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[TomGA]

Hi, I am doing some research and I wanted to know if you can post as many domain name providers that are mainly focussed on selling domain names.

Thanks, Tom

[Farbyte]

internic.co.uk
ukreg.com

[RandomLittleHost]

Originally Posted by TomGA

post as many domain name providers that are mainly focussed on selling domain names

Erm, what else would they be focussed on? (there must be 100's, if not 1,000's)

[Mr X]

Here you go.

http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accredited-list.html

[Techno]

You can also find them ranked here:
http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/?

[Lubeca]

Originally Posted by Mr X

Here you go.

http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accredited-list.html

This is a very incomplete list.

It's a list of registrars who are accredited by ICANN to register GTLD domains (com/net/org and all the lesser ones)

It does not list registrars who are accredited by ccTLD registries to register ccTLD domains.

It does not list resellers (the OP was asking about "providers", not "registrars")

[Mr X]

Originally Posted by Lubeca

This is a very incomplete list.

It's a list of registrars who are accredited by ICANN to register GTLD domains (com/net/org and all the lesser ones)

It does not list registrars who are accredited by ccTLD registries to register ccTLD domains.

It does not list resellers (the OP was asking about "providers", not "registrars")

Have fun listing all those.

[Lubeca]

Originally Posted by Mr X

Have fun listing all those.

I wasn't intending to! (Isn't that what Google is for?)

Most ccTLD registries list their registrars on their web sites, so if someone really wanted a complete list of ccTLD registrars then I guess it would be a case of looking up registry web sites at www.iana.org and then checking each of the 200-odd ccTLD registries individually.

I don't think there is any easy way of getting lists of resellers.

[GORF]

Originally Posted by TomGA

mainly focussed on selling domain names.

Originally Posted by RandomLittleHost

Erm, what else would they be focussed on? (there must be 100's, if not 1,000's)

Mainly is the key word. There are plenty of registrars that have expanded into hosting, email services, SSL certificates and the like. The OP wants someone focused on names more than other things.

[mdadnan]

There are many Enom resellers if you happen to look around who offer mainly domain services.

[Doran]

Originally Posted by TomGA

Hi, I am doing some research and I wanted to know if you can post as many domain name providers that are mainly focussed on selling domain names.

Thanks, Tom

What kind of domain names? Country specific or top level?

[Valusten]

Why not to register your domains via Domain Registrar that has accreditation and nice reputation?

You know, your domain can disappear if you reg your domains via hosting providers, not Domain Registrars.