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For your site to be accessible you need to register your domain name.  You can arrange this yourself or for a small fee of AU$30 plus registration fees Rinet IT will be happy to arrange it for you. Assistance with your domain name selection is included if required.
Upon registration your contact details will be used as the owner and the technical contact will be Rinet IT. Rinet IT uses Web City or Domain Central for registration services.
Registration Cost
The cost is AU$22.50 for two years. Note that this depends on the third party domain registrars and is subject to change.
What's in a (domain) name?
To understand domain names it's important to understand that domain names read from least significant to most significant right to left. So ".au" is a higher domain than "rinet.com.au" for example.
What impression you want to give to the surfing public determines the domain that you register in, refer to the table below...
| Major Domain |
Description |
Name Restrictions |
| .com.au |
Intended for commercial concerns in Australia.
Proof of registration is required, usually your company's ABN or ACN along with a copy of the registration papers.
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The domain name must be the business name or reflect:
- Some activity that the business does.
- Product that the business sells.
- Service that the business supplies.
- Event or events that the business organises, sponsors or operates.
- Information that the business teaches or supplies.
- Public venue that the business operates or manages.
- Profession that the employees of the business practise.
(from explorer.net.au viewed 15-Dec-2010) |
| .net.au |
Loosely this domain is for sites that have a technical aspect to their business, or they provide some kind of Internet service. This is not strictly adhered to.
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Same restrictions as .com.au |
| .org.au |
For non profit organisations. Can also include schools, churches and other organisations with a community outlook or viewpoint. |
Same or similar, including abbreviations, to the organisation name. |
| .com |
This domain was for the United States, where the Internet was developed, although companies with an international outlook also use it.
Can be used by anyone who wants to get online.
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None. |
| .net |
Similar to the .com domain, but generally has sites with a technical aspect or theme. |
None. |
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Domain Registration
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