.sc
Appearance
Introduced | 9 May 1997 |
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TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | VCS (Pty) Limited |
Sponsor | VCS (Pty) Limited |
Intended use | Entities connected withSeychelles |
Actual use | Used for a random assortment of sites, some related to Seychelles; was once marketed as domain for Scotland Used bySoundCloud |
Registration restrictions | Priority given to Seychelles-based entities; varying restrictions for different third-level registrations |
Structure | Registrations are directly at second level or at third level beneath various second-level names |
Dispute policies | UDRP |
DNSSEC | yes |
Registry website | nic.sc |
.scis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forSeychelles.TheTLDwas marketed to businesses inScotlandand the U.S. state ofSouth Carolina,however, the domains are subject toSeychellesregistry rules. While SCregistrars, a company which marketed.sc domains to a target audience of Scottish sites, has since closed down[1]the.sc extension remains available through theAfiliasGlobal platform via various well-known registrars internationally for direct registration at second-level.
Domain hacks
[edit]The domain has also been used fordomain hacks,such as by the websiteSoundCloud(due to its initials "SC" ). For example, "exit.sc" was a domain set up by SoundCloud for tracking traffic leaving its website.
Third-level domains
[edit]- com.sc:commercial, for-profit organizations
- net.sc:network infrastructure machines and organizations
- edu.sc:educational institutions
- gov.sc:governmental institutions
- org.sc:miscellaneous, usually non-profit, organizations
Notes and references
[edit]- ^Nominet warns Scottish businesses of.sc domain names,Out-Law News,March 20, 2002
See also
[edit]- .scot– Top-level Internet domain for Scotland
External links
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