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<br> </strong><em>Domain Name</em></font></td> <td width="75"></td> </tr> </table> <p><font face="verdana, arial"><img src="colorbal.gif" width="14" height="14"></font><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#what_is_a_domain_name">What is a Domain Name?</a> </font><ol type="i"> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#what_are_the_varying_types_of_domain_names">What are the various types of Domain Names.</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#what_are_the_registering_rules_for_domain_names">What are the rules for registering Domain Names.</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#registering_a_domain_name">Registering a Domain Name.</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#pricing">Pricing.</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#does_the_domain_name_have_to_remain_with_NB">Does the Domain Name have to remain with Toucan Websites.</a> </font></li> <li><a href="#has_my_domain_name_been_registered"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Has my Domain Name been registered.</font></a></li> </ol> <p><font face="verdana, arial"><img src="colorbal.gif" width="14" height="14"></font><a href="#what_happens_after_the_name_is_registered"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">What happens after the name is registered.</font></a></p> <p><font face="verdana, arial"><img src="colorbal.gif" width="14" height="14"></font><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#further_action_for_the_domain_name">Further options for the Domain Name.</a></font></p> <p><font face="verdana, arial"><img src="colorbal.gif" width="14" height="14"></font><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#domain_names_within_the_uk">Domain Names within the UK.</a> </font><ol type="i"> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#rules_co.uk">Rules for co.uk domain.</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#rules_org.uk">Rules for org.uk domain.</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#the_ac.uk">The ac.uk domain.</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#the_gov.uk">The gov.uk domain.</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#the_lea.sch.uk">The lea.sch.uk domain.</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#the_mod.uk">The .mod.uk domain.</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#the_nhs.uk">The nhs.uk domain.</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#naming_admin">Naming Administration for the .NET.UK Domain.</a> </font></li> <li><a href="#rules"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Rules for the ltd.uk and plc.uk domains.</font></a></li> </ol> <h2><font size="3" face="verdana, arial"><a name="what_is_a_domain_name">What is a Domain Name</a> </font><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"> <a href="#top"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></a></font></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">A domain name is a text name which is used as a convenient way of finding your way around the Internet. It is part of a system called Domain Name Service (DNS) which provides you with an easy-to-remember address. The DNS actually converts the domain name (e.g. netbenefit.co.uk) into an Internet Protocol (IP) number (e.g.193.133.253.33) and <i>vice versa</i>. </font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Registering a domain name on the Internet is the equivalent of registering a company name at Companies House. Once registered, no-one else can use that name. As there are many companies with similar names, it is important to register a suitable domain name for your company as soon as possible. </font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Registering a suitable domain name is advisable to ensure your clients can easily remember the address of information you provide on the Internet. As an example take the ficticious company named "firefly", their domain name would likely be<b> firefly.co.uk</b>, their web site <b>http://www.firefly.co.uk</b> and their email addresses are of the form <b>jbloggs@firefly.co.uk</b>. Using appropriate domain names makes it easy for people to find you on the Internet. </font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Once registered and as long as the owner pays for the NIC annual administration fees the domain name can be hosted free of charge on the Toucan Websites server until the name is used for either e-mail or a web site.</font></p> <h2><font size="3" face="verdana, arial"><a name="what_are_the_varying_types_of_domain_names">What are the varying types of Domain Names.</a>  </font><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The variety lies in the country designation of the name (ie.fr,.uk,.com,.de etc) and in many cases, especially with the UK domain names, the status of that name is shown (ie. .co,.ltd,.plc etc). For example the address yourcompany.ltd.uk shows the following (working from right to left):</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">.uk - Location is assumed as United Kingdom.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">.ltd - The name shows a registered UK Ltd Name.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">yourcompany - The company, trading or personal name.</font></p> <h2><font size="3" face="verdana, arial"><a name="what_are_the_registering_rules_for_domain_names">What are the registering rules for Domain Names</a> </font><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"> <a href="#top"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></a></font></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Different countries have different rules. See <a href="#domain_names_within_the_uk">notes</a> below for information on registering in the UK.</font></p> <h2><a name="registering_a_domain_name"><font size="3" face="verdana, arial">Registering a Domain Name</font><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">.</a>  <a href="#top"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></a></font></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Toucan Websites uses the UK's largest and longest established domain registrar. To register a domain name through us, simply <a href="search.htm">complete the form.