Purchasing a Domain

Anonymous posted this at 05:09 — 8th December 1999.

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I am considering purchasing my own domain and I would like some advice. I don't have much of an idea about how this all works so please help me in any way possible.

I want about 20meg server space and an address something like http://www.lloydhass.com.au. I would only require 1 or 2 email address's.

Please remember I am in Australia.

How much should I expect to pay for the domain per year?

How much should I expect to pay for hosting per month?

Should I expect to pay more for ASP/CGI capable server?

Approximately what would the total cost be per month?

What different companies in Australia can arrange this for me?

I found a something thats looks OK. http://www.netregistry.au.com/ under the
Products / Economy Website Package. From the information I have given does this sound suitable?

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jackchen posted this at 05:49 — 8th December 1999.

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I recommend American WebHosting.
www.amhosting.com

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Justin S posted this at 16:34 — 8th December 1999.

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In my opinion NR looks pretty expensive. But they are probably very good. Why not just go with an American hosting company? Almost all host foreign domains...

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KeithMcL posted this at 12:25 — 10th December 1999.

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I also use amhosting and so far my site has been up 100% of the time (only been up for 6 weeks or so).

Regarding looking for www.lloydhass.com.au as a domain name i'm not sure about.

I don't know any domain name registering sites that give you .com.au extentions but i'm sure there plenty out there.

For $20/m i'd be looking for minimum of 250Mbs of space and a full cgi-bin and scripts.

One hosting co that i found that i still think has an amazing hosting option is standardhost.com. One thing that i don't like about it is that you have to pay a year in advance.

Check it out for yourself and see.

Rgds,
Keith McL
www.resources-webmasters.com

[This message has been edited by kmcluk (edited 10 December 1999).]

Anonymous posted this at 03:40 — 15th December 1999.

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i have to say that standardhost.com sounds like a very good option that i never came across!! i am in no way related to them but i do now reccommend them!!

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BitSurfr posted this at 05:42 — 18th December 1999.

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You can't purchase domain names: You can only RENT them.