What is the Minimum Credit Amount I can upload to my account?
Currently, the minimum credit amount required by ZARC (previously ZACR & prior UniForum), is R2 000.00 that can be loaded to a Registrar’s account. […]
How Reliable is the Domains.co.za White Label Control Panel?
The Domains.co.za’s Data Centre uses dual-fibre gigabit to connect to the internet. The Domains.co.za Registrar System is load balanced over multiple carrier-grade servers for redundancy. This redundancy will soon be replaced with multiple 1st Tier providers. […]
Where is the EPP Control Panel hosted, locally or internationally?
The EPP control panel is hosted locally, in Johannesburg – South Africa at the Rutherford Estate. […]
Is there a Development Platform available?
Domains.co.za Registrar Platform does have a Development Infrastructure should you wish to develop, or integrate your system into the Domains.co.za API. Please contact us (support@domains.co.za) regarding access to this platform. […]
Is there a Demo available?
Domains.co.za Registrar Platform does have a development infrastructure should you wish to develop, or integrate your system into the Domains.co.za API. Please contact us regarding a demo at support@domains.co.za. […]
Do I have to Transfer All our Existing Domain Names from the Legacy system?
We would advise that a Registrar does transfer all their existing domains, as there is a large price difference between the EPP (cheaper) and the Legacy (more expensive) systems. […]
What is EPP?
Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) provides a simpler means of dealing with Domain Administration. It is becoming an international standard as the accepted means of communication between Registries and Registrars. In South Africa, ZARC (previously ZACR & prior UniForum) is the Registry managing the South African based .co.za domain names. ZARC had been using a proprietary ‘Legacy’ system, which requires a parsing of mailings. Although effective, it is time consuming, potentially prone to errors, and outdated in comparison to EPP. ZARC has adopted the EPP system to ease the process of dealing with co.za domains and their Registrars. […]
Why become a Registrar?
A Registrar has the ability to communicate directly with the ZARC (previously ZACR & prior UniForum) EPP system. All ISPs and .co.za domain holders / owners who do not wish to become Registrars will eventually be required to manage their domains through Registrars. This is due to ZARC’s current Legacy System being phased out in favour of the new EPP system. […]