Domain Name Question

[theillestmc12 0]

hi guys its me the noob again..well ya i searched around but i couldnt find the answer to this question..do i have to buy a domain name to change my subdomain to a domain?? for ex. my domain now is http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ and i want it to be http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ their a way???i went to the changing domain names and they just confused the crap crap out of me,... forgive me for being such an idiot..i promise this will be my last questiion hopefully

[cse-icons 0]

hi theillestmc12,

yes, if you want a domain name of your own, u need to purchase it. Only the Xisto subdomain comes for free(fair enough).
After that point it to Xisto. ( By specifying the Nameservers as NS1.TRAP17.COM and NS2.TRAP17.COM ).
Your domain will work within 1/2 days after the domain mapping propogates all over the internet.

For more info:
http://forums.xisto.com/topic/1263-domains-settings-blah-blah-etc-read-this/

Cheers.

[theillestmc12 0]

ok...thanks so much for replying..i thought it was going to be ignored because it was a noobish question ..well thanks again sir..peaCE!

[moldboy 0]

I know you're qestion has already been answered, but I had thought of an intresting metaphore when I read the response.You could say a domain is like a PO Box, You can live in any house you want, or even in a cardbord box if you like. But the PO Box stays the same. Simmilarly to a Domain name you can't tell people to send you a letter at that box until you have paid for it, well I guess you could the letter might just get returned, and once you've paid for the box, and configured yourself to go check the box it takes a few hours for your Post Office to tell all the other post offices around the world that your PO Box in now open!

[snlildude87 0]

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