</a> </font></p> <h2><font size="3" face="verdana, arial"><a name="pricing">Pricing</a> </font><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"> <a href="#top"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></a></font></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">See the <a href="costs.htm">costs pages</a> for details of individual products and special deals on the most popular bundled services.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></p> <h2><font size="3" face="verdana, arial"><a name="does_the_domain_name_have_to_remain_with_NB">Does the domain name have to remain with </a>Toucan Websites</font><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"> ?</font></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The Domain Name you register belongs to you. We will transfer the name to any Service Provider you nominate at your request and at no extra charge. However, <em>Toucan Websites </em>is able to offer extensive services at extremely good prices and is our intention to persuade you to keep the name on our server.</font></p> <h2><a name="has_my_domain_name_been_registered"><font size="3" face="verdana, arial">Has my Domain Name been registered</font></a><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">?<a href="#top"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></a></font></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Many names have already been registered. You can contact us to see if your preferred name is still available.</font></p> <h2><font size="3" face="verdana, arial"><a name="what_happens_after_the_name_is_registered">What happens after the name is Registered</a>? </font><font size="4" face="verdana, arial"> </font><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">As soon as the Domain Name has been cleared by NOMINET it is "delegated" the DNS server used by <em>Toucan Websites.</em> This is a technical procedure which transfers the name to our servers, where it can remain indefinitely at no extra cost. Once we have received confirmation of delegation you will receive:</font><ol> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">An invoice for the registration. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">A certificate of registration for the name.</font></li> </ol> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Once the name is held on the <em>Toucan Websites'</em> server you are able to use the other facilities which we offer. Storage of the name is indefinite so that you are able to set up further facilities in your own time.</font></p> <h2><font size="3" face="verdana, arial"><a name="further_action_for_the_domain_name">Further options for the Domain Name</a> </font><font size="4" face="verdana, arial"> </font><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><b>Re-delegation</b>. The Domain name is held on the <em>Toucan Websites' </em>server but is ultimately the property of the applicant. The owner / applicant is quite at liberty to move the name from<em> Toucan Websites</em>, however we trust that the services and support we offer will be more than sufficient to encourage you to stay with us. Please ask for a DNS change form. <br> </font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><b>Pointing the Name</b>. <em>Toucan Websites</em> is able to point a DNS at another virtual server, so if you require <yourname@yourco.uk> and <yourname.com> to go to your virtual server, this is quite possible. </font></p> <h2><a name="domain_names_within_the_uk"><font size="3" face="verdana, arial">Domain Names within the UK</font></a><font size="4" face="verdana, arial">  <img src="top.gif" width="94" height="69"></font></h2> <ul> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">A Commercial Zone - <a href="#rules_co.uk">co.uk </a></font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">A Zone for non-commercial organisations - <a href="#rules_org.uk">org.uk</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">A Limited Company - <a href="#rules">.ltd.uk</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">A Public Limited Company - <a href="#rules">.plc.uk</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">An Academic Zone - <a href="#the_ac.uk">ac.uk</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">A Governmental Zone - <a href="#the_gov.uk">gov.uk</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">A Zone for schools - <a href="#the_lea.sch.uk">lea.sch.uk</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The Ministry of Defence - <a href="#the_mod.uk">mod.uk</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The National Health Service - <a href="#the_nhs.uk">nhs.uk</a> </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">UK Internet Networks - <a href="#naming_admin">net.uk</a> </font></li> </ul> <h2><a name="rules_co.uk"><font size="3" face="verdana, arial">Rules for co.uk domain</font></a><font size="4" face="verdana, arial">  </font><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></h2> <ol> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Any person may own any number of names with the .co.uk suffix as long as they continue paying for the administration of the name. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Names can have a minimum of three characters. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Two authoritative name servers must be working such that a zone transfer be possible from each within 24 hours of the request reaching the SOA (taken care of by <em>Toucan Websites</em>).</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">First come first served subject to above. </font></li> </ol> <h2><a name="rules_org.uk"><font size="3" face="verdana, arial">Rules for org.uk domain</font></a><font size="4" face="verdana, arial">  </font><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The org.uk domain is intended to be a domain for those organisations which do not satisfactorily 'fit' into any of the other sub-domains of UK. This includes:</font><ol> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Charities. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Trades unions. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Political parties. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Community groups. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Educational councils. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Professional institutions, etc. </font></li> </ol> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Rules for org.uk domain names are:</font><ol> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Only 1 domain per organisation/body name. