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Domain Registration

by kctang
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I've registered a bunch of domains through my hosting company hostgator, and when I whois them, it comes up as 'Enom Inc'

They say its a company that they do registration with. I was expecting my own name though.


Do I still own these domain names?
Is it a problem if I switch hosting companies?

And should I just register domains myself and ask them to process the DNS stuff, to avoid this?
#domain #registration
  • Profile picture of the author Daniel Rickfold
    it's probably the hidden whois function
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  • Profile picture of the author kctang
    First time I heard of this. Thanks.

    1 less reason to get all paro.
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  • Profile picture of the author TristanPerry
    Yep, it's always best to register domains yourself and then change the DNS (domain's nameservers) as necessary. It makes changing hosts much easier since you just need to change a setting (the DNS) instead of paying to transfer the domain to a new host or domain registrar.

    As for your details not showing up, do you mean that HostGator's information shows up instead? If so, contact them and ask that they put your information as the registrant info
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    • Profile picture of the author Dialady
      It's important that you are listed as the registrant or administrator of your domain name. Even in a protected domain, you should see your name or your business name in domain name whois. This is a consistent problem I run into with transferring website clients. Often a designer or the client setups up the domain name and the client is not the registrant or administrator. In essesence this means you do NOT own the domain. I'm going through a challenge with a new client right now where she has a fantastic website, but can't get the web designer to make changes. When we started looking at moving the website, we discovered she wasn't even LISTED on the domain. Thus the registrar (like eNom) doesn't see her as having any right to the domain name (especially w/o a username and password to access it).

      Make sure you are shown as the registrant on your domains.
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