Oceanian domains: Tonga (.to)
Important: When entering your search string don't write “www” or the Tongan domain type, ie. “to”. Therefore to search “www.101domains.to” enter “101domains” and nothing else.
The only letters allowed within a domain name are: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z - 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Spaces are NOT ALLOWED.
Once the domain is registered
All Tongan domain names registered with us are stored on our international server. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.
It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Tongan domains.
Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but 101 Domains make no charge to transfer a domain to another Tongan domain name registrar.
Background
.to is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of the island kingdom of Tonga.The government of Tonga sells domains in its ccTLD to any interested party. Because to is a useful English preposition, it became popular to craft memorable URLs called domain hacks that take advantage of this, such as Daniel Bernstein's website http://cr.yp.to or Refused's page.to/come.
The ".to" ccTLD is administered by the Tonga Network Information Center (Tonic). Since 1995, in conjunction with the Government of Tonga they have been the national DNS registration authority for the country of Tonga and have provided name service to a wide variety of government, commercial, and personal Internet sites The ".to" registry operates on a first-come first-served basis.
The ".to" top level domain is completely new and empty this means that most names are still available. So its possible to have a short name that is easy to say and easy to remember.
Tonic is very serious about keeping the ".to" domain spam-free. So they revoke registrations that are believed to (directly or indirectly) be responsible for spam distribution. So If the applicant are planning to use their ".to" domain for free URL redirection, be forewarned that this business is very difficult to run without becoming a spam harbor in the eyes of Tonic.
The city of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada, has "to" as its nickname. Therefore, the ".to" extension is used by many small businesses located in Toronto, despite Canada's own ".ca". The ".to" extension is also used by some BitTorrent sites and pornography sites. As the ".to" domains are paid for, all normal DNS operations are possible and registered sites are not required to display ads on behalf of the registrar. Some domains are free, like ".edu.to", but only to real Tongan schools. At this moment businesses registered in Tonga can also get free domains. People who sell on ".to" domains can claim a bonus.
".to" is one of few ccTLDs that (officially) does not maintain a (public) WHOIS database providing registrant information .
International domain names from 101 Domains since 1997
Tongan (.to) Prices:
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Tongan Restrictions:
Tongan domains, Open to everyone but some vulgar words not allowed to register and use for spam prohibited
Our prices shown for Tongan are totally inclusive of maintenance and all third party fees incurred during the course of registration. We guarantee that no additional costs - hidden or otherwise - will be added.Terms & Conditions
The Tongan domain name registry is operated by Tonga Network Information Center (Tonic). All Tongan domain names are registered via them.
Government of Tonga oversee the management of the Tongan domain name registry.
Tongan domains are intended for Entities connected with Tonga.
Registrations permitted at second level; some Tonga-related entities have domains at third level under labels like .gov.to.
Tongan Domains are registered subject to both our terms and conditions and the terms and conditions of the Tongan registry, Tonga Network Information Center (Tonic).
Delegation Information
.to Whois RecordGeneral Information
.to Tongan detailsDomain FactSheet
.to Tongan factsheetDomain name services and options
- Control Panels You can access your easy to use control panel and configure your domains anywhere anytime.
- eMail Forwarding Unlimited eMail forw! arding from your domain names to any other email addresses.
- Web Forwarding Redirect your domain name to any other domain name.
- Free Parking Page We can park your domain name for free.
- DNS Zonefile Management Change A / MX / CNAME records for your domain.
- Change your DNS to any host Choose ANY hosting provider and let us manage just your domain name if required.
- Locked Domain Names Where possible we will implement a Registrar-Lock on your domains to prevent illegal transfers.
- Helpful Support We offer local rate telephone, email and fax.
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