Domains and Websites - FAQ

How do I register a new Domain Name?

When an account is activated with a new domain, we will automatically send the registration information to Network Solutions (InterNIC). The information normally takes around 24 hours for InterNIC to process, and the domain takes about 72 hours to propagate through the Internet.

I can't find my webpage at my new domain! What's wrong?

Several things might be occuring. If you have just set up your domain, remember it can take up to 96 hours for this information to propagate through the Internet. Some ISPs cache web pages and, for their customers, it may take longer to find your domain and web page. Can you reach any domain (for example, www.boo.net If not, your Internet connection may be down. Please call us at (877) 874-4266 if you suspect this is the case.

How do I transfer my existing domain?

When you transfer your domain to BooNet, we will send mail to InterNIC to transfer the domain after your account is activated. You should keep the site at its present location until InterNIC has completed the transfer. Once the current Administrative Contact acknowledges the move, InterNIC will update their records. After this, it takes about 72 hours for this information to propegate through the Internet.

My images don't load!

Remember, Unix filenames are case-sensitive. Therefore, if you have a link to "Image.gif" and the file on the server is "image.gif" it will not work because your html is referencing the wrong file.

I've made changes to my webpage, and it doesn't show!

You may need to purge the files from your browsers cache files before the pages reload from the server. For Netscape Navigator, go to Edit/Preferences/Advanced/Cache and clear both memory cache and disk cache.