Concise Guide to DNS and BIND, The

Getting the Domain

You should start by checking whether or not the domain name you want is already registered by someone else. Both dig and whois should be consulted. dig will tell you something only if the domain registration is complete. If it is in progress, or somehow incomplete, whois should, or could, have some information.

Because each TLD registrar has different requirements you must meet to get your domain registered, you need to pursue IANA's TLD listing and contact the registrar or find the needed information on its Web site to ensure you know what it requires.

If something legal such as forming and registering a legal company is required, it will probably be time consuming and a bit expensive. Therefore, you should start the required ...