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Faq >> Domains >> Domain Alert |
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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.NamePapa.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.NamePapa.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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