Verifying a Domain with Google

Using Google’s Search Console requires verifying that you own a domain. Before starting, check the DNS settings for your domain. If you use our name servers, we can help with verifying a domain. If you use other name servers, you should contact your web host and/or DNS provider to check what methods of verification they support.

These steps will work if you use our name servers:

  1. Log into your Google account.
  2. Go to https://search.google.com/search-console/welcome.
  3. Select Domain as the property type.
  4. Enter the domain without www. in the front, and click Continue.
  5. Google will display some text that starts with google-site-verification= and is followed by a string of characters. Copy that text.
  6. Log into our Domain Name Management System.
  7. Click the domain to update.
  8. If Custom DNS is already on, click Edit DNS.
    If Custom DNS is not on, click Use our DNS, and confirm changing the name servers.
  9. Click Add New Record.
  10. Select TXT from the Add New Record menu.
  11. Enter @ as the host name and paste the text from Google into the text field.
  12. Click Add Record.
  13. Go back to Google and click Verify.

Using DNSSEC

Traditionally, DNSSEC has been difficult to set up and use. Multiple digital keys are needed to sign records, and keys need to be changed on a regular basis. Changing keys involves uploading new files at the domain name registrar, allowing for a period where both the old and new keys are used, and then deleting the old keys. The frequency of changes varies depending on the type of keys.

We’ve made DNSSEC easy. If you use pair Domains name servers, all you have to do is click a button. We take care of generating and changing the keys.

You can follow these steps to use DNSSEC with our name servers:

  1. Log into the Domain Name Management System.
  2. Click the domain to update.
  3. If Custom DNS is already on, click Edit DNS.
    If Custom DNS is not on, click Use our DNS, and confirm changing the name servers.
  4. Under DNSSEC, select ON.

If you use name servers from other providers, you can add DNSSEC records by following these steps:

  1. Log into the Domain Name Management System.
  2. Click the domain to update.
  3. Click Upload DS Records.
  4. You can add records by entering the Key Tag, selecting the Algorithm, selecting the Digest Type, and entering the Digest.
    Alternately, you can upload a DSSET file.

Unlocking a Domain

You can follow these steps to unlock a domain that has been locked:

  1. Log into the Domain Name Management System.
  2. Click the domain you want to unlock.
  3. Click Unlock.
  4. Click Unlock.

We will send an email to the Account Contact address. The email includes additional steps to follow. Unlocking will require submitting proof of identity to us.

If a domain is not locked and you just want to allow transfers, you can follow these steps:

  1. Log into the Domain Name Management System.
  2. Click the domain you want to update.
  3. To allow transfers, uncheck the box labeled Transfer Protection is ON, and click Update Protection.

Email Forwarding Filtering

Protecting our customers from abusive email is important to us. That is why we work hard to protect you from spam and viruses when using our Email Forwarding service.

Here are a list of filters that we currently apply to every single e-mail that comes through our Email Forwarding service. Most of these filters happen at SMTP time, meaning that the sender should receive immediate feedback if the email is blocked.

  1. When a sending email server is flagged as abusive by any Pair Networks servers, they are blocked from being able to access the email forwarding servers.
  2. Real-time Blackhole List (RBL) Checking: We check the sending email server against RBL lists from Invaluement.  If they flag a server, we block email from it.
  3. Sender Policy Framework (SPF) Checking: If the sender’s domain has an SPF record, we check if the email originated at one of the servers specified in the records. If the record specifies soft failures with “~all”, we add a Received-SPF header to the message. The header indicates the message was scanned and notes whether it passed the SPF check. If the record specifies hard failures with “-all”, any failed email is blocked.
  4. Virus Scanning: We check the e-mail in Clam AV to see if there is a virus or malicious content. Email that has a virus will be bounced with an error, 521 Our system detected malicious content.
  5. Spam Checking: We check for spam using Spam Assassin. First we check against block lists from Spamhaus, Passive Spam, and Invaluement. If the message is flagged by any two of those lists, the email will be blocked with an error, 521 Our system detected spam or links in a DNS blocklist.
    After the first check, we do a full check in Spam Assassin. This check will not block the email. Instead it adds X-Spam headers to the email and then forwards the email. Your email program can be set up to filter based on the the headers.

No system is perfect and we can’t guarantee that you’ll never see spam. We are continually refining our filtering process to give you the best possible experience. The list above represents the current filtering in place, and it is subject to change.

In order to avoid abuse of victims of “Joe Job” spam (spam with a forged sender), our system will typically not send mailer daemon bounce message back to the From or envelope sender address of emails.

Please note that most mail services do not distinguish between services that generate spam and the services that merely forward it. In order to protect the reputation of Pair Networks in the global email community, we are unable to disable filtering when using Email Forwarding. We are unable to alter filtering settings for individual customers.

Registrants’ Benefits and Responsibilities

Domain Name Registrants’ Rights:

  1. Your domain name registration and any privacy/proxy services you may use in conjunction with it must be subject to a Registration Agreement with an ICANN Accredited Registrar.
    • You are entitled to review this Registration Agreement at any time, and download a copy for your records.
  2. You are entitled to accurate and accessible information about:
    • The identity of your ICANN Accredited Registrar;
    • The identity of any proxy or privacy service provider affiliated with your Registrar;
    • Your Registrar’s terms and conditions, including pricing information, applicable to domain name registrations;
    • The terms and conditions, including pricing information, applicable to any privacy services offered by your Registrar;
    • The customer support services offered by your Registrar and the privacy services provider, and how to access them;
    • How to raise concerns and resolve disputes with your Registrar and any privacy services offered by them; and
    • Instructions that explain your Registrar’s processes for registering, managing, transferring, renewing, and restoring your domain name registrations, including through any proxy or privacy services made available by your Registrar.
  3. You shall not be subject to false advertising or deceptive practices by your Registrar or through any proxy or privacy services made available by your Registrar. This includes deceptive notices, hidden fees, and any practices that are illegal under the consumer protection law of your residence.

Domain Name Registrants’ Responsibilities:

  1. You must comply with the terms and conditions posted by your Registrar, including applicable policies from your Registrar, the Registry and ICANN.
  2. You must review your Registrar’s current Registration Agreement, along with any updates.
  3. You will assume sole responsibility for the registration and use of your domain name.
  4. You must provide accurate information for publication in directories such as WHOIS, and promptly update this to reflect any changes.
  5. You must respond to inquiries from your Registrar within fifteen (15) days, and keep your Registrar account data current. If you choose to have your domain name registration renew automatically, you must also keep your payment information current

Abuse Policies

Reporting Abuse

Abuse reports can be directed to us by email or phone. Our email and phone reporting lines are monitored 24/7.

abuse@pairdomains.com

+1 888 724-7642

Abuse reports can also be faxed to us. Our fax reporting line is monitored only during our normal business hours.

+1 412 381-9998

Abuse Report Response, Tracking, and Handling

A response will be generated to all well-founded abuse complaints within 24 hours of receiving the complaint. Fully investigating and taking complete action on a complaint may take longer than 24 hours.

All complaints are tracked internally using a ticketing system.

Complaint handling will vary depending on the nature and severity of the reported offense.

Corporate Info

Registrar Correspondence Address

Pair Networks, Inc.
2403 Sidney St, Suite 210
Pittsburgh, PA 15203-2168

Officers of the Registrar

Jordan Petronelis,  Chief Executive Officer

Kevin O’Connor,  Chief Technical Officer

Ownership information

Pair Domains is wholly owned by Pair Networks, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of:

Your.Online
De Cuserstraat 89

1081 CN Amsterdam

The Netherlands

Trademark information

“pair Domains” is a registered wordmark of Pair Networks, Inc.

Weebly Site Re-publishing

Whenever you make changes to your site in the Weebly Builder tool, they do not become effective until you publish them.

You can publish from within the Weebly Builder by clicking the Publish button or the Re-publish Site in our Weebly Site Settings page. Both work identically and will replace the current website with the most current one that you have built using the Weebly Builder tool.