Domain Name Registration

Questions about domain registration

 Domain naming rules

1. Domain Name must contains only letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphen (-).
2. Domain Name must have at least 2 characters but no more than 67 characters (including .com, .net, .org, etc.). For .th, domain name must contains no loger than 24 characters.
3. Cannot use special characters (! @ # $ % ^ & ฿ * ( ) + | / <> , ' ? " [ ] { } _) as part of the domain name.
4. Hyphen (-) can be use but not an Underscore (_).
5. Hyphen (-) cannot be put at the start nor the end of the domain name.
6. Domain name cannot contain a space.
7. Domain name is case-insensitive; a and A are equal
8. Domain name must be available and not be registered by anyone.

 Required documents for registration

1. You are not required to provide any document when registering domain name under .com, .net, .org, and many top-level TLDs. We only need your name and contact details such as address, telephone number and email address.
   
   
2. When registering domain name under .TH, these documents are required:
   
   
   • For .CO.TH :
     • Company Limited / Limited Partnership's Registration Document (Thor-Khor-0401) or
     • Company Limited / Limited Partnership's Certification Paper or
     • VAT Registration Document (Por-Por-20) or
     • VAT Modification Request Paper (Por-Por-09) or
     • Overseas Commercial Permission Document (Thor-Khor-0506) (In case the registrant is a foreign company which has local representative office in Thailand) or
     • In case of registering ".CO.TH" as trademark, the registrant must provide a certification of trademark registration issued by the Department of Intellectual Property (Thailand).
     
     
   • For .NET.TH :
     • Three categories of the licenses for operating telecommunication business assigned in Telecommunication Business Act B.E. 2544 (2001)
     
     
     
   • For .IN.TH :
     • Register on behalf of an organization
       • Company Limited / Limited Partnership's Registration Document (Thor-Khor-0401) or
       • VAT Registration Document (Por-Por-20) or
       • Other documents which are issued by Thai Government)
     • Register on behalf of an individual
       • Administrative contact's ID card or
       • Driving license or
       • Thailand work permit license
   
   
   
   • For .OR.TH :
     • A paper which contains committee, permanent address in Thailand and purposes of the registrant and
     • A paper to approve establishment of the registrant in Thailand by a well-known organization
   
   
   
   • For .GO.TH :
     • A letter which informs intention to register a domain name, including domain naming, to the CIO of upper level unit (ministry or department level) is required for each registration request.
   
   
   
   • For .AC.TH :
     • An authorized paper of college/school establishment with authorized signature and seal

 How to choose domain name extension (TLD)?

    Top-Level-Domain such as .com, .net are a group of generic domain names which have been categorized to increase the convenience of memorability when use. As a result, you are recommended to register domain name which matches with its purposes:

• .com (commercial organizations)
• .biz (business use)
• .net (network infrastructures)
• .info (informational sites)
• .org (organizations)
• .edu (educational institutes)
• .asia (asia-pacific organizations)

The following are domain name extensions used in Thailand:

• .co.th (commercial entities registered in Thailand)
• .ac.th (academic institutes in Thailand)
• .go.th (Thailand government agencies)
• .or.th (Non-profit organizations in Thailand)
• .in.th (Individuals or any other purposes)

 What is the differences between Tucows and DirectI Registrar?

    Registrar is a company accredited by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to help registering and assigning domain names internationally. These days, there are many accredited registrars around the world and Nine Web opted the best registrars which have a very high reputation and experience.

    Two registrars we chose are Tucows (Open SRS) and DirectI (Direct Information). Both of them has its own management system which is very friendly to the registrant users. Domain names can be registered in such a short period of time and the process of registration is very efficient and reliable. The differences between the two registrars are that Tucows is a registrar from Canada who has been accredited by ICANN for a very long time ago since the emerging era of the internet. On the other hand, DirectI is a registrar from India which has been accredited later but has such a high reputation speading all over the world. With its easy management control panel, the service process is very fast and the cost is lower. You can choose to register your domain name with either registrars. It depends on your self-satisfaction rather than the quality because they are up there at the same level.