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.ms

ccTLD
Type ccTLD
Region EUR
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • Montserrat
Implemented March 6, 1997
Registry MNI Networks Ltd.
Websites

.ms is the ccTLD for Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory. It is managed by MNI Networks Ltd.[1]

Delegation History[edit | edit source]

At first, .mp was managed by AdamNames Ltd, located in the United Kingdom.

MNI Networks Ltd, domiciled in Montserrat, sent a request to ICANN on May 12, 2008 asking for the redelegation of .mp. Both the Government of Montserrat and AdamNames Ltd supported the redelegation, which was granted by ICANN.[2]

Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]

Anyone can register a .mp domain name.

A domain name may be revoked if it is used for offensive, immoral or illegal purposes, including "Spam".[3]

Second-level Domains[edit | edit source]

The following second-level domains are available for worldwide registration: ".com.ms", ".net.ms", and ".org.ms".

".edu.ms" is available only to valid local Montserrat Educational Institutions.

".gov.ms" is available only to valid local Montserrat Government departments, agencies, ministries, etc.[3]

Characters[edit | edit source]

  • Only letters, numbers, or hyphen ("-") are allowed.
  • Domain names cannot begin or end with a hyphen.
  • Domain names cannot have more than 63 characters, not including the second or the top-level domain.
  • The maximum length of a complete (Fully Qualified, FQDN) domain name (including .separators) is 255 characters.
  • The inimum length of a domain name is 1 character, not including extensions.
  • A name may begin with a digit.
  • One and two character domain names are allowed.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

... more about ".ms"
Date implementedStores the date that an object was implemented, normalized to the "Month DD, YYYY" format.
March 6, 1997 +
Has ICANN regionAssociates an object with an ICANN-determined Geographic Region.
Has TLD typeAssociates a Top-Level Domain with its primary type (gTLD or ccTLD).
Has countryAssociates a page with a country. Territory names are extracted from ISO 3166, "Country Codes".
Has entity typeSpecifies the primary classification or fundamental type of the page's subject (e.g., Event, Organization, Person).
TLD +
Has registry operatorAssociates an object with a registry operator.