1.                  How many types of domain name?

There are two highest level of domain name: national and international domain name.

International domain name is under .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz

National domain name is under the nation letters in abbreviated form. These marks are stipulated by ICANN for example, Vietnam is tagged with VN, Australia is AU and France is FR and so on.

Up to now there are over 200 different national domain names and under each has the second or the third level of DNS (ex: COM.VN, EDU.VN, etc)

2.                  What is the difference between dot-com, dot-net and dot-org domain names?

There is no rule on giving international domain names, but in common practice we consider:

+ Dot-com domain names are used with trade organizations or businesses

+ Dot-net domain names are used with companies which provide internet services

+ Dot-org domain names are used with official organizations or non-profits organizations

3. Who can register DNS?

There are certain regulations toward national domain names. As for international domain names, there is no limits on registration subjects. It means that all organizations or individuals from any areas over the world are able to own one or more international domain names.

4. Who possesses domain names?

The registrants have the whole right possessing their registered domain names.

5. Who administers DNS?

International and the country code top-level domain names are under the control of ICANN.

Lower level of national domain names are under the control of the country DNS administration department, for instance in Vietnam it is VNNIC.

6. How much will it cost for each register?

For particular countries there is a certain rule on registration fee applied for national domain names.

As to international DNS, the registration fee depends on registrars. For example, the charge for domain name registration at Enom Inc and Directi is the lowest by $9.5 per year versus $35 per year at www.register.com or $29 per year at www.networksolution.com ( or even Enom Inc) if you buy one yourself.

7. How long will the validity last?

A registered domain name can be last from 1 to 10 years. After the validity time as registered, you need to reapply for this.

8. When is a registered DN possible for use?

It depends on your registrar. In generally a domain name needs over 24 to 48 hours to be activated.

9.  Can I make personal website right after registered?

The answer is no. After having your domain name registered, you need a space on the server for the website content via web hosting service. In there, your web pages will be located in a host or data center providing internet connectivity and when a user type a website address the hosts promptly give a list of previous web pages.

Meno is a professional internet service provider with both domain name register and web hosting service.

10. Can I register domain name without web hosting service?

It is absolutely acceptable for you to register domain name only. You need web hosting when your website is already finished and participated to the world-wide-web.

You can also register more than one domain name and use URL Forwarding service for shared-web hosting service.

Meno provides URL Forwarding service and offer 05 Email Forwarding free of charge to all domain names that registered at Meno.

11. What is the difference between Register.com, Network Solution and Meno if I register?

There is no considerable difference in value of these domain names. However, we provide cheaper services than ever with further free services such as URL Forwarding or Framing, etc.