.lc
Introduced | 3 September 1991 |
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TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | NIC.LC |
Sponsor | University of Puerto Rico |
Intended use | Entities connected withSaint Lucia |
Actual use | International including from LLC and PLC; limited use in Saint Lucia |
Registration restrictions | None, except for.gov.lc and.edu.lc |
Structure | Registrations are made directly at second level, or at third level beneath several second-level names |
Documents | Policies |
Dispute policies | UDRP |
DNSSEC | yes |
Registry website | www |
.lcis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forSaint Lucia,sponsored by theUniversity of Puerto Ricoand created on September 3, 1991.[1]The registry is operated byAfiliasand markets towards companies structured asLCs,LLCsorPLCsdue to the possibility of adomain hack,such as CompanyName.L.LC (companyname.l.lc uses the open SLD l.lc) and supposedly better names.[2][failed verification][3]
Second and third level domains
[edit]Registrations take place directly at the second level or at one of the following third level domains. There are a number of registrars, but.gov.lc and.edu.lc can only be registered at the NIC.[4]
- .co.lc
- .com.lc
- .org.lc (local non-profit organizations get this domain free of charge)
- .net.lc
- .l.lc (domain hack for LLCs)
- .p.lc (domain hack for PLCs)
- .gov.lc (restricted to government departments, agencies, ministries, etc.)
- .edu.lc (restricted to educational institutions)
Rules
[edit]All domains must be between 1 and 63 characters long, excluding the TLD. In addition, domains may not contain anything other than letters, numbers, and a hyphen..lc does not support internationalized domain names, and domain names may not start or end with a hyphen. Domain names considered offensive by the registry may not be registered.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^"IANA —.lc Domain Delegation Data".www.iana.org.Retrieved2017-04-29.
- ^"Welcome! | Afilias Global Registry Services".afilias-grs.info.Retrieved2017-04-29.
- ^"Nic LC".www.nic.lc.Retrieved2017-04-29.
- ^ab".LC (Saint Lucia) | Afilias Global Registry Services".afilias-grs.info.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-04-15.Retrieved2017-04-29.
- ^<[email protected]>, Joe Huss.".lc TLD Information".www.interserver.net.Retrieved2017-04-29.
External links
[edit]- IANA.lc whois information
- .lc domain registration website
- Nic LC is currently the Trustee Authority and Registry of.lc