Domain Names

The Domain Name System (DNS) helps users to find their way around the Internet. Every computer on the Internet has a unique address - just like a telephone number - which is a rather complicated string of numbers. It is called its "IP address" (IP stands for "Internet Protocol"). IP Addresses are hard to remember. The DNS makes using the Internet easier by allowing a familiar string of letters (the "domain name") to be used instead of the arcane IP address. So instead of typing 207.151.159.3, you can type www.internic.net. It is a "mnemonic" device that makes addresses easier to remember.

When you register a domain name, you are inserting an entry into a directory of all the domain names and their corresponding computers on the Internet.

Each registrar has the flexibility to offer initial and renewal registrations in one-year increments, with a total registration period limit of ten years.

Each registrar sets the price it charges for registering names, and prices vary significantly among different registrars. Intelliwire provides domain registration services, to view domain name pricing, click here.

Information about who is responsible for domain registered with Intelliwire is publicly available to allow rapid resolution of technical problems and to permit enforcement of consumer protection, trademark, and other laws. Intelliwire will make this information available to the public on a "Whois" site. It is however possible to register a domain in the name of a third party, as long as they agree to accept responsibility.