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Central American domains: Panama (.pa)

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Important: When entering your search string don't write “www” or the Panamanian domain type, ie. “pa”. Therefore to search “www.bb-online.pa” enter “bb-online” 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.

Registration:

To register your Panamanian domain, click here!

Is your domain name working hard enough?

Currently, whether you have registered a .com or a .co.uk domain there are no restrictions if you would like to register both versions of your domain name - and many people do!.

Of course, the choice is all a matter of your preference - .com is often regarded as "International" where the .co.uk domain is deemed to be "UK only", usually it depends on the target market.

Whilst, the .com domain is recognised world wide, it is easier to remember and to type, and there is a whole world full of people who could register it before you do!

If your target is primarily the UK market then registering just the .co.uk domain would seem to be the obvious choice. The .co.uk instantly identifies you as a UK company and often, given a list of URLs in a search engine, people will choose a domain / URL with their country code. Therefore, it follows that if you want to extend your target market then registering your domain with other country-code top-level domains (ccTLD) will expand your target audience.

Registering both .com and .co.uk (and others such as .at, .dk, .es, .eu, .ie, .it, .nz, .se etc) domain names in fact makes very good sense - it stops anyone else from registering your name and leaves it ready for you to use either right away or in the future. Did you know that with Web Forwarding you can have as many domain names as you like pointing to a single website - see Web Forwarding below.

Email Forwarding

Create an almost unlimited number of unique Email addresses for your domain name (e.g. me@yourdomain.com, info@yourdomain.com,sales@yourdomain.com, etc.) and forward them to your existing email account(s). Set up each employee or family member with their own personal Email address.

Catch All Email

Simply tell us 'one' address to have all your messages sent to and all of your emails will be forwarded to that address.

Web Forwarding

If you already have a website, start using your domain name without the additional cost of hosting. When a user enters your domain name into their browser, they'll be redirected to your existing website.

You can have many domain names forwarded to a single website.

Web Hosting

We offer several Web Hosting packages to suit your needs. Packages start 1gb of bandwidth (per month) and 30mb of disk storage on our server, plus 24hr access to maintain your website from anywhere in the world.

Search Engine Submission

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Background

The Panama registry ("NIC-Panama") state that a .pa domain name must have two name servers, and each name server must be on geographically separate networks. They also state that they will not register a domain name under .pa unless both names servers are configured for the proposed domain name. If you have a company you use for email or web hosting services, you need to ask them to set their DNS name servers up for the proposed new .pa domain name. If you don't have a preferred hosting company, you can use our name servers and we will configure them to support the domain name(s) you want to register.

If you have a company you use for email or web hosting, their name servers need to meet this requirement (which is a common demand amongst the various ccTLD's). If their name servers don't meet this need, our name server do and we can use those, they can also be configured so the "MX" records direct email for the domain name to your hosting companies' mail servers, and the main "A" record points to their web server. If you run your own mail or web server, we can point our name servers at those instead, or you can use your own name servers as long as they are on geographically separate networks.

If you are a government department in Panama and you want to register a domain name under .ob.pa, then the name servers which support this domain name must be physically located in Panama.

A domain registered under .pa must not exceed 63 characters (including the relevant sub-domain and country code), the minimum number of characters is 3, although 5 is recommended by the registry.

The registry also reserve the registration of geographical place names in Panama for bodies which represent those places. This rule also applies to the names of countries, and the six official names of the United Nations.

Each domain name typically has four contacts, the registrant (the legal owner), the administrative contact (who can sanction changes in the domains day to day management), the billing contact (who receives invoices) and the technical contact (who handles technical queries for the domain name). The Panama registry state that the technical contact for a .pa domain name must be different to the administrative or billing contact, to satisfy this requirement, we can act as the technical contact (as registrars for the domain name).

You can not register directly under ".pa", instead the .pa domain has several sub-domains you can register under (if you meet the relevant requirements). These are:

Some of these sub-domains are restricted, for instance, to register under .net.pa you need to prove you are an Internet Service Provider, or a closely related organisation. If you are from outside of Panama, the registry require documentation to prove you are an ISP, and so qualify for a .net.pa, this is what the Panama registry state you must provide:

A copy of the concession that certifies you as an Internet Service Provider (ISP), emitted by the organization in charge in your respective country

.gob.pa domain names are reserved for government departments in Panama, .ac.pa domain names are reserved for Universities in Panama, .edu.pa domain names are reserved for colleges and schools.

If you are interested in registering under .med.pa, .abp.pa, .ing.pa or any of the other sub-domains available, let us know and we will find out what documentation is required and the relevant restrictions based upon the country you are in.

The Panama registry state that:

it is the exclusive responsibility of the applicant to make sure that he is not violating the rights of any registered tradename, reserved right, reserve of names or any reference to intellectual property.

The registry also state:

The applicant declares and guarantees that to its loyal knowledge and understanding, the registry and use, direct and indirect, of the domain name does not violate any legislation or existing regulation


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