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The name should reflect the name of the requesting organisation. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Minimum of three characters without human intervention. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">At least 2 nameservers serving the name within 24 hours of the request (taken care of by <em>Toucan Websites</em>).</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Subject to the above criteria, first come first served.</font></li> </ol> <h2><font size="3" face="verdana, arial"><a name="the_ac.uk">The ac.uk domain</a> </font><font size="4" face="verdana, arial"> </font><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The .ac.uk domain is used by organisations providing education at tertiary level and above along with organisations historically associated with higher education such as the Research Councils.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Rules for .ac.uk domains:</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">1. An institution may have an entry in .ac.uk provided it satisfies at least one of the following statements.</font></p> <blockquote> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">a. A degree awarding institution.<br> b. Institutions that teach at tertiary level (including sixth-form colleges) and above, i.e. do not normally accept students below the age for compulsory education.<br> c. Institutions that conduct research where a reasonable proportion of the results are placed in the public domain.<br> d. Learned societies.<br> e. The UK further and higher education funding councils and the UK research councils.</font></p> </blockquote> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">2. The method of determining what name an institution may adopt shall be.</font></p> <blockquote> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">a. No two character names.<br> b. One domain per trading name of the institution will be allowed.<br> c. Name requested shall reflect the legal name or trading name of the institution.<br> d. The chosen name shall minimise the risk of confusion with other similarly named institutions and avoid the risk of inadvertent masquerading.<br> e. First come first served subject to above.</font></p> </blockquote> <h2><a name="the_gov.uk"><font size="3" face="verdana, arial">The gov.uk domain</font></a><font size="4" face="verdana, arial">  </font><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The .gov.uk domain is used by all UK government departments (except Defence), local government bodies and associated government funded organisations. The usual rules about approval apply with the added exception that the SOA and/or its advisors may reject an application.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Registration is limited to:</font><ol> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">UK government departments. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Local government bodies. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Associated government funded organisations. </font></li> </ol> <h2><a name="the_lea.sch.uk"><font size="3" face="verdana, arial">The lea.sch.uk domain</font></a><font size="4" face="verdana, arial">  </font><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Naming Administration for schools.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Schools are registered using a third-level sub domain as there will be numerous cases of schools having the same name. The method used within England and Wales is to use the local education authority area as the sub domain name. For example:</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">(School name).(Local Education Authority). sch.uk</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">St-davids.bromley.sch.uk</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Scotland is undergoing a reorganisation and at present a mixture of the region names and the new local authority names is being used. In Northern Ireland it is proposed to use the names of the counties and county boroughs.</font></p> <h2><a name="the_mod.uk"><font size="3" face="verdana, arial">The mod.uk domain</font></a><font size="4" face="verdana, arial">  </font><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The .mod.uk domain is used by all Ministry of Defence establishments. Applications for names are approved by DRA Malvern acting on behalf of MOD. It should be noted that this domain has not been delegated.</font></p> <h2><a name="the_nhs.uk"><font size="3" face="verdana, arial">The .nhs.uk domain</font></a><font size="4" face="verdana, arial">  </font><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The .nhs.uk domain is provided for National Health Service organisations.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">nhs.uk<br> National Health Service.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">This is sub-domain according to the following list. Individual organisations will sit at the 4th level. </font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">swest.nhs.uk<br> South and West Region</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">sthames.nhs.uk<br> South Thames Region</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">nthames.nhs.uk<br> North Thames Region</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">anglox.nhs.uk<br> Anglia and Oxford Region</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">wmids.nhs.uk<br> West Midlands Region</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">trent.nhs.uk<br> Trent Region</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">northy.nhs.uk<br> North and Yorkshire Region</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">nwest.nhs.uk<br> North West and Mersey Region</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">exec.nhs.uk<br> NHS Executive</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">supplies.nhs.uk<br> NHS Supplies</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">wales.nhs.uk<br> NHS in Wales</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">scot.nhs.uk<br> NHS in Scotland</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">n-i.nhs.uk<br> NHS in Northern Ireland</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">nbs.nhs.uk<br> National Blood Service</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">dpb.nhs.uk<br> Dental Practice Board</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">nhscr.nhs.uk<br> NHS Central Register</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">nhscs.nhs.uk<br> NHS Clearing Service</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">ccmg.nhs.uk<br> NHS Central Communications Management Group</font></p> <h2><font size="3" face="verdana, arial"><a name="naming_admin">Naming Administration for the .NET.UK Domain</a> </font><font size="4" face="verdana, arial"> </font><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The <.net.uk> domain is provided as an alternative to registering in the .net domain.