biff Posted November 1, 2004 Posted November 1, 2004 Greetings, I signed up for web hosting this morning. After signing up, I decided I wanted to use a different domain name. I registered the name this morning also. I've tried to get through to someone about this but so far haven't made any progress. Can you tell me how to change the domain name for my account? Thanks Quote
TCH-Rick Posted November 1, 2004 Posted November 1, 2004 Please contact the Help Desk at the link at the top of this page and provide the new domain name. We will change it there. Quote
TCH-Don Posted November 1, 2004 Posted November 1, 2004 Welcome to the Family Biff and your new home! We really are like family here. So if you need anything, just ask your new family! We love to help Quote
biff Posted November 1, 2004 Author Posted November 1, 2004 Hey Rick and Don, Thanks for the warm welcome. I reported a coupla times but so far I haven't gotten a respnse. I haven't checked my email for the past several minutes though. Will there be any problem changing the domain name for my account? Thanks again. Quote
biff Posted November 1, 2004 Author Posted November 1, 2004 Rick, I got your email saying you took care of it. Thanks a lot. Man that was fast. You guys are lickety split. Two more questions, Since I now have an unused domain name, what do I do with it? Do I have to set up the DNS Servers or any of that business for my domain name that I'm using? Thanks again Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted November 1, 2004 Posted November 1, 2004 It should not be any problem if you received the registration email for the second domain. Welcome to your extended family :-) Don´t forget to pop in to introductions for a more formal welcome. Quote
TCH-Rick Posted November 1, 2004 Posted November 1, 2004 There is no charge for changing the domain name. I just changed one from the Help Desk so check your email to see if you have mail. Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted November 1, 2004 Posted November 1, 2004 If you want since you already paid for 2nd domain, you can ask the techs to park it on top of your wanted domain. Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted November 1, 2004 Posted November 1, 2004 As for DNS... If you registered the domains through TCH, they should already be set. If you registered the domains through another registrar, you will need to tell them to set the nameservers to ns1.totalchoicehosting.com and ns2.totalchoicehosting.com or if the registrar have a control panel you should be able to set it yourself. Quote
biff Posted November 1, 2004 Author Posted November 1, 2004 Hey guys, This place is great. Thanks for all the support. The reason for all the name confusion is that my son and I were butting heads over it, if you know what I mean. I'm not really well-versed on domain parking and the intricacies of using multiple domains. I've only launched two other sites with the same hosting company and they did everthing. It took about five minutes on the phone answering questions. ..... I only want to stick with one domain on my site. If I don't park or use the other domain name, does it just sit idle? Thanks again Quote
TCH-Don Posted November 1, 2004 Posted November 1, 2004 If the unused domain is new and not linked to, then it is in limbo. You still own it for however long you registered it for. but it just won't go anywhere. Quote
biff Posted November 2, 2004 Author Posted November 2, 2004 Hey Bruce, thanks for the welcome. "limbo", Now there's a good word. I was trying to think of the right word and that's it. Quote
biff Posted November 4, 2004 Author Posted November 4, 2004 As for DNS...If you registered the domains through TCH, they should already be set. If you registered the domains through another registrar, you will need to tell them to set the nameservers to ns1.totalchoicehosting.com and ns2.totalchoicehosting.com or if the registrar have a control panel you should be able to set it yourself. Hey Thomas, I checked my name servers for the two domains. The domain I wan to use for the site is set as such: Nameserver 1:NS1.TOTALCHOICEHOSTING.COM Nameserver 2:NS2.TOTALCHOICEHOSTING.COM The domain I don't want to use is set at Park with a different name server. Do I need to reverse the order of the name servers. In other words. Should I have the domain for the site set at: Nameserver 1:NS1.TOTALCHOICEHOSTING.COM Nameserver 2:NS2.TOTALCHOICEHOSTING.COM Thanks a mil Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted November 4, 2004 Posted November 4, 2004 I have never been in a situation like yours (not wanting to use a domain I mean) so I cant tell you what to do with it, but I can tell what I would do. I would set the nameservers to Nameserver 1:NS1.TOTALCHOICEHOSTING.COM and NS2.TOTALCHOICEHOSTING.COM too and then submit a ticket to the techs and ask them to park the non wanted domain on the wanted one. If I have paid for something, I would thinking why not use it, even a non used domain. Just because its parked it does not mean you need to use it. You can just let it be there in the control panel. Who knows, some day you may find it usefull. Quote
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