Unfortunately Domainz (NZ registry) does require the pre-configuration of two live name servers and a check is carried out during the registration process to ensure that this has been done.
The name servers do not have to be registered (have a handle) beforehand and as far as I'm aware, there is no regular follow-up checking to ensure that the servers checked at registration time remain live. There is no charge for modifications once the name has been registered. Rodney Thayer wrote: > > Typically you don't need to have live name servers when you > register. Some registrars and some registries (.NU, for > example) require live name servers by doing periodic checks. > Many of them do however require that the name server itself > be registered (have a handle) before you enter a domain using it. > > The way I do it is I have a pair of name servers I register > things on if I don't know the real values -- then I modify > the entry after everything is set up. This works fine except > for registries like .to where they charge you for > modifications (a procedure I'm not fond of.) > > In my opinion, you should >not< have to have the name servers > set up beforehand, because that would mean you were > announcing unregistered names, and that would be a bad thing. > > (Now that I've opened my mouth I'm sure others with different > and possibly better information will chime in and correct me ;-) > > > >X-From_: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Jul 10 08:36:49 2002 > >X-envelope-info: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 11:06:25 EDT > >Subject: NZ registrars > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows DE sub 10501 > >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Hallo, > > > >I am looking for a good priced NZ registrar. > >It should be possible to change the name servers via customer > >interface. > > > >Does anybody offer with online interface/credit card payments? > > > > > >For 1 important domain I would prefere to register with domainz > >directly: > > > >But I do not understand the requirements concerning > nameservers. Must > >the nameservers be configured BEFORE even registering the domain? Or > >would it be sufficiant to register the domain and to configure the > >nameservers shortly after (in fact there might be a period of about > >0,5-2 hours without configured nameservers after the registration)
