.ms
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Introduced | 6 March 1997 |
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TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | MNI Networks Ltd |
Sponsor | Lubimal (MS) Ltd. |
Intended use | Entities connected withMontserrat |
Actual use | Used by a number of sites, a few of which are in Montserrat; occasionally used byMicrosoftfor link shortening |
Registration restrictions | None |
Structure | Registrations are available directly at second level |
Documents | Policies |
Dispute policies | Complaint Policy & Procedures Complaint Resolution Service |
Registry website | mninet.ms nic |
.msis the Internetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forMontserrat,aBritish Overseas Territory.[1]
Usage examples
[edit]- Microsoftuses this as an abbreviation for projects such as ch9.ms or1drv.ms for itsOneDrive.In particular, aka.ms is used extensively as aURL shortenerfor Microsoft's web sites, such ashttp://aka.ms/MFAsetup.
- Websites based in, or having to do with, the U.S. state ofMississippialso use the.ms domain[2]as MS is the officialUnited States Postal Serviceabbreviation for the state.
- Some companies based in the Brazilian state ofMato Grosso do Sul(officially abbreviated as MS) use the.ms TLD
- Some companies and organisations in theGermantownMünsterin Westphalia use the TLD as well since MS is theofficial vehicle license plate codefor the city.
- The New York Timesuses.ms as a top level domain name forpermalinksreferring toNew York Timesaddresses. For example,http://nyti.ms/reachesThe New York Timeshomepage.
- TheHillary Clinton2016 presidential campaignused the domain name "HRC.ms" as a URL shortener.
- The family of F1 driverMichael Schumacherused the domain name keepfighting.ms for his foundation, established after his skiing accident inMéribelon 29 December 2013
- ADutchfoundation for the cure ofmultiple sclerosis(MS) uses arenamoves.ms.
Second-level domain names
[edit]- com.ms
- edu.ms
- gov.ms
- net.ms
- org.ms
References
[edit]- ^IANA.ms whois information,Accessed 13 June 2008
- ^"Mississippi Company Has Unique Product To Personalize Email Addresses".Archived fromthe originalon 3 May 2010.Retrieved26 November2018.
External links
[edit]- IANA.ms whois information
- .ms Registry operated by MNI Networks Limited
- Domain Registration Services