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A domain name registration provider or registrar is a company accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to sell Internet domain names. ICANN has authority over gTLDs, or Generic Top Level Domains. Examples of gTLDs include .com, .net and .org. ICANN does not have authority over ccTLDs, or Country Code Top-Level […]

An e-mail hosting service is an Internet hosting service that runs e-mail servers. E-mail hosting services usually offer premium_e-mail at a cost as opposed to advertising supported free e-mail or free webmail. E-mail hosting services thus differ from typical end-user e-mail providers such as webmail sites. They cater mostly to demanding e-mail users and Small […]

A dedicated hosting service, dedicated server, or managed hosting service is a type of Internet hosting where the client leases an entire server not shared with anyone. This is more flexible than shared hosting, as organizations have full control over the server(s), including choice of operating system, hardware, etc. Server administration can usually be provided […]

Reseller hosting is a form of web hosting wherein the account owner may split up their alloted hard drive space and bandwidth and resell web hosting. Reseller hosting generally requires little knowledge of web hosting services in order to get started. Reseller hosts are generally not responsible for maintaining web server services, or other maintenance […]

Virtual web hosting refers to the process of either name-based or IP-based, virtual web hosting running multiple “virtual” web servers on a single physical host computer. Using this technique, a single computer can host thousands of independent web sites.
Commercial web hosting service providers often use this technique to allow better manageability, efficiency and scalability of […]