The proposal to run a .AFRICA generic Top Level Domain is getting competitive with the African Top Level Domain Organization (AfTLD) becoming the second organisation seeking to apply for the .AFRICA gTLD once ICANN begins accepting applications according to a Computerworld Kenya report. Seeking to boost their credentials, AfTLD believes they are better placed than their competitor. “AfTLD is an association of TLD managers in Africa; we know what it takes to run a registry,” Vika Mpisane, AfTLD’s president, told Computerworld Kenya.

When an online venture grows out, it is very likely the company will add more websites and hence needs to manage different domains.

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my friends and i started a small hosting company and now the programmer dude that handles the server wants to quit. i am wondering, what should i ask from him (ftp? u/n, p/w, etc) and are there anything out there that could help me run the VPS on our own without him?

thanks in advance!