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How do I found out information regarding my domain name/website address?
You can find out who your domain name is registered to by doing a whois lookup.
Please visit: http://www.sitewizard.co.uk/whois.php
And type in your domain name into the 1st box
Then click on the Find button depending on the domain type you will get different results please see below for a summary of each item.
Here is an example of a .co.uk whois lookup, you will find a description of each item in bold:
Domain name:
sitewizard-support.co.uk
This is the domain name that you have queried
Registrant:
SiteWizard Technical Support
This identifies who the domain is registered to, this is normally your company name
Registrant type:
Unknown
This identifies the type of registration i.e if its registered to a LTD company, individual etc....
Registrant's address: -
Ascot House
22-24 Albion Place
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 5DZ
United Kingdom
This should be you companies address, if you need this changing please email support@sitewizard.co.uk
Registrar: -
Sitewizard Limited [Tag = ANET]
URL: http://www.sitewizard.co.uk.
This identifies which ISP/Domain provider looks after the domain for you (ANET is Sitewizards Tag)
Relevant dates:
Registered on: 20-Mar-2009
Renewal date: 20-Mar-2011
This identifies when the domain was registered and also when the domain is due for renewal
Registration status:
Registered until renewal date.
This identifies the status of the registration
Name servers:
ns1.hostingwizard.co.uk
ns2.hostingwizard.co.uk
This identifies which ISP has technical control of the domain, ie. who can change where the web/email goes to
Here is an example of a .com whois lookup, you will find a description of each item in bold:
Registration Service Provided By: Enom, Inc
Contact: CustomerSupport@enom.com
Visit: www.enom.com
Domain name:
sitewizard-support.com
This is the domain name that you have queried
Registrant Contact:
SiteWizard Ltd
SiteWizard Technical Support ()
Fax:
Ascot House
22-24 Albion Place
Maidstone, Kent ME14 5DZ
GB
This should be you companies address, if you need this changing please email support@sitewizard.co.uk
Administrative Contact:
SiteWizard Ltd
SiteWizard Technical Support (support@sitewizard.co.uk)
+44.1622200045
Fax: +44.1622206700
Ascot House
22-24 Albion Place
Maidstone, Kent ME14 5DZ
GB
This should be the address of your ISP the guys that are responsible of making admin changes to the domain
Technical Contact:
SiteWizard Ltd
SiteWizard Technical Support (support@sitewizard.co.uk)
+44.1622200045
Fax: +44.1622206700
Ascot House
22-24 Albion Place
Maidstone, Kent ME14 5DZ
GB
This should be the address of your ISP the guys that are responsible of making technical changes to the domain
Status:
Locked
This normally indicates the status of the transfer lock
Name Servers:
ns1.hostingwizard.co.uk
ns2.hostingwizard.co.uk
This identifies which ISP has technical control of the domain, ie. who can change where the web/email goes to
Creation date:
Expiration date: 26 Jun 2010 09:57:00
This identifies when the domain was registered and also when the domain is due for renewal
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Author: SiteWizard Support
Revision: 1.10
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