 10 Locking 11 Suspension 12 Contact details modification 13 Move Operation 14 Privacy Protection 15
.COM Unlimited No Restriction
.NET Unlimited No Restriction
.ORG Unlimited No Restriction
.INFO Unlimited No Restriction
.BIZ Unlimited No Restriction
.MOBI Unlimited No Restriction
.NAME Unlimited Registrant details cannot be modified during the Add Grace Period.
.ASIA Unlimited No Restriction
.CC Unlimited No Restriction
.TV Unlimited No Restriction
.UK 1 - 10 Registrant Name/Company modification 16 is a billable action.
  1. 1. Deleting a Domain Name
  2. 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
  3. 3. What is Charter Eligibility Declaration (CED) Contact?
  4. 4. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  5. 5. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  6. 6. Renewing a Domain Name
  7. 7. What is Auto-Renewal?
  8. 8. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
  9. 9. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
  10. 10. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
  11. 11. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
  12. 12. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
  13. 13. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
  14. 14. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
  15. 15. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
  16. 16. Modifying the Whois / Contact Details of a .UK Domain Name