.dd
| Introduced | Never |
|---|---|
| TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Not in use |
| Registry | None |
| Sponsor | None |
| Intended use | Entities connected with East Germany |
| Actual use | Only internally; unused sinceGerman reunification |
| Registration restrictions | No registrations are now taking place |
| Structure | Not in root |
| Dispute policies | None |
| Registry website | None |
.ddwas the assignedcountry code top-level domain(ccTLD) for theGerman Democratic Republic(East Germany). It was chosen based on theISO 3166-1 Alpha -2code for theGerman Democratic Republic,the letters coming from theGermanname of the country,DeutscheDemokratische Republik.In accordance withIANApolicy,.dd was therefore available to be assigned as thecountry code top-level domain(ccTLD) for East Germany. However, this was never done, and so.dd was never added to theroot nameservers.Its only use was internally in an isolated network among the universities ofJenaandDresden.[1]
With thereunification of Germany,East Germany became part of theFederal Republic of Germany(West Germany), which had already been assigned the ccTLD.de.The ISO 3166-1 code "DD" was withdrawn in 1990.[2]
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External links[edit]
- "Toplevel-Domain DDR?".Newsgroup:de.admin.misc.1998-07-21.Usenet:[email protected].Retrieved2012-06-12.discussion on Usenet (German)
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