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.sl

ccTLD
Type ccTLD
Region AF
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Implemented May 9, 1997
Registry Sierratel
Websites

.sl is the ccTLD for Sierra Leone. It is managed by Sierratel.[1]

Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]

Any individual or organization is allowed to register a .sl domain name.[2]

Domain names may be refused if may be deemed in the sole discretion of Registry to be in any way indecent or offensive, politically, ethnically, sexually, or otherwise; also, if it is a trademark, service mark, trade name, or product names to an applicant other than a person whom Registry believes to be the lawful owner of intellectual property rights in the name.[3]

Internet reserved names such as "company", "example", "icann", "ripe", "www", "root-servers" and more are not valid for registration.[4]

Second-level Domains[edit | edit source]

The following second-level domain names are available:

  • .edu.sl is limited for educational organizations in Sierra Leone, or educational organizations that have local representation in the country;
  • .gov.sl is reserved for local government entities and organizations. Registration requires a signed authorization letter from the Minister of Information Office;
  • .net.sl is not enforced, but encouraged to be registered by network related companies such as ISPs, cable companies, etc.
  • .org.sl is not enforced, but encouraged to be registered by non-profit organizations;
  • .com.sl is for commercial and general use, and fully open for registrations.[2]

Characters[edit | edit source]

A valid domain is compatible with the following rules:

  • the maximum domain name length is 63 characters, the minimum is 4 characters;
  • valid characters for a domain name are letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (-);
  • domain cannot start or end with a hyphen. Also, two consecutive hyphens are not valid;
  • names are case insensitive.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

... more about ".sl"
Date implementedStores the date that an object was implemented, normalized to the "Month DD, YYYY" format.
May 9, 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.