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">This domain is intended to hold only the computers of network providers, that is the NIC and NOC computers, the administrative computers, and the network node computers. The customers of the network provider would have domain names of their own (not in the NET TLD).</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The same rules will be applied to requests to register in .NET.UK. This means customer email address should not appear in any <.net.uk> sub-domain.</font></p> <h2><a name="rules"><font size="3" face="verdana, arial">ltd.uk and plc.uk domains</font></a><font size="4" face="verdana, arial">  </font><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></h2> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The purpose of this document is to describe the rules for the allocation of names within the domains ltd.uk and plc.uk.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The ltd.uk and plc.uk domains are intended to allow a unique mapping between company names registered under the Companies Act with Company's House and a DNS name. Although it was envisaged by the Naming Committee that only ltd.uk was required, Nominet UK's legal advisors have said that a public limited company registering within ltd.uk would be committing a criminal offence. Therefore the additional plc.uk is required.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Note: Within these rules all references to ltd.uk should be taken to apply equally to plc.uk.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Note: Unlimited companies registered under the Companies Act, unincorporated bodies, partnerships and bodies incorporated under other legislation are not eligible for an entry in ltd.uk or plc.uk.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The only characters from a registered company name allowed in a DNS name are the letters A to Z, a to z, the numbers 0 to 9 and hyphen. These will be known as the "allowable" set.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Certain words will be removed from the registered company name before the DNS name is generated, these are known as the "reserved" words. They are "limited", "public limited company" and the Welsh Language versions along with the abbreviations of these words, e.g. ltd, plc, ccc. There are believed to be other "reserved" words such as "International".</font></p> <h2><a name="rules"><font size="3" face="verdana, arial">The rules are:</font></a><font size="4" face="verdana, arial">  </font><a href="#top"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></font></a></h2> <ol> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">One name per company name registered at Company's House. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">The name shall correspond exactly to the registered name save for characters not in the "allowable" set which shall be interpreted as below and the "reserved" words. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">White space between words shall either be ignored or replaced by a single hyphen "-" (see below for how the interpretation is made). </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">All other characters shall be removed. </font></li> <li><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Company names written in a non English character set are not allowed in this version. </font></li> </ol> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Note: It is believed that these rules represent the way that Company's House interpret names in order to produce a unique match. In the event that they do not and/or that Company's House rules change in the future, the first successful applicant for a name will be assigned the name.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">There is the possibility that applications will contain characters that are treated as significant and are not in the "allowable" set.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">This version of the rules will not allow these applications to be allocated a name.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">It is envisaged that applications will be made using an automated procedure. The requester of the name will be responsible for acquiring proof of incorporation. The application must state the full name of the company as registered along with the company registration number. The automated procedure shall determine the form of the DNS name and shall delegate the name as soon as possible after application and at worst within 3 working days. <em>Toucan Websites</em> reserves the right to check a sample or all of the requests for accuracy (before or after delegation) and, pending resolution, may remove a registration, if the rules have been violated.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial"><a href="#top"><img src="top.gif" border="0" width="94" height="69"></a><br> </font><a href="mailto:info@toucanweb.co.uk"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="verdana, arial"><img src="em2.gif" border="0" width="110" height="82"></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Please contact us without commitment. </font></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Tel :- 01279 871694<br> Fax :- 01279 871694<br> Email :- <a href="mailto:info@toucanweb.co.uk">info@toucanweb.co.uk</a><br> PO Box 5206, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, Herts, U.K.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><small><small><font face="verdana, arial"><em>Site and all contents © Toucan Websites 1998</em></font></small></small></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </body>