.sh
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| Introduced | 23 September 1997 |
|---|---|
| TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | NIC.SH (run byInternet Computer Bureau) |
| Sponsor | Government ofSaint Helena |
| Intended use | Entities connected withSaint HelenaandTristan da Cunha |
| Actual use | Various uses; a few sites actually on Saint Helena but most elsewhere. Used fordomain hacksin English and other languages, for places and regions that can be abbreviated withsh,and for some websites related to theUnix shell |
| Registration restrictions | 2nd-level registrant must have a professional or academic qualification (apparently not actually enforced); 3rd-level registrant must be resident on Saint Helena |
| Structure | Registrations are taken directly at the second level or the third level beneath various 2nd-level labels |
| Documents | Terms & Conditions;Rules |
| Dispute policies | Dispute Resolution Policy |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | NIC.SH |
.shis theInternetcountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) for theBritish Overseas TerritoryofSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,although it is primarily used inSaint Helena(Ascension Islandhas its own ccTLD,.ac). Registrations ofinternationalized domain namesare also accepted.[1]
On 22 February 2010 theISO 3166-1code forSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunhachanged to reflect the SH used for theccTLD.
Second level domains[edit]
There are seven second level domains:
- co.sh– commercial entities
- com.sh– commercial entities
- org.sh– non-profit organizations
- gov.sh– government departments and agencies
- edu.sh– educational institutions
- net.sh– network service providers
- nom.sh– non-island Internet sites
Top-level domains[edit]
A majority of sites under the.sh domain have nothing to do with Saint Helena, Ascension or Tristan da Cunha.[2]
Members ofDeviantArtare able to go to their "stash," a service where digital media can be uploaded, stored and published.[3]The DeviantArt "stash" uses the.sh top level domainsta.sh.
Sketch comedyYouTubechannelSmoshuses thesmo.shdomain name to link to addresses on their website, smosh.[4]
Skillshareuses thedomain hackskl.shto redirect to their website.
Since the.shfilename extensionis also used byUnixshell scripts,this domain has been used for websites aboutcommand-line interfaceprograms such asHomebrew.[5]
SH is theofficial abbreviationfor the German federal state ofSchleswig-Holsteinand the.sh domain is used for sites likenah.sh,a public transportation site[6]as well as the Verbraucherzentrale (verbraucherzentrale.sh), theSPDparty (spd.sh) and for some subpages by the official Schleswig-Holstein government (e.g.wahlen.sh).
The rhythm gameosu!and the personal landing page of its primary developer uses theppy.shdomain, such asosu.ppy.sh,old.ppy.sh,andstatus.ppy.sh.[7][8]
The mainforkof the popular movietorrentfreeware programPopcorn Timeis hosted at a.sh domain.[9][10][11][12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^.SH IDN PolicyArchived2014-09-25 at theWayback Machine,NIC,Saint Helena.
- ^".sh websites".Google.
- ^"What is Sta.sh?".DeviantArt.Retrieved28 July2013.
- ^"Smo.sh redirect".Smosh.
- ^"Homebrew, The missing package manager for OS X".Homebrew.Retrieved29 March2016.
- ^"Nahverkehr im echten Norden » NAH.SH".
- ^"ppy".ppy.sh.Retrieved2023-01-26.
- ^"osu.ppy.sh".osu!.
- ^"Popcorn Time's best-known app comes back to life".2016-02-26.
- ^"Popcorn Time Fork Claims Official Relaunch After MPAA Shutdown".2016-02-25.
- ^Dwilson, Stephanie Dube (February 25, 2016)."PopcornTime.sh: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know".
- ^Aldershoff, Jan Willem (February 24, 2016)."Popcorn Time is back - original developers post statement".Myce.