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  • 03-03-2010 10:32am
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    Catenaccio!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭


    This may be the wrong forum to post this on but anyways...

    I want to purchase a domain name off www.register.ie but it's not for me (a bizarre present I intend on giving someone). Can this be done? The domain name will be their actual name if that's any use to you.


    Thanks.


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    ei.sdraob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,376 ✭✭✭ei.sdraob


    is it a .ie or some other tld?


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    Catenaccio!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Catenaccio!


    Hmm, I'll probably go for the .ie (it's €70 I think) but I'm sure down the line the person would want the .com too...


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    DanGlee
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭DanGlee


    AFAIK You need to be a registered company to register a .ie domain. But I think you can register yourself as a company, e.g. I could reigster DanGlee as a company, then purchase danglee.ie but without going through the CRO I could not do that!

    Anybody wish to agree or correct me on this? Thanks.

    DG


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    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    For .ie you may need to be registered business.
    .com can be purchased by pretty much anyone instantly.


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    Catenaccio!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Catenaccio!


    Hmmm, maybe I should probably just go with the .com then?


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    DanGlee
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭DanGlee


    I dunno if you can purchase it as easy as a .com, but you could try getting a .me e.g. danglee.me


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    tombull82
    Registered Users Posts: 910 ✭✭✭tombull82


    you can reg a personalname.ie since last year without a cro business reg'd but you need to supply passport etc as proof of owner. 70 sounds a lot


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    Catenaccio!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Catenaccio!


    So it looks like this is at a dead end. Thanks though :(


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    For a .ie you would need a copy of a utility bill or similar (see http://www.pdn.ie for full details)

    Another option would be something like .me, which doesn't have any restrictions and "says" personal (see: http://blog.blacknight.com/want-a-personal-domain-name-why-me-makes-sense.html )

    Prices for domains vary, but you normally wouldn't pay more than about 25-30 Euro ex-VAT for a .ie (and you will find lower)

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    realmadrid
    Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭realmadrid


    Blacknight are very good prob should just call them and go from there.


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    Sparks
    Registered Users Posts: 40,038 ✭✭✭✭Sparks


    Catenaccio! wrote: »
    This may be the wrong forum to post this on but anyways...
    It is I'm afraid, moving to Design after some tidying up.

    In general, I've found it's awkward buying someone else a TLD for them without their involvement (I'm doing that myself at the moment for my partner and she has to sign off on the paperwork).


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    Sparks
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    koolkid wrote: »
    For .ie you may need to be registered business
    Not any more. I've got one (stochasticgeometry.ie) as a discretionary name as a private person and I'm getting a second for herself indoors and that's the same setup. There are definitely more hoops to jump through though; for some side projects (like rangeclerk.com) I stick to non-.ie TLDs, it's just far easier.


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    thesteve
    Registered Users Posts: 902 ✭✭✭thesteve


    You have to explain the discretionary name though. Just register the business name with the CRO, costs 20 euro.

    And you'll get a .ie for a lot cheaper than 70 these days.

    The only thing to worry about is that you'll have to transfer ownership if you're getting it as a present for someone.


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    thesteve wrote: »
    You have to explain the discretionary name though. Just register the business name with the CRO, costs 20 euro.
    Yes, but you can combine ie. get a RBN and use it to support multiple discretionary domains
    Getting a personal discretionary is awkward
    thesteve wrote: »
    And you'll get a .ie for a lot cheaper than 70 these days.
    Yes - we've offered them for as low as €5 :) (though we won't be doing that again for a while!)
    thesteve wrote: »
    The only thing to worry about is that you'll have to transfer ownership if you're getting it as a present for someone.
    If you're registering a domain for someone else you will need their assistance
    Transferring ownership is not a viable option, as the new domain holder will need to go through the entire validation process again.

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