Can I ?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by SCOBAHCAN, Feb 22, 2008.

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  1. #1
    I have been wondering - could use the & sign in a domain name ?.

    E.G ___ http://www.something&something.com
     
    SCOBAHCAN, Feb 22, 2008 IP
  2. nihangshah

    nihangshah Prominent Member

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    Nope. You can't. There's an illegal character in the domain.
     
    nihangshah, Feb 22, 2008 IP
  3. vodafone

    vodafone Well-Known Member

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    #3
    Nop ! illegal chas in the domain ! as nihangshag said :D
     
    vodafone, Feb 22, 2008 IP
  4. domainloco.net

    domainloco.net Notable Member

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    I have tried registering some of my client's domains with that character and no registrars will allow it.
     
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  5. chem3

    chem3 Peon

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    Domain names can only contain alphanumeric characters in addition to dashes AFAIK.
     
    chem3, Feb 23, 2008 IP
  6. kodut

    kodut Well-Known Member

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    #6
    thats not illegal , but impossible as ICANN had not allowed to it
    only alphanumeric and - and _ are allowed in addition to Chinese characters
     
    kodut, Feb 23, 2008 IP
  7. Algert

    Algert Well-Known Member

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    Impossible," & " is not an allowed character as it was said before !
     
    Algert, Feb 23, 2008 IP
  8. anions

    anions Notable Member

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    Well, since everyone is keen on saying the same thing, why should I miss out on the fun?

    "Not possible,"&" is not an allowed character as was said before"
     
    anions, Feb 23, 2008 IP
  9. SEOBusiness

    SEOBusiness Well-Known Member

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    No you can not use the character "&" in your domain,the world wide web can not read & to find an address.
     
    SEOBusiness, Feb 23, 2008 IP
  10. Freelance GD

    Freelance GD Well-Known Member

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    Nope not possible.
     
    Freelance GD, Feb 23, 2008 IP