.an
 Logo of the University of the Netherlands Antilles, which administered the.an domain | |
| Introduced | 1993 |
|---|---|
| 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 former Netherlands 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.anandyoutube.an(both delegations to Google's nameservers),yahoo.an(delegated to Yahoo's nameservers but noA recordfor yahoo.an or yahoo.an), andvisa.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.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.
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