.nc
Introduced | 13 October 1993 |
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TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Office des Postes et Telecommunications |
Sponsor | Office des Postes et Telecommunications |
Intended use | Entities connected withNew Caledonia |
Actual use | Gets some use in New Caledonia |
Registered domains | 6,706 (2022-12-24)[1] |
Registration restrictions | Must be a registered company or organization in New Caledonia with a local contact; individuals are not eligible to register domains. Some words are prohibited.[2] |
Structure | Registrations are made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath the.asso.nc 2LD |
Documents | Rules |
Dispute policies | The registry encourages compromises between disputing parties but otherwise stays out of disputes |
DNSSEC | yes |
Registry website | Domain registration |
.ncis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forNew Caledonia.Registry operations are managed by the Office des postes et télécommunications.[3]
Restrictions
[edit]Only New Caledonian registered companies or associations, or private individuals who are resident in New Caledonia are permitted to register.nc domain names.[4]
Many generic terms are prohibited from registration (those linked with crimes); there are also many reserved for particular circumstances. These include "administration", "bible", "blog", "cabinets", "colonisation", "flag", "justice", "mail", "nation", "offense", "outrage", "presses", "registries", "temple", "union", "vote" and hundreds more.[2]
Structure
[edit]Registrations are taken directly at the second level, or at the third level under two second-level domains.
- asso.nc
- nom.nc
See also
[edit]- Internet in New Caledonia
- Internet in France
- ISO 3166-2:NC
- .fr–CC TLD forFrance
- .eu–CC TLD for the members of theEuropean Union
References
[edit]- ^"WHOIS".domaine.nc.2022-12-24.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-12-24.Retrieved2022-12-24.
- ^ab"Prohibited Names".domaine.nc.2022-12-24.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-12-24.Retrieved2022-12-24.
- ^"New Caledonia Office des Postes et Telecommunications".ICANNWiki.2022-12-24.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-08-08.Retrieved2022-12-24.
- ^"01 FAQ_Required documents.pdf"(PDF).domaine.nc.2022-12-24.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2022-12-24.Retrieved2022-12-24.