Domain Registration and Management at JTAN

Before we even can talk about domain registration, we need to be sure you understand the difference between domain registration, DNS, and a web site. If you don't understand the difference between these three things, read this immediately.

Now, if we are really talking domain registration, there are several possibilities. Click on the one that applies to you.

Registration:

I want to register a new domain with JTAN.
I want to transfer an existing domain to JTAN.
I will handle registration myself with some other registrar. I only want JTAN to serve DNS for my domain.

Management:

I want to manage the domain I registered with JTAN.
I want to manage the domain at some other registrar.

If you transfer or register com/org/net domains through JTAN you agree to be bound by the JTAN Domain Registration Agreement, given here, as well as the latest Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) established by ICANN. The latest UDRP is available at ICANN. A recent copy of it is posted here at JTAN.

For ca domains, registration is bound by the CA Registration Agreement.

Registering New Domains Through JTAN

JTAN is a full service Registration Service Provider affiliated with OpenSRS. We can register your domain and serve it at a very low price. Some JTAN accounts bundle registration services with the account for free. For new accounts, registering a domain is part of the account signup process. If you are an existing JTAN customer, you can register a new domain through the Members Area.

Transferring Exising Domains To JTAN

In many cases, you will save money by transferring your domain to JTAN. Domain Transfers can be performed for both new accounts during the signup process. If you are an existing JTAN customer, you can transfer domains to JTAN through the Members Area.

Managing your JTAN Domain

The basic contact information in your domain registration, locking, and DNS related changes can be made through the Members Area.

Managing domains not registered with JTAN

If we aren't the registrar, I'm afraid that for some things we will be unable to help you very much. You really need to contact the company that holds your registration for support relevant to registration changes. It might help you to read through the following section to understand how to configure your registrar to point to our DNS for your domain.

Do It Yourself Registration Using JTAN DNS

Registering domains yourself is not hard, but you will need to understand the difference between a Registrar versus a web/mail host or a DNS server. JTAN can do web/mail hosting, and serve your DNS, and we can also be your registrar. It's easy to get confused these days with the new registrar system. Your registrar is who you pay to actually register the name in the .com or .net zone. For many years, the only registrar was Network Solutions. Now, there is a thing called ICANN that accredits registrars. JTAN is accredited through our affiliation with OpenSRS. The truely wise will go to InterNIC and read what the current policy is.

DNS is a separate thing. DNS tells the world what machine your pages are on and where your mail goes. All the registrar is supposed to do is keep track of who does the DNS for a given domain.

If you already have your name registered and you want to continue to use the same registrar, but you do want JTAN to serve DNS for you, you will need to go to your registrar and tell them to move your DNS servers to JTAN. If your registrar was NetworkSolutions, you would simply go to the Network Solutions page and click "Make Changes" to alter your DNS to point at JTAN as described below.

For new registrations, if for some crazy reason you don't want JTAN to register your domain (!), last I looked, NIC had a nice FAQ. The FAQ will probably tell you that you need to choose one of the authorized domain name registrars like Network Solutions and register by filling out their online form. In that form you will be asked for names an addresses. A key one is the Billing Contact. That's you! You should also be the Administrative Contact. If you want to use JTAN as Technical Contact (allowing us to make technical changes in your domain) use our NIC handle "CTN7" under technical contact.

You also might be stumped by the DNS question. DNS is the system by which your name is "served" on the net. You can use JTAN as your DNS or you can pick somebody else. If you have a ProShell/DNS account, we will support your domain with our DNS servers. The DNS servers you should list on your application are the following:


    Primary DNS:     ns.jtan.net      207.106.84.133
    Secondary DNS:   ns.jtan.com      207.106.84.141

After you submit your registration (and pay the registrar), you are registered. Now it's time to enable DNS and set up your DNS records. If JTAN is doing DNS for you, we will will need to know what your domain name is. You may have already told us this when you signed up for your ProShell/DNS account. If you didn't, contact us. A copy of the confirmation email you get from the registrar is a nice way to tell us.

Once we know your domain, we set up DNS "records" such that mail sent to anyone@yourdomain.com is automatically forwarded to your JTAN shell account email. Similarly, web hits to http://www.yourdomain.com are sent to your JTAN user web page.

That's all there is to it. If you want some more mailboxes or aliases, you can set them up at the JTAN Members Only area.