Delegation of domains - what is it?

Many new website owners are interested in why the domain is not available right away. Indeed, after all, registration takes only a few minutes, what takes the rest of the time? The same problem occurs during the transfer of the address to another hosting. This is due to the delegation of domains. From the article you will find out what it is.

Before you start the registration, you must select the name of the future site, which should consist of a unique sequence of letters or numbers (you can use a hyphen, but not at the end or the beginning). This combination is the domain name of your resource. You can get a free address from the registrar companies, which can be easily found.

Registration process

First of all you go to the resource that provides the services you need. Fill out the questionnaire, in which you specify your data. The registrar inspects them and, if correct, writes a note about the new address in a special register, that is, it conducts domain delegation. Soon the information is updated on the main servers. If necessary, the cache on the DNS servers is updated.

Each stage of registration takes a certain amount of time, which depends on the settings of the organization. That's why you can not start using the resource immediately after paying for the address. You can check the domain delegation in the control panel in your personal account on the registrar's website.

Domain transfer

There is such a procedure as domain transfer or redelegation. To implement it, you need to apply for a change in the list of NS-servers. You can do this in your personal account on the registrar's website. For the correct procedure, you need to specify the new server addresses to which redelegation will be performed.

Changes are made quickly, approximate time - about half an hour. Then a longer process begins (up to several days) - on the servers of the providers, irrelevant information about the old values is cached.

This domain zone update is a process that can not be managed. The wait time depends on the settings of the previous servers and the DNS status of each individual provider. It is technically impossible to predict when it will end and domain delegation will be completed. That's why you should be patient and do not blame the new hosting for sluggishness: in this case, almost nothing depends on it.

What needs to be done to speed up the process?

The main reason that slows down the delegation of domains is the caching of incorrect information about them. If you register a brand new address, just show some patience and wait, this process should not take long. It makes sense to act, if you carry the domain, then it's quite possible to shorten the waiting time.

• Contact the administrator of the server to which the address is delegated, and ask him to change the TTL information (set the minimum value).
• Test the domain zone. Many registrar companies offer to do this automatically. Sometimes, due to network problems, this procedure fails even with a properly configured zone, so you must decide whether to use this advice.
• When changing the list of servers for a domain, do not contact it for a while. If you need to work with the resource during the transfer, contact the hosting provider. Ask about the service domain name To access resources (also called technical pseudonyms).
• If you can do this, clear the resolver cache yourself. For example, in the Windows operating system, you can do this using the console command.

Summing up

So, now you know what it means to delegate a domain. This is the second stage of registering your address on the Internet. First, information about the new address is added to a special database, then the domain is directly delegated. Without the fulfillment of these important steps, one can not expect from a work resource.

Delegation is an important stage of registration. Only after it is completely passed, the address will become fully operational, and only then you will be able to see the site on the World Wide Web. In other words, delegation is the activation of a registered domain.