.sc

Not to be confused withsc..

.sc

Introduced	9 May 1997
TLDtype	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	VCS (Pty) Limited
Sponsor	VCS (Pty) Limited
Intended use	Entities connected withSeychelles
Actual use	Used for a random assortment of sites, some related to Seychelles; was once marketed as domain for Scotland Used bySoundCloud
Registration restrictions	Priority given to Seychelles-based entities; varying restrictions for different third-level registrations
Structure	Registrations are directly at second level or at third level beneath various second-level names
Dispute policies	UDRP
DNSSEC	yes
Registry website	nic.sc

.scis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) forSeychelles.TheTLDwas marketed to businesses inScotlandand the U.S. state ofSouth Carolina,however, the domains are subject toSeychellesregistry rules. While SCregistrars, a company which marketed.sc domains to a target audience of Scottish sites, has since closed downthe.sc extension remains available through theAfiliasGlobal platform via various well-known registrars internationally for direct registration at second-level.

Domain hacks

The domain has also been used fordomain hacks,such as by the websiteSoundCloud(due to its initials "SC" ). For example, "exit.sc" was a domain set up by SoundCloud for tracking traffic leaving its website.

Third-level domains

• com.sc:commercial, for-profit organizations
• net.sc:network infrastructure machines and organizations
• edu.sc:educational institutions
• gov.sc:governmental institutions
• org.sc:miscellaneous, usually non-profit, organizations

See also

• .scot– Top-level Internet domain for Scotland

External links

• IANA.sc whois information
• .sc domain registry
• Accredited.sc domain registrar