Who Do Domain Names Actually Get Registered With?

I mean when you register with godaddy.com or register.com who in turn are they registering the website with

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"Who Do Domain Names Actually Get Registered With?" was posted on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 at 9:33 am.

3 Responses to “Who Do Domain Names Actually Get Registered With?”

widowmat(2009-11-25):

Once there were only a handful of companies authorized to register domain names. Now there are very many, and the prices reflect the competition.
These approved companies collect your money and keep a record of your “registered domain name” which is unique on all the Internet. Then, the unique name can be paired up with a fixed IP address or quad-four number which is how routing is done.
The really important step is to have the world’s Domain Name Servers recognize that your domain is valid and goes with a certain IP address, per your registrar. The name/number pair takes up to a week to propagate around the world, so that anyone can reach your domain.
When the IP address must change, interruptions will occur because the propagation must be repeated. Lots of people hosted by ibiblio.com are going through that hassle this weekend, as they have just made very major expansions (again).
Hope this helps, and good luck!
dnexpert(2009-11-25):

Every domain name extension is managed by a domain name “registry”. Registries allow “registrars” like GoDaddy and Register.com to resell domain names to consumers [like me and you].
When you register a domain name through GoDaddy, it is ultimately stored with VeriSign, the authoritative registry for .COM and .NET domain names. http://www.verisign.com/nds
Other registries are:
Afilias = .info
PIR = .org
Hope this helps!
Technici(2009-11-25):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name…http://www.icann.org/