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Question by Mikeyguy: Is a webhost the same as web server and if not whats the difference?

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Answer by Pro Graphics
Web Server:
A web server is a computer program that delivers (serves) content, such as this web page, using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The term web server can also refer to the computer or virtual machine running the program.

The term “Web server” often refers only to the HTTP server software in the machine, which provides the Web site functionality.

Web Hosting Service:
A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own or lease for use by their clients as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data center. Web hosts can also provide data center space and connectivity to the Internet for servers they do not own to be located in their data center, called colocation.

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Question by Johnny rotten: Is this illegal ? A rival company has used a domain name the same as our company name to direct people to them?
I wanted to set up a web page for our business.On trying to secure the domain name i found that a rival company has secured the .co.uk domain name with our name in it.
When you do a search it takes you to a page which re-directs you to their website!.
Can they legally do this ?.I know they can secure any domain name that’s available but can it be used in this way ?

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Answer by Webintel
Not being an attorney my best guess is that unless you took out a copy right on the name or trade marked it you have little recourse.

I made a similar mistake about 10 years or more ago, I filmed a television commercial and used my company name in the commercial prior to obtaining the domain name for it. Later when I applied for the domain name, I discovered the .com was in use elsewhere. However, .org, .net, .biz, .mobi, were all open and available so I registered them.

Your difficulty appears to be the redirect page, and that is an entirely different can of worms.

I would suggest changing your domain spelling enough to get away from the redirect.

Or change your domain altogether which would completely solve your problem.

You state you want to set up a web page; and this leads me to believe you haven’t gone to that expense yet, and are in the planning stages. So changing your domain name shouldn’t be that difficult.

If you are adamant about the domain name you’ve chosen, then I suggest using .mobi . There are millions more people with mobile devices than computers, and if you build your site to be .mobi compliant, you’ll open up a big world of customers.

http://www.radsponder.com/cgi-bin/t.cgi?k=webintel:165

People in third world countries may not have computers, but they do have mobile phones to communicate with, think about it.

http://webintel.mobi

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Question by VictorianJackass: Someone else has the same name as my company, but the logo and the slogan aren’t the same.?
My company isn’t on the internet yet, but I was doing a domain name search, and found that someone else has the same one I was planning to buy. (the domain name is www.blackseahorse.com, btw.) If I buy a different domain that’s a variation of that name, and kept the same company name, would I be infringing any trademark laws?

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Answer by Sean
It will depend if the other company in question has trademarked the name yet.

It is important to know that owning a domain name is not the same as owning the trademark for a name. Getting a trademark for your name requires registration with the federal gov. Search “trademark search” and you can find the gov site and see if the name or logo is trademarked. Sorry don’t remember the link as it has been a year or so since I went through the process.

If you are serious about establishing a name for the long-term, then I would worry much more about trademarks than domains.

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Question by palisetty SUMAN: is name server and domain server, both the same?

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Answer by JoelKatz
No. A name server only converts names to numbers. A domain server actually serves the content of a domain. (Unless someone is using the term “domain sever” to mean “domain *name* server”, in which case it means the same thing as name server.)

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Question by gorgesauto: Where can I lookup a domain name to see what other domains are on the same server?
I know that this is possible, I’ve done it before, but forgot where I found it. Basically you submit a domain and the tool returns the other domains sharing the same ip address. This allows me to find other websites owned by the same company.

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Answer by Smart guy
www.no-ip.com

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