.rs
 | |
| Introduced | 24 September 2007(in root zone) 10 March 2008(registrations) |
|---|---|
| TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | RNIDS |
| Sponsor | RNIDS |
| Intended use | Entities connected withSerbia |
| Actual use | Mainly in Serbia; small niche usage for websites related to theRust programming language |
| Registered domains | 132,047 (25 May 2023)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | None at 2nd level, on 3rd level there are some restrictions depending on category |
| Documents | General Terms and Conditions for Registration |
| Dispute policies | Rulebook on Arbitrage Proceedings |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | rnids.rs |
.rsis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forSerbia.Thedomain name registrythat operates it is the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS). The lettersrsstand forRepublika Srbija/Република Србија(Republic of Serbia).
It is intended to be used with few restrictions, and it is widely used in Serbia. Because of English words ending with the letters "rs", this domain is also used in the construction ofdomain hacks,[2]
and websites related to theRustprogramming language, in whichsource codefiles typically end in.rs.
History
[edit]The formerSerbia and Montenegroused the.yudomain when still called theFederal Republic of Yugoslavia.In June 2006 Serbia and Montenegro split into two separate countries. In July 2006 the Serbian Ministry of Science and a group of 34 interested organizations founded the National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS). In September 2006, theISO 3166 Maintenance Agencydecided to allocate RS as theISO 3166-1 Alpha -2code for Serbia. IANA assigned.rs as theccTLDfor this country.
The delegation ofname serversbyIANAstarted in September 2007.[3]Registration of the.rs domain names commenced on 10 March 2008.[citation needed]
In 2007ICANNalso resolved[4]that RNIDS, the operators of the new.rsdomain registry, should temporarily operate the former.yudomain until its eventual abolition on or before 30 September 2009. This allowed a two-year transition period for existing.yunames to transferred either to.rsfor Serbia or to.mefor Montenegro. The.yudomain finally expired on 30 March 2010.[5]
By 2018, it became convention for sites related to theRust programming languageto use.rs domain names, mimicking the file extension used for Rust source files.
In 2018, aBraziliancompany began marketing.rs domain names towards entities based inRio Grande do Sul,which shares the RS two-letter code within Brazil, as well as the BR-RS ISO 3166 code.[6]
In 2018,.RS TLD started offering fullSerbian Latin lettersdomain registration (together with other letters used by official minorities groups in Serbia) - totalling 67 letters which can be used for a domain name.[7]
Domain structure
[edit]The top-level domain is intended for all interested users. The followingsecond-level domainsexceptin.rsare reserved forlegal entitiesonly.
- .co.rs– Corporations
- .org.rs– Civil organizations and associations
- .edu.rs– Educational institutions and organizations (except ac.rs sub-domain)
- .ac.rs– Academic and research network of Serbia (delegated)
- .gov.rs– Government institutions (delegated)
- .in.rs– Personal use
See also
[edit]- .срб,a Cyrillic top-level domain for Serbia.
- Country codes of Serbia
- National symbols of Serbia
References
[edit]- ^"RNIDS".RNIDS.Retrieved25 May2023.
- ^For example, theblog hosting serviceblogge.rsArchived31 January 2017 at theWayback Machineanddomain registrarprice comparison serviceregistra.rs
- ^"IANA.rs whois information".Retrieved1 October2014.
- ^"Preliminary Report for Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors".Retrieved1 October2014.
- ^ "RNIDS news".RNIDS. 30 March 2010.Archivedfrom the original on 1 February 2010.Retrieved30 March2010.
- ^"Registro.RS - Sobre Nós".Registro.RS.
- ^"RNIDS news about accented letter use in domains".11 December 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 14 August 2020.Retrieved9 July2021.(in Serbian)
