Unfortunately, once you select your domain name, you are unable to change it. Once we have registered the domain name with ICANN, there is no way to change it.

However, you do have some options if you absolutely must change your domain name:
1) Navigate your browser to http://domains.lycos.com, and login using your existing Lycos membername. Purchase the domain name from http://domains.lycos.com. The cost for this domain name is $19.95 per year, and is not included as part of your hosting with us. You are responsible for renewing, maintaining, and managing this domain name.

2) You can downgrade your existing hosting account to a "Free" account, by logging in, and clicking on "My Account". Then select the link for "Cancel My Membership". Once you complete the cancellation process (and verify you are a "free" member on your "My Account" page), you can then re-upgrade your site, and choose the domain name you wish. Please note that when doing this, you will be required to pay the set up fee for your account again. This is due to changing the domain name. This set up fee cannot be refunded under any circumstance.

If you have any furter questions, please let us know, and we will do our best to assist you.

Yes, you can park your domain at any time.

Domain Parking reserves your domain for a future website. If someone tries to access your domain, a "coming soon" page will be displayed. This is the default setting for newly registered domains.

Yes, when you purchase a stand alone Lycos Domain name, you'll receive:

Three (3) E-mail forwarding addresses and
Three (3) POP3/IMAP addresses

As well as Webmail access to your POP3/IMAP accounts.

Yes. You can use standard DNS settings for your domain with Lycos Domains.

You can also use Tripod/Angelfire specific "Assignment" features.

This will allow you to easily connect your domain with your Tripod/Angelfire account, without having to set any confusing DNS entries.

How do I setup my domain?
To setup or modify your domain:

1) Navigate to: http://www.domains.lycos.com
2) Login via the LOG IN button at the top of the page.
-The Manage Your Domain page should appear displaying
your domain settings.
3) Click the Manage Your Domain button from the left hand menu.
-The Manage Domain page should appear displaying your Domain settings.
-The top blue box is titled: Domains Settings.

The Domains Settings will read:

If you are setting up for the first time:
You will see a line that reads: yourdomainname.com is Parked.
You also see the links: Edit | Learn More | Delegate DNS (advanced users only)


If you are modifying your existing settings:
You will see a line that reads: yourdomainname.com is (your current setting).
You also see the links: Edit | Learn More | Delegate DNS (advanced users only)

4) Click the Edit Link.

Five options will be displayed:


Tripod Assignment - forwards your domain to a Tripod Site
Angelfire Assignment - forwards your domain to a Angelfire Site
Domain Forwarding - forwards your domain to any URL
IP Pointing - forwards your domain to an IP your specifiy
Domain Parking - parks your domain with a Coming Soon page
5) Select the option you want and enter required information
6) Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.

Any changes made to your domain settings can take up to 24-72 hours until visible.

These waiting periods are standard.

Domain Name Server (DNS) changes, which require updating information on file with the registry, may take up to 24-72 hours to be reflected on the Internet.

With Lycos Domains, you can have up to 6 domains in your account.

You can purchase more than 6, however, you'll need to have a second Lycos Domains account, due to limitations on how our management system is set up.

Domain Forwarding automatically forwards domain traffic to another website. By also enabling Domain Masking, your domain name will appear in the browser's location/address bar instead of the destination site address.

If you have a domain name (www.domainname.com) and a published web site (http://membername.tripod.com or http://www.angelfire.com/directory/name) and you want to "connect" the domain name to the web site, you must use Domain Forwarding.

Domain Forwarding can be configured on the Manage Your Domain area of Lycos Domains. Keep in mind that these changes can take from 24-72 hours to take effect.

Propagation is the time it takes all DNS servers and Internet Service Providers to update their DNS tables to reflect any new website locations. The rate at which this happens can vary among providers. New domain name registrations are usually live on the main root servers within 24 hours of registration completion. You may need to allow additional time for this information to trickle down to all the DNS Servers on the Internet. Transfers will take approximately 72 hours to be live in the root servers.

During propagation, your website may be viewable from one ISP, and not another. We suggest you wait 72 hours before announcing your new domain name to the world.

This can be fixed easily by first unpublishing your site.

First, go to your "All My Sites" page. Once there, click on the "Site Settings" link, as show below:

Second, click the "Unpublish" button, as shown below:

Third, click on "File Manager" , then check "index.html" and click "Rename"

Next, rename the "index.html" file to "index.html.bac" and click the button "Rename"

After clicking rename, click on "Home", then click on "SiteBuilder" and click on "All My Sites" page. Once there, click on the "Site Settings" link, as show below and publish your site.