About .Hosted Exchange Email domains

Donuts is the sponsor and the backend provider for the .exchange extension.

For more information on Donuts domain names, see About Donuts Domain Names.

Registration periods

Phase	Dates
Sunrise	May 6, 2014 at 16:00 UTC to July 5, 2014 at 16:00 UTC
Early Access	Begins July 7, 2014 at 16:00 UTC
General availability	Begins July 16, 2014 at 16:00 UTC

These domain names can have up to 63 characters, with a minimum of 1 character, and can contain letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 3rd or 4th characters of the domain name). You cannot register domain names with special characters such as & and #.

Features	Availability
Registration length	1 - 10 years
Renewal length	1 - 10 years
Transfers to	✓
Transfers away	✓
Private Registration	✓
Protected Registration	✓
Backorders	-
Bulk Registration	-
Account change	✓
Contact updates	✓
IDNs	English, French, & Spanish

Who can register these domains?

Anyone can register these domain names on a first-come, first-served basis.

Renewals

We'll attempt to auto-renew your domain on its expiration date. We'll park domains after the first failed billing attempt. If the domain isn't renewed within 40 days following expiration, we cancel it and remove it from your account.

Refund details

For details on refunds, please visit HostingDude.com's Refund Policy page.

Most domains will follow the Standard Terms, but certain domains will have exceptions or may not be refundable at all. Look under BOTH of the following categories:

• Products with Special Refund Terms (look under Domain Name Registrations/Renewals)
• Products Not Eligible for Refunds

Nameserver requirements

Two nameservers are required for domains to resolve, and a maximum of 13 nameservers is allowed. DNSSEC, IPv4 and IPv6 are supported.