.tl
| Introduced | 23 March 2005 |
|---|---|
| TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Timor-Leste NIC[needs update?] |
| Sponsor | Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (Timor-Leste) |
| Intended use | Entities connected withEast Timor |
| Actual use | Used in East Timor, occasionally used fordomain hacks. |
| Registration restrictions | May not be used for any purpose that isobscene,indecent,orspam-related |
| Structure | Registrations are accepted directly at second level, with some sites (especially governmental) at third level |
| Documents | Registration agreement[dead link];Acceptable use policy[dead link];Privacy policy[dead link] |
| Registry website | Timor-Leste NIC[dead link] |
.tlis the currentcountry code top-level domain(ccTLD) forEast Timor(Timor-Leste).[1]It is administered through the Council of Country Code Administrators (CoCCA) and second-level registration is available through resellers worldwide with no local presence requirement.[2]
.tl complies with theISO 3166-1 standardfor the two-letter codes of the name of countries and can be used as an abbreviation in either of the country's two official languages:Timor Lorosa'einTetumorTimor-LesteinPortuguese.
Registration is normally directly at second-level; one subdomain in use in the country itself isgov.tl,for government ministries. For example, the Government Portal istimor-leste.gov.tl.
The previous ccTLD for East Timor was.tp.This ccTLD was, according toIANA,assigned in May 1997.[3]According to the registry, all registrants in.tp were automatically given the equivalent domains in.tl, and no further.tp registrations were accepted until its removal from the root zone in February 2015.
For several years, the.tlWHOISinformation at IANA showed no sponsoring organization or registry, and the domain did not appear to work even though the country involved claimed to be transitioning to it. However, as of 30 September 2005, there is contact information in the IANA WHOIS and a registry site atnic.tl,although the site has been inactive since 2021. AWHOIS serviceremains accessible.
The majority of current.tl registrations aredomain hacksdirectly at the second-level by various international entities, often with no direct connection with Timor Leste.
References[edit]
- ^Name.".TL Domain Names • a domain for East Timor (Timor-Leste)".name.Retrieved20 May2018.
- ^"Network Information Centre".Timor-Leste NIC.Timor-Leste Ministry of Transport Communications and Public Works. Archived fromthe originalon 23 June 2005.Retrieved5 November2014.
- ^"Report on the Removal of the.TP top-level domain representing Portuguese Timor".IANA.2015-01-26.Retrieved2022-03-07.
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