.pn
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| Introduced | 10 July 1997 |
|---|---|
| TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Pitcairn Island Administration |
| Sponsor | Pitcairn Island Administration |
| Intended use | Entities connected withPitcairn Islands |
| Actual use | Gets some use on thePitcairn Islands;some use elsewhere asURL shortenerordomain hack |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations are made directly at the second level; there are also some third-level registrations, such as under second-level categories like.gov.pnand personal sites underfirstname.lastname.pn(similar to.name) |
| Documents | .pn policiesArchived |
| Dispute policies | UDRP |
| Registry website | Registry |
.pnis theInternetcountry code top-level domain(ccTLD) for thePitcairn Islands.
Use[edit]
An official.pn domain costs $100 per year from the registry. There are relatively few sites using these domains, but examples includeESPN,[1]Experian,[2]C-SPAN,[3]happn,[4]andGroupon,[5]each of whom use the domain forURL shorteningservices.
Subdomains under various two-letter.pn domains were offered as free redirections and as domain names by numerous providers. In August 2017, Free EU Hosting, one such provider, announced that due to reputation fears they will be discontinuing their popular eu.pn and me.pn subdomains and that they will eventually stop working, offering existing customers alternative subdomains.[6]
The.pn domain is also used as part of aLionsgatemarketing campaign promoting theHunger Gamesfilm series, presenting it as the "official" country code of the fictional nation ofPanem,[7]with domains forthe Capitol[8]and the rebellion.[9]
Management[edit]
ICANNoriginally delegated the management of the domain to islanderTom Christian.In 2000, the government of Pitcairn Island wrote a letter to theInternet Assigned Numbers Authoritystating that Christian did not "adequately serve the interests of the country and community of Pitcairn Island" and requesting reassignment of the delegation of the top-level domain to the office of thegovernor of Pitcairn Island.[10]The dispute was resolved when ICANN ruled that the domain would be re-delegated to thePitcairn Island Council.[11]
Structure[edit]
The registrations are taken directly at the second level, and at third level under a number of reserved second level domains.[12]
| Top level domain name | Intended purpose |
|---|---|
| .co.pn | Commercial entities |
| .net.pn | Network-related entities |
| .org.pn | Non-commercial organisations |
| .edu.pn | Educational institutions |
| .gov.pn | Governmental entities |
References[edit]
- ^"es.pn".ESPN.
- ^http://ex.pn/security/.Experian.
- ^"cs.pn".cs.pn.2023-01-15. Archived from the original on 2022-04-04.Retrieved2023-01-15.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^https://gethap.pn.happn.
- ^"gr.pn".Groupon.
- ^"Latest News and Important Updates - All.eu.pn/.me.pn websites might stop working soon".Free EU Hosting.30 August 2017.Retrieved18 November2017.
- ^Giorgi, Elizabeth (17 January 2012)."How The Hunger Games Marketing is Funding A Small Island Government".Mary Sue.
- ^"The Capitol".Hunger Games.Archived fromthe originalon 25 October 2018.
- ^"revolution.pn".The Hunger Games.
- ^Salt, Leon H."Letter to IANA".Government of Picairn Island.
- ^"Request of the Pitcairn Island Council for Redelegation of.pn Top-Level Domain".Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.11 February 2000.
- ^".pn Policies".Pitcairn Island Domain Names.2023-01-15.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-12-23.Retrieved2023-01-15.
Further reading[edit]
- Steinberg, Philip E.; Mcdowell, Stephen D. (1 March 2003)."Mutiny on the bandwidth: the semiotics of statehood in the internet domain name registries of Pitcairn Island and Niue".New Media & Society.5(1): 47–67.doi:10.1177/1461444803005001907.S2CID206725973.
External links[edit]
- IANA.pn whois information
- .pn domain registration website
- ACADEMIC second level ac.pn domain registration websiteArchived26 December 2017 at theWayback Machine
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