.an
Introduced | 1993 |
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Removed | 31 July 2015 |
TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Deleted (succeeded by.cwand.sx) |
Registry | University of the Netherlands Antilles |
Sponsor | University of the Netherlands Antilles |
Intended use | Entities connected with the formerNetherlands Antilles |
Registration restrictions | Registrations must correspond to name or trademark of registrant; proof of identity must be shown on registration |
Structure | Registrations taken at second level and also at third level beneath some second-level labels |
Documents | Rules |
.anwas theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) for the formerNetherlands Antilles.It was administered by theUniversity of the Netherlands Antilles.The domain was phased out after the Netherlands Antilles weredissolved in 2010.[1]As of November 2010 the.an domain remained live with over 800 domains registered under.an, including secondary levels. On 31 July 2015, use of the domain was discontinued.[2]
Second level domain
[edit]Includinggoogle.com.anandyoutube.com.an(both delegations to Google's nameservers),yahoo.com.an(delegated to Yahoo's nameservers but noA recordfor yahoo.com.an or www.yahoo.com.an), andvisa.com.an(delegation to ultradns.net's nameservers).[3]With the deletion ofANfrom theISO 3166-1 alpha-2register the ISO codesCW(Curaçao),SX(Sint Maarten) andBQ(Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba), the ccTLDs.cw,.sxand.bqhave been designated (although the last one is not in use).
Phasing out
[edit]On 31 December 2013, theUniversity of the Netherlands Antillesbegan removing inactive.an domain names from their databases and systems. On 31 October 2014,ICANNremoved the.an domain from the DNS root servers.[4]
See also
[edit]- Internet in the Netherlands
- Internet in the Netherlands Antilles
- ISO 3166-2:AN
- .nl– ccTLD for the Netherlands
- .eu– ccTLD for the European Union
- .aw– ccTLD forAruba
- .bq– ccTLD for theCaribbean Netherlands(Bonaire,Sint Eustatius,andSaba)
- .cw– ccTLD forCuraçao
- .sr– ccTLD forSuriname
- .sx– ccTLD forSint Maarten,the Dutch side of the island.
References
[edit]- ^".an".IANA.Archivedfrom the original on 26 April 2011.Retrieved28 February2011.
- ^"Internetextensie.AN per 31 juli definitief uit de lucht".versgeperst.com.7 July 2015.Retrieved7 July2015.
- ^"AN Zone File".Robert Baskerville's ccTLD analysis data.2 January 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 19 January 2008.Retrieved2 January2008.
- ^"Registering.CW Domains".University of Curaçao.Archived fromthe originalon 17 August 2014.Retrieved29 August2014.
External links
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