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UnicodeDN FAQ
1. If I want to register a Chinese domain name, do I need to register both simplified (GB) and traditional (Big5) Chinese? If you register I-DNS.net (full multilingual domain) name, the answer is NO. For
Versign-GRS (.com/.net/.org), if any character in your domain name is
different between
2. Where can I see the current registration details for my domain name? You can view the current registration details for your domain name by using the UnicodeDN whois service. Please note that this will only display the complete registration details for domain names where Internet Names WorldWide is the registrar. The UnicodeDN whois service currently refreshes every 30 minutes, so after completing a registration or submitting modifications to your domain name record, you should wait 30 minutes before checking the whois records.
The term "whois" refers to a database of registration details for domain names. It is also a tool commonly used to look up details for a domain name. All registrars of .com, .net and .org domain names maintain a whois database which holds the registration details for all domain names under their management. Under the Shared Registry System (SRS), there is no central repository of contact details for all domain names registered. So if you want to look up the contact details for a domain name, you first need to know which registrar currently holds the records for that domain.
4. How do I update my domain record, change contact infomation, change nameservers, register additional domain under my existing account and even more? You can enter into "My Account", then type in your domain name and password, and login in to manage your domain names. You will enjoy many value-added services in "My Account" control panel.
5. How do I pay for my domain name? UnicodeDN offers a totally secure, online credit card payment facility. At the last stage of the registration process, you will be asked to enter your credit card number, type and expiry date. UnicodeDN's registration system is all real-time which means that at the point you receive confirmation, your domain name has been secured and payment has been processed simultaneously. We currently accept payment for the following types of credit cards: VISA, Mastercard, American Express (AMEX).
6. Is the UnicodeDN site secure? Yes. The UnicodeDN payment gateway uses SSL (Secure Socket Layers) for encrypting data packets between your browser and our system. Our system supports up to 128 bit encryption, however if your web browser does not support this level of encryption then the connection will be at a level specified and or possible for your particular browser. To make sure that you are connecting to our server at the highest possible level of security, be sure to use the latest available version of your web browser.
7. Can I register domain name with payment methods other than credit card? Yes.
However, as cheque payment registration may be delayed for up to 2 weeks
due to In addition, an US$10 surcharge applies as the non - credit card payment involves extra manual work to be performed by UnicodeDN staff.
8. What is UnicodeDN's refund policy? Please note that all fees are non-refundable. At the point you receive confirmation of registration, your domain name has already been secured and payment processed in real time. As part of the registration process, you will be asked to confirm that the spelling of your domain name is correct, that you have chosen the correct extension and that you have read and understood the terms and conditions of the transaction and registration.
9. How do I renew my domain name? Close to the expiry date of your license, UnicodeDN will send a renewal notice to the email address listed as the administrative contact, so it is important to always keep this and other contact details up to date.
10. Why do some Chinese characters become numbers when I search for traditional Chinese domain names? This problem happens if you enter simplified Chinese characters when searching for traditional Chinese domain names in Internet Explorer. So make sure that you input traditional Chinese characters when searching for traditional domain names. If you want to register simplified Chinese domain names, please select "Simplified Chinese (GB)" on domain registration page.
* Further questions? Please email to support@unicodedn.com if you have any further questions. iDNS FAQ General Registration
Processes
Operations
Multilingual
Domain Names Hosting
General
iDNS
stands for Internationalized Domain Name System - a technology developed
by i-DNS.net International enabling the use of multilingual domain names
on the Internet.
iDNS
internationalises and updates the existing Domain Name System (DNS). The
DNS works by linking easy-to-understand, hierarchical names for host computers
to unique numerical network addresses. However, to be recognised by the
DNS, the names must be registered using the ASCII character set, which
cannot be used directly to describe many languages other than English.
iDNS technology converts native language encoding to ASCII characters
using a conversion process. In this way, iDNS is “backward compatible”
with the existing DNS.
iDNS complies with the Row-based ASCII Compatible Encoding (RACE) and fully supports UTF-5, UTF-8 and other local encodings. The
present Domain Name System (DNS), adopted globally, only allows domain
names to be registered in Roman (English) characters, even for countries
that do not use these characters in their written language. An understanding
of English has become a hidden prerequisite for anyone who wishes to use
the Internet.
With iDNS technology, you can register any Internet domain name in any language – Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Tamil, Arabic, etc. At the same time it is fully compatible with commonly used Internet browsers and is inter-operable with the existing DNS. Language-specific sites can market the addresses of their site in the native written language, using the appropriate alphabet or ideogram. All people have to do to access the site is type in the domain name in the relevant language. It’s a simple and intuitive process.
Registration
The
only restriction is that it must be available at the time of registration.
You
may register online with any of our Registrar partners located in your
home country to do so.
We
perform a pure Registry function and we do not seek to regulate the actual
registration of names.
No.
Your multilingual domain name is a new domain name. Owning the rights
to a translated, equivalent word or phrase in English does not automatically
secure you the equivalent domain name in another language through iDNS.
Yes.
You will need to know the specific characters to use in order to register
your Chinese or multilingual domain. Please seek advice regarding the
translation of your name and the identification of the most appropriate
characters to use.
If
I register a Chinese domain name in Big5, do I need to register the same
domain name in GB again?
No.
When you register a Chinese domain name in either Big5 or GB encoding,
the domain name is automatically registered in both Big5 and GB encoding.
Therefore, you need not register the same domain name in the other encoding.
There
is still no standard for multilingual domain names at this point in time.
Consumer decision on which system to adopt is best based upon consideration
of:
Processes
You
must be able to create and display local script characters on a computer
and in the address bar of the browser. This can be achieved using a computer
running any of the following:
Please
contact your registrar and inform them of your decision to host your own
domains. There should be no problem in transferring the domain authority
to your own DNS servers.
Please take a look at the Multilingual Domain Names Hosting section of this faq with regards to any technical concerns. Yes.
You can arrange to have both your multilingual and your English domain
name point to the same web site, or to different sites, if you prefer.
Operations
If
you register a multilingual domain name with an i-DNS affiliate, you are
then entitled to use the name in the i-DNS.net system - a global multilingual
domain name system.
The registration of a domain name entitles the registrant to the use of the domain name in accordance with terms and conditions. Registration does not confer any legal ownership or intellectual property rights over the domain name. The existence or extent of such legal rights depends on the intellectual property rights (eg. trademark rights) you may have over the particular name. What happens if another system is chosen? What happens to the existing database? In
the event that i-DNS is not adopted as the standard for internationalized
domain names, we will:
The
Multilingual Internet Names Consortium (www.minc.org)
was set up expressly to look into the operational policies of Internationalized
Domain Names. i-DNS.net International is one of the founding members of
this body.
Besides MINC, i-DNS.net also participates actively at working groups within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Asia-Pacific Networking Group (APNG) and the Asia-Pacific Top Level Domain (APTLD) Forum. Last but not least, it attends all major international Internet forums (ICANN, INET APRICOT) to gain a global perspective on the pulse and policies affecting Internet governance and trends. We believe that it is this very spirit of consensus building on international forums that will help set i-DNS.net on the right track to standardization.
Multilingual
Domain Names Hosting Currently,
multilingual domain names can be hosted on Unix and Windows NT/Windows
2000.
You
may do so by modifying the DNS hint file or installing iBIND.
iBIND
can be installed and will run on most versions of Unix e.g. FreeBSD, Linux
and Solaris.
By
modifying the DNS hint file.
You
will need to run Windows NT 4.0 and Microsoft DNS. If you are using service
pack 4 and above for your WinNT, you can only configure it as an authoritative
name server and not as both a caching and authoritative name server.
Yes.
Windows 2000 Microsoft DNS works in the same way as Windows NT.
No.
You must use a ACE (UTF-5 Chinese, RACE for Japanese and Korean) representation
of your native string domain name.
For
example we have registered 南极星.网络(njstar.net
in Chinese) with Unicodedn.COM, and we have pointed the name server to
my name servers (ns1.njstar.net and ns2.njstar.net) through UnicodeDN
'my account' section - Name Server Setup. Once in your account, please
note the ACE for 南极星.网络 is L357M781M61F.NF51NEDC
1. DNS setup with BIND 8.x In file /etc/named.conf add
The file 'njstarml.net.zone' looks like this
2. Virtual Host setup with Apache If you setup a name-based virtual host with Apache web server, you should set the server name to L57M781M61F.NF51NEDC.aced.net and/or www.L357M781M61F.NF51NEDC.aced.net If your vitual host is IP-Based (ie this domain has unique IP), then the server name is not important.
3. Re-start your Name Server and Webserver After step 1 and 2, you should now restart your Name Server and Webserver. /etc/init.d/rc/httpd restart /etc/init.d/rc/named restart
Now, if you enter the name L57M781M61F.NF51NEDC.aced.net in any browser, it should find your site. If you use NJStar Asian Explorer and enter the Chinese Domain Name, it will be automatically resolve to correct address.
For
example we have registered 南极星.com(njstar.com
in Chinese) with Unicodedn.COM, and we have pointed the name
server to my name servers (ns1.njstar.net and ns2.njstar.net)
through UnicodeDN 'my account' section - Name Server Setup.
Once in your account, please note the ACE for 南极星.com
is bq--3bx3g3jskuie5ouik4.mltbd.com (.mltbd
will be removed when Test Phase is done)
1. DNS setup with BIND 8.x In file /etc/named.conf add
//南极星.com
zone "bq--3bx3g3jskuie5ouik4.mltbd.com" IN {
type master;
allow-query { any; };
file "njstarml.net.zone";
};
The file 'njstarml.net.zone' looks same as i-dns.net hosting example above.
2. Virtual Host setup with Apache If you setup a name-based virtual host with Apache web server, you should set the server name to bq--3bx3g3jskuie5ouik4.mltbd.com and/or www.bq--3bx3g3jskuie5ouik4.mltbd.com If your vitual host is IP-Based (ie this domain has unique IP), then the server name is not important.
3. Re-start your Name Server and Webserver After step 1 and 2, you should now restart your Name Server and Webserver. /etc/init.d/rc/httpd restart /etc/init.d/rc/named restart
Now, if you enter the name bq--3bx3g3jskuie5ouik4.mltbd.com in any browser, it should find your site. If you use NJStar Asian Explorer and enter the Chinese Domain Name, it will be automatically resolve to correct address.
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