Services  |  Support  |  Account Admin  |  Contact Us  |  Site Map

HoloDNS Service Manual

• General Info
• Important Notes
• Adding HoloDNS Service
• Mail for Your Domain
• Special DNS Configurations
• Other Registrars and TLDs

General Info

• Description
• Rates

Important Notes

HoloNet is only responsible for submitting your application and configuring your domain name setup on this end.

You are responsible for paying any separate registration fees to the appropriate domain Registrar and for maintaining valid and current administrative, billing, and contact information in your record with the Registrar.

Our online forms can only be used to register top level domains (TLDs) such as ".com", ".net", ".org" and ".edu" through Network Solutions (NSI).

See Other Registrars and TLDs more information on linking domains registered through other registrars or to register domains under other TLDs.

Adding HoloDNS Service

In order to use HoloDNS service, you need a regular HoloNet account --> See: Joining

If you plan to link a domain name to a HoloWWW site, create the website FIRST.

There are basically two methods for adding HoloDNS service:

1. Log in using terminal software or via telnet. Then, starting at the HoloNet Main Menu, select:

             [A] HoloNet Additional Services
             [O] Order Services
   

2. Use our Web-based form by logging in via the Account Administration page. Click on the button labelled "Member Login" and enter your login information. Once you are logged in, choose the "Domain Name Creation" option.

During the process via either method, you will have the option to link your domain name to a HoloWWW site.

You will also be prompted to specify how you want mail for your domain to be configured.

After you submit your request, your application or modification will be sent to NSI. It may take the NSI anywhere from 2 days to 3 weeks to process your application. We will notify you by e-mail through your HoloNet account regarding the status of your domain name. The domain will not be useable until the request has been approved and the InterNIC rootservers have been updated.

If the domain name is not approved, you will receive a credit of your HoloDNS setup fee in your HoloNet account to be applied towards the application of another domain name.

If your domain is already hosted by HoloNet and linked to your account, and you want to link it to a newly created website, send us an authenticated request. There will be a one-time $25.00 fee for this service. Please include your sitename and authorization for this charge in your request.

Mail for Your Domain

Unless you are linking it to a UUCP site, your domain name will automatically be linked for e-mail to the personal mailbox of the HoloNet account through which it is registered.

In your application be sure to specify how you want to accept mail for the domain:

• The "Accept" option means that you want to accept all mail for the domain, i.e., "*anyone*@yourdomain.com"
• The "Bounce" option means that you want to accept only mail that is addressed to "postmaster@yourdomain.com" and "membername@yourdomain.com"

When a domain is linked to UUCP service the default configuration is for all mail for the domain to go into your UUCP site.

Special DNS Configurations

DNS configurations tailored to your specific needs are also possible.

For example, if your Internet services are distributed among different providers, say, with mail service hosted at one company and webhosting at another, as the host of your domain, we can easily configure our system records to point to these other services, thus enabling you to present a cohesive Internet presence.

• Click HERE for more information about special domain name configurations.

Other Registrars and TLDs

Our online forms can only be used to register top level domains (TLDs) such as " .com", ".net", ".org" and ".edu" through Network Solutions.

You can use other registrars to register your domain or register domains under other TLDs (e.g., country-code TLDs).

You will need to contact the alternate registrar directly.

When you register the domain, specify the following nameserver (a.k.a. DNS server) information:

        Primary nameserver :    NS.HOLONET.NET     198.207.169.2
       Secondary nameserver:    NS2.HOLONET.NET    207.113.168.3
        Tertiary nameserver:    NS3.HOLONET.NET    198.207.169.1

If information for a Technical Contact is required, you can provide the following:

       Holonet Support
       2115 Milvia Street, 4th Floor
       Berkeley, CA 94534-3473 / U.S.A.

          e-mail:  dns-support@holonet.net
       telephone:  1-510-704-0160
             fax:  1-510-704-8019

Once your registration application is approved by the registrar, send us an authenticated request to add the domain name to your account. Specify how you want mail for the domain to be handled and whether you want the domain linked to your website (if applicable; be sure to specify the sitename). In your request, also include authorization for any setup fees.