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| ==Operating Mode== | | ==Operating Mode== |
| TLDs operate in different manners but can be categorized in some simple ways: | | TLDs operate in different manners but can be categorized in some simple ways: |
− | ** Open - Operating and offering both registration and resolution services.
| + | * Open - Operating and offering both registration and resolution services. |
− | ** Closed - Not accepting registrations, may be resolving evergreen/legacy/infrastructure subdomains.
| + | * Closed - Not accepting registrations, may be resolving evergreen/legacy/infrastructure subdomains. |
− | * Level of Restriