What is a Domain Name? A domain name is your Internet identity
and unique online brand. Customers will remember and use this
address to find your Web site, your products or your services.
When you type in a domain name, www.HiWAAY.net, into a Web
browser or send e-mail to someone at www.HiWAAY.net, the Domain
Name System (DNS) translates www.HiWAAY.net into the Internet
Protocol (IP) numbers used by the Internet to locate
destinations and connects you to www.HiWAAY.net. It is also
possible for a Domain Name to exist but not be connected to an
actual machine. This is often done so that a group or business
can have an Internet e-mail address without having to establish
a real Internet site. What are the Roles of the Domain Contacts?
Registrar (or "Domain Name Registrar"): A business that is given
permission to register domain names on behalf of anyone wishing
to obtain one. Registrars must be accredited by ICANN, and are
only given permission to registrar certain top level domains.
Registrars collect fees, main