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| QUESTION: What does the status of a domain name mean? |
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DomainAlert Pro enables you to see the statuses recorded for your domain name by the Registry. There are 23 different status codes that domains registered through www.Cheap--Domain--Names.com may possess. This is not as complex as it sounds, however, as most of the statuses merely record subtle distinctions of a few basic states. Let’s start with the basics. A domain can be ACTIVE or OK. This is, as you would expect, the normal state for a domain name. Domains that are active can be used for web sites, for email, or to register name servers. As you may know, the registrant of a domain name can also transfer it from one Registrar, like www.Cheap--Domain--Names.com, to another. A few status codes exist to keep track of a domain when changes like this are pending. Likewise, canceling a domain registration can put it into a PENDING status. Domains can also be placed in a LOCK or HOLD status. The registrant of a domain name might do this to prevent its settings from being casually altered by his or her associates. A Registrar or Registry might also lock or hold a domain as needs require. COM, NET, and ORG Domains
ACTIVE – as previously noted, the normal state for a domain name. Domains that are active can be used for web sites, for email, or to register name servers. REGISTRAR-HOLD – the domain has been placed on hold by the Registrar and cannot be used. REGISTRY-HOLD – the domain has been placed on hold by the Registry and cannot be used. REGISTRAR-LOCK – the Registrar, often at the request of the domain
registrant, has locked down the REGISTRY-LOCK – the Registry has locked down the domain so that its settings cannot be modified. RedemptionPeriod – the domain has expired and the Registry is waiting
for 30 days as a precautionary PendingRestore – a domain that had expired is now being restored to ACTIVE status. PendingDelete – the domain expired 30 days ago and the Registry
is about to erase it. A domain will remain BIZ, US, INFO, and NAME Domains Here are the 15 status codes used for BIZ, US, INFO, and NAME domains:
SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED – the Registry has locked the domain so that it cannot be deleted. CLIENT_HOLD – the Registrar has placed the domain on hold and it cannot be used. SERVER_HOLD – the Registry has placed the domain on hold and it cannot be used. CLIENT_RENEW_PROHIBITED – the Registrar has locked the domain so that it cannot be renewed. SERVER_RENEW_PROHIBITED – the Registry has locked the domain so that it cannot be renewed. CLIENT_TRANSFER_PROHIBITED – the Registrar has locked the domain so that it cannot be transferred to another Registrar. SERVER_TRANSFER_PROHIBITED – the Registry has locked the domain so that it cannot be transferred to another Registrar. CLIENT_UPDATE_PROHIBITED – the Registrar has locked the domain to prevent its settings from being changed. SERVER_UPDATE_PROHIBITED – the Registry has locked the domain to prevent its settings from being changed. INACTIVE – the domain cannot be used because there is a problem
with the name servers that were entered for it, OK – the domain is active and can be used for web sites, for email, or to register name servers. PENDING_DELETE – the registration for the domain is about to be deleted by the Registry, as when the domain expires. PENDING_TRANSFER – the domain is in the process of being transferred
from one Registrar to another. PENDING_VERIFICATION – the Registry is in the process of creating the domain record.
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