What are the default domain nameservers?

If you are moving your domain name to UK-Cheapest in order to use our domain name features such as web and email forwarding, etc, then you will need to set your domain nameservers to our defaults as follows,

ns.microlite1.com
ns2.microlite1.com

All parked domain names use these servers. If your domain name is hosted then you should not use the above settings.

What is Fraudulent Invoicing for Domains? (Domain Solicitation)

The following provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the domain name registration solicitation mailings.

What is Fraudulent Invoicing for Domains?

We want to help you prevent your domain name registration from being moved to another company by being tricked into renewing with another provider. If you receive mail that appears to be an invoice, which is in fact a solicitation for business, you may be the target of a fraudulent or false invoicing scheme.

Which companies are making these solicitations?

There are a number of domain registration companies looking to grow their businesses by stealing business from other companies. While we welcome fair competition in the marketplace, some companies believe the best way to win business is to solicit existing domain name registrants from other companies. Wherever possible, these companies will target registrants and trick them into moving their domain registration business. Some companies recently reported to have been involved in this type of activity are:

  • Internet Registry of Canada (IROC)
  • Internet Registry of America (IROA)
  • Domain Registry Of America (DROA)
  • Domain Registry Of Canada (DROC)
  • Verisign/Network Solutions

What should I do to avoid being tricked into transferring my domain away from my current provider?

The best way to combat this is to simply IGNORE all communications regarding your domain name that do NOT come from your current provider.

What can I do if I’m already a victim?

The first thing you should do is contact the payment authority. In all likelihood, these transactions will not be processed if the company is not able to secure payment for the transaction. If you have already sent money to one of these companies, we suggest contacting your bank or credit card company immediately regarding your options to have any payment you may have authorized either stopped or reversed.

How can I help make sure this doesn’t happen to anyone else?

Report the incident to your current provider and the appropriate authorities!! Proactively combating these sorts of unscrupulous business practices is the only way to ensure these companies are stopped. This will not only help you, but all registrants, to enjoy the freedom to choose your provider and to be free from solicitations designed to deceive or trick you. It will also help us aid you in the recovery of your domain.

I’ve uploaded my site but the changes are not there

When you upload your site it should be instantly viewable, there is no holding area. If you still see the old pages then you need to clear your browser cache and delete your temporary files.

It can be particularly difficult to do this if you are an AOL user, please review the steps below:

This will involve taking a number of steps to fix the problem so please print this guide to help you resolve this issue.

If you use Internet Explorer, do the following:

1) Load up Internet Explorer
2) Select from the top menu “Tools”
3) Select “Internet Options”
4) Select “General Tab” (default)
5) Select “Settings”
6) Select “every visit to the page”

If that doesn’t work, follow the rest of this article:-

A. Clear the Browser Cache/Temporary Internet Files

Windows 95/98/ME/2000
To clear the Browser Cache simply do the following:
1. Close AOL
2. Click on Start -> Programs -> AOL -> AOL System Information.
3. From the System Information window click on the
Utilities tab and now click on Clear Browser Cache.
4. Close the AOL System Information window

Windows XP
To clear the Browser Cache simply do the following:
1. Close AOL
2. Click on the Start -> All Programs -> AOL -> System Information
3. From the System Information window click on the Utilities tab and now click on Clear Browser Cache.
4. Close the AOL System Information window
B. Are you using Zone Alarm or similar Firewall software?

If you are using or have just installed Firewall software then please disable it and try viewing the web page(s) in question again.

C. Close third party software in the task list and try again.

To close background Windows 95/98/ME
Hold down the Control (CTRL and the ALT key together. Now while holding these press once (and once only) the DELETE key. This will open a window called ‘Close Program’. It is a list of everything presently running on the PC. To close a program you must Highlight it and click on ‘End Task’ at the bottom. This will only close that program so you must continue this process until all that is left running is : AOL
, AOL TRAY , SYSTRAY , EXPLORER Note* Please allow several seconds between each CTRL + ALT + Delete to prevent the computer from restarting.

To Close background programs on Windows 2000
Hold down the Control (CTRL and the ALT key together. Now while holding these press once (and once only) the DELETE key. This will open a window called Windows Security. From here click on the Task Manager button and then click on the Appplications section.Here you will have a list of every application running on your PC.
Click on on an application to highlight it and then click on End Task. Task Manager will stay open so you don’t need to keep pressing CTRL + ALT + Delete. Once the Applications list is blank close the Windows Task Manager by clicking on the X in the upper right hand corner.

To close background programs on Windows XP
Hold down the Control (CTRL and the ALT key together. Now while holding these press once (and once only) the DELETE key. You will now see a screen called Windows Task Manager. Click on the Applications
section.Here you will have a list of every application running on your PC. Click on on an application to highlight it and then click on End Task. Task Manager will stay open so you don’t need to keep pressing CTRL + ALT + Delete. Once the Applications list is blank close the Windows Task Manager by clicking on the X in the upper right hand corner.

1. Go to AOL Keyword: Preferences.
2. Click on the Font, Text & Graphics link (AOL 9.0 users click on the L-Q link on the A-Z tab, and then click on the Personal Storage link).
3. Reduce ‘Maximum disk space to use for online art’ box to 35 megabyte(s).
4. Click Save.
5. Exit the AOL software.
6. Double-click on the AOL icon on your desktop and sign on to AOL.
7. Repeat steps 1 – 2.
8. Increase the ‘Maximum disk space to use for online art’ box to 60 megabyte(s).
9. Click OK

Please restart your computer after you have followed the last step.

What can I choose for a Subdomain?

You may wish to add one or more subdomains to your hosting account, depending on your account level then you can add these in your hosting control panel.

you may use almost anything as a subdomain, here are some examples,

accounts.yourdomain.com
support.yourdomain.com
sales.yourdomain.com

Please note that subdomains will not use the www prefix.