#### About NIC.it Plug-in

The NIC.IT plug-in is a fax gateway using the e-mail/SSL transport between HSPcomplete domain objects and NIC.it domain registry.

Since NIC.is accepts domain registration requests by fax, four default tax form templates are shipped with the NIC.it plug-in. Each template is to be used to create fax forms containing domain registration requests for different registrants (person, organization, etc.). You can customize the default fax templates or create new ones and use them for fax forms creation. Default fax templates cannot be edited, they can only be used as a basis for new templates creation, so default templates are always available for a plug-in, so you can always restore the default template for each registrant type.

Domain registration

When domain registration is requested for Provider account, the corresponding fax form is automatically filled with the information entered by a customer (contacts, domain registration period, etc) and immediately sent to the e-mail specified in the plug-in configuration. Provider receives the fax form, prints it, and signs it with a customer. Then the signed fax form is sent to NIC.it by fax.

The ordered domain appears in the domains list in Provider Control Center and as soon as a successful registration response arrives from NIC.it, a domain status becomes 'Registered'.

For domains which are ordered from your online store (or registration is requested from Provider Control Center for one of your customer accounts) the registration procedure is almost the same, however the domain registration request will be sent to e-mail specified in the plug-in configuration only after the corresponding order is paid.

If there were any errors in request, the domain status becomes 'Error'. In this case, you can turn to the Action Log in Provider Control Center and look for the corresponding record, which will help you to analyze the source of problem.

The NIC.it plug-in periodically checks the status of a domain having been registered. Thus, when a domain is successfully registered on NIC.it side, HSPcomplete gets this information and domain status becomes 'Registered'. In case any errors occur while domain registration at NIC.it (e.g., rejected or denied) then HSPcomplete gets this information and domain status becomes 'Error'.

Domain transfer

The NIC.it plug-in does not support automated domains transfer.

Domain Modification

The NIC.it plug-in does not support updating whois contacts.

Domain Renewal

NIC.it supports automated domain registration renewals.

Creating Custom Templates for Fax Forms

The NIC.it plug-in uses the standard templates for fax forms to be sent to Provider and after signing both by Provider and customer to be forwarded to NIC.it Registry.

You can use the standard fax templates or create your own ones. Standard templates can be downloaded and saved, for example, on your local computer, then you can customize these templates, upload them back to the NIC.it plug-in and select to be used for fax forms creation.

When creating new fax form templates, you can use placeholders (special expressions inserted in the fax template text are replaced with an actual customer data taken from the corresponding HSPcomplete account). For example, the %DOMAIN% placeholder will be replaced with the real domain name a customer wants to register and the %ADMIN_PHONE% placeholder will be replaced with the phone number taken from the Administrative Contacts part of a customer account profile.

Below is the list of placeholders you can use in fax form templates for the NIC.it plug-in:

System Placeholders:

Placeholder | Is Replaced With
%DOMAIN% | Domain name
%DATE_DAY_NAME% | Name of day ex. WED
%DATE_DAY_NUMBER% | Number of day ex. 31
%DATE_MONTH_NAME% | Name of month ex. JUN
%DATE_MONTH_NUMBER% | Number of month ex. 12
%DATE_YEAR% | Number of year ex. 2005
%DATE_TIME_SEC% | second of hour ex. 59
%DATE_TIME_MIN% | minute of hour ex. 59
%DATE_TIME_HOUR% | hour ex. 23
%DATE_TIME_LONG% | full time ex. 13:22:33
%PROVIDER_MAINTAINER% | provider/maintainer
%TLD% | domain tld

External data

Placeholder | Is Replaced With
%EXT_ASSOC_COURT_NAME% | Association's Court of
%EXT_ASSOC_COURT_NUMBER% | Association's with number
%EXT_ASSOC_FOUND_DATE% | Association's founded on
%EXT_ASSOC_FULL_NAME% | Association's full name
%EXT_ASSOC_REG_DATE% | Association's registered on
%EXT_BUS_LOC% | Business company/firm location
%EXT_BUS_SUB_CODE% | Business or subscription code
%EXT_COMP_NAME% | Company/firm name
%EXT_COMP_REG_DATE% | Company/firm registration date
%EXT_PUB_ADM_LAW_DATE% | Public Administrations Law/legislative-administrative measure date
%EXT_PUB_ADM_LAW_NAME% | Public Administrations Law/legislative-administrative measure
%EXT_PUB_ADM_LAW_NUM% | Public Administrations Law/legislative-administrative measure number
%EXT_PUB_ADM_NAME% | Public Administrations Body/institution
%EXT_REG_OF_PROVINCE% | Province
%EXT_VAT_CODE% | VAT code

Administrative Contacts

Placeholder | Is Replaced With
%ADMIN_EMAIL% | E-mail
%ADMIN_FAX% | Fax
%ADMIN_FNAME% | First name
%ADMIN_GENDER% | Gender
%ADMIN_INSERTION% | Insertion name
%ADMIN_LNAME% | Last name
%ADMIN_MNAME% | Middle name
%ADMIN_MOBILE% | Mobile phone
%ADMIN_PHONE% | Phone
%ADMIN_PREFIX% | Name prefix [MR | MS | MRS | DR] etc.
%ADMIN_ADDR_ADDRESS1% | Address line 1
%ADMIN_ADDR_ADDRESS2% | Address line 2
%ADMIN_ADDR_CITY% | City
%ADMIN_ADDR_COUNTRY% | Country (two letters)
%ADMIN_ADDR_FAX% | Fax
%ADMIN_ADDR_MOBILE% | Mobile phone
%ADMIN_ADDR_PHONE% | Phone
%ADMIN_ADDR_STATE% | State (US or Canada)
%ADMIN_ADDR_STATE_ALT% | State (other countries)
%ADMIN_ADDR_ZIP% | Zip code

Billing Contacts

Placeholder | Is Replaced With
%BILLING_EMAIL% | E-mail
%BILLING_FAX% | Fax
%BILLING_FNAME% | First name
%BILLING_GENDER% | Gender
%BILLING_INSERTION% | Insertion name
%BILLING_LNAME% | Last name
%BILLING_MNAME% | Middle name
%BILLING_MOBILE% | Mobile phone
%BILLING_PHONE% | Phone
%BILLING_PREFIX% | Name prefix [MR | MS | MRS | DR] etc.
%BILL_ADDR_ADDRESS1% | Address line 1
%BILL_ADDR_ADDRESS2% | Address line 2
%BILL_ADDR_CITY% | City
%BILL_ADDR_COUNTRY% | Country (two letters)
%BILL_ADDR_FAX% | Fax
%BILL_ADDR_MOBILE% | Mobile phone
%BILL_ADDR_PHONE% | Phone
%BILL_ADDR_STATE% | State (US or Canada)
%BILL_ADDR_STATE_ALT% | State (other countries)
%BILL_ADDR_ZIP% | Zip code

Technical Contacts

Placeholder | Is Replaced With
%TECHNICAL_EMAIL% | E-mail
%TECHNICAL_FAX% | Fax
%TECHNICAL_FNAME% | First name
%TECHNICAL_GENDER% | Gender
%TECHNICAL_INSERTION% | Insertion name
%TECHNICAL_LNAME% | Last name
%TECHNICAL_MNAME% | Middle name
%TECHNICAL_MOBILE% | Mobile phone
%TECHNICAL_PHONE% | Phone
%TECHNICAL_PREFIX% | Name prefix [MR | MS | MRS | DR] etc.
%TECH_ADDR_ADDRESS1% | Address line 1
%TECH_ADDR_ADDRESS2% | Address line 2
%TECH_ADDR_CITY% | City
%TECH_ADDR_COUNTRY% | Country (two letters)
%TECH_ADDR_FAX% | Fax
%TECH_ADDR_MOBILE% | Mobile phone
%TECH_ADDR_PHONE% | Phone
%TECH_ADDR_STATE% | State (US or Canada)
%TECH_ADDR_STATE_ALT% | State (other countries)
%TECH_ADDR_ZIP% | Zip code

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