.ye
| Introduced | 19 August 1996 |
|---|---|
| TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | YemenNet |
| Sponsor | TeleYemen |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Yemen |
| Actual use | Gets some use in Yemen |
| Structure | Registrations are made at third level beneath several second-level names |
| Registry website | TeleYemen |
.yeis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) for theRepublic of Yemen.
History[edit]
In 2015, when theHouthis took over the Yemeni capital,the rebel forces also took over the main internet provider and distributor of the.ye domain,TeleYemen,which remains under their control.[1]According toDomainTools,1152.ye domain names were registered as of 2018.[2]
Regulations[edit]
In order to register a.YE domain, you must have a company registered in Yemen. However, some registrars provide a local presence service for non-Yemeni clients.Domainnames also need to be hosted in the Republic of Yemen.[3]
Second-level domains[edit]
There are eight second-level domains:
- com.ye:Commercial Entities
- co.ye:Companies
- ltd.ye:Limited Companies
- me.ye:Private Individuals
- net.ye:Network Providers
- org.ye:Non-commercial Organizations
- plc.ye:Public Companies
- gov.ye:Government and Governmental Systems
Internationalized domain[edit]
Aninternationalized country code top-level domainhas been planned for the Republic of Yemen, intended for domain names in the localArabiclanguage. The string اليمن (al-Yaman) was registered and approved for this purpose in March 2011, but it was not activated and lower level domains were not granted at that time.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Yair Oded,The virtual war over internet control in Yemen,Fairplanet.org,5 March 2019
- ^Underlying Dimensions of Yemen’s Civil War: Control of the Internet,Recordefuture,28 November 2018
- ^EuropeID."Yemen: Register a.YE domain with Local Agent".europeid.Retrieved2016-04-01.
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