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**esnail** · #1 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 09:57

Would there be any problems/difficulties in hosting a .uk.com domain on my current server? I've never really dealt with these domain-names before but I've heard some hosts don't support them.

**DPS Computing** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 10:00

I shouldn't think so, but I would double check with support just to make sure

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**esnail** · #3 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 10:03

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Originally Posted by DPS Computing

...but I would double check with support just to make sure

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That's why I've asked on the support forum

**eUK-Nick** · #4 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 10:03

Hello,

There is no problem at all. You can host a .uk.com domain. They are a bit more pricey than the regular domains though.

**esnail** · #5 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 10:06

Thanks for the reply - it would be a domain transfer or a nameserver change at their registrars end - which in itself is a rigmarole. I wouldn't ever choose to have such a domain personally.
Thanks again.

**DPS Computing** · #6 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 10:06

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Originally Posted by esnail

That's why I've asked on the forum

lol, OK

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I just thought you might have got a more speedy response via LiveChat

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**sharoncao** · #7 (**permalink**) 26-09-2008, 02:04

that is no problem .
I also have one uk.com .i can do it well !

**kendalbigson** · #8 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 10:23

I was always scared of .uk.com domains, I have no idea why. but if your site is UK-related, the domain really holds a bit of authority. More than a .net, for instance.

Kendal Bigson

**paul** · #9 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 12:41

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Originally Posted by kendalbigson

I was always scared of .uk.com domains, I have no idea why. but if your site is UK-related, the domain really holds a bit of authority. More than a .net, for instance.
Kendal Bigson

Yes, I've seen many top level website with .uk.com that include Government site too such as i-uk.com, may be more...

**jezza101** · #10 (**permalink**) 24-10-2008, 09:03

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Originally Posted by paul

Yes, I've seen many top level website with .uk.com that include Government site too such as i-uk.com, may be more...

I understood that uk.com addresses are actually .com addresses. Someone bought UK.com a long time ago and sells subdomains. www.subdomain.uk.com

I would think it is very unlikely any government sites use uk.com - i-uk.com is not an example of this! I see a hyphen not a dot?

uk.com is therefore not an official top level domain (TLD)! The problem that some people have with this is that you have a single point of failure. They claim that it is up to the company that runs this to route all those subdomains to the correct host and that if their servers are down then your site goes down. If the company goes out of business then someone else may come and buy uk.com off them and will have no obligation to support all the existing sub domains?

Of course Im sure there is not reason to worry in reality and these domains are very reliable - I have no reason to think otherwise! But I would do my own research first to understand exactly what I am buying into before building a business around a .uk.com address.

**paul** · #11 (**permalink**) 30-10-2008, 15:11

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Originally Posted by jezza101

I understood that uk.com addresses are actually .com addresses. Someone bought UK.com a long time ago and sells subdomains. www.subdomain.uk.com

I would think it is very unlikely any government sites use uk.com - i-uk.com is not an example of this! I see a hyphen not a dot?

uk.com is therefore not an official top level domain (TLD)! The problem that some people have with this is that you have a single point of failure. They claim that it is up to the company that runs this to route all those subdomains to the correct host and that if their servers are down then your site goes down. If the company goes out of business then someone else may come and buy uk.com off them and will have no obligation to support all the existing sub domains?

Of course Im sure there is not reason to worry in reality and these domains are very reliable - I have no reason to think otherwise! But I would do my own research first to understand exactly what I am buying into before building a business around a .uk.com address.

That's pretty nice analysis

What I see .uk.com or any country code TLDs has regional significance, if anyone intended to produce geographically relevant content serving queries originating from specific country such domains are worth to use especially in absense of top-level domain.

**sharoncao** · #12 (**permalink**) 07-11-2008, 02:37

that is no problem,the use of the uk domains is as the same as the other domains ,such as the dot com ,etc.

**DPS Computing** · #13 (**permalink**) 07-11-2008, 02:39

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that is no problem,the use of the uk domains is as the same as the other domains ,such as the dot com ,etc.

Is it? So I'm confused is uk.com actually effectively a ccTLD or is UK.com owned and subdomains from that sub let from it?

**Ryan** · #14 (**permalink**) 07-11-2008, 19:13

.uk.com is a second level domain name and a popular choice for those users whose preferred .co.uk/.com domain has already been registered.

**DPS Computing** · #15 (**permalink**) 08-11-2008, 17:20

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Originally Posted by Ryan

.uk.com is a second level domain name and a popular choice for those users whose preferred .co.uk/.com domain has already been registered.

Thats what I thought. So jezza - that means no one owns UK.com so therefore it is perfectly safe to buy such a domain

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