What is a domain name?
Register Domains
Our website allows you to check a wide range of domains and, if available, register on-line:
A domain name allows you to have your own web address and e-mail addresses related to your company or personal name. Your domain supports your brand online and protects your identity. Registering your own unique domain name will allow your customers to find your web site and your related services.
Why register your domain through Oscura? Oscura are full Nominet UK members allowing us to provide and directly manage the full range of domain names to our customers. Oscura provide a full domain management service that includes registration, hosting (DNS services), redirection of the domain to your web site and e-mail address, and on-going maintenance of your domain names. Oscura can adopt domains which have been transferred from another provider. In addition to relieving you of the concerns over domain name management, Oscura can also assist you in any decision to host your web site.
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Standard Website Hosting
No reported problems
Last reported problem:
3 January 2007
Details:
Oscura completed the installation of a new hosting facility based at Reading to extend our hosting capabilities and offer further resilience to the Oscura network.
Dedicated Website Hosting
No reported problems
Last reported problem:
18 October 2008
Details:
Replacement of hardware by our bandwidth provider led to an unexpected loss of power to a number of servers during the morning of 18 October 2008. Service was restored between 10:00 and 13:00.
Connectivity
No reported problems
Last reported problem:
16 February 2006
Details:
Some customers may have experienced problems accessing Oscura services between 16:15 and 16:50 on 16 February 2006. This was caused by a routing problem at Telehouse, London.
Standard Email
No reported problems
Last reported problem:
24 Feb 2009
Details:
Customers on mail server pat.oscura.net experienced an error when sending and recieving e-mails. Service was restored at 09:52 on 24 February 2009.
Email Protection
No reported problems
Last reported problem:
25 April 2008
Details:
Some customers with our e-mail protection service experienced delay in receiving e-mail due to an outage with one of our bandwidth providers.
Domain Services
No reported problems
Last reported problem:
N/A
Details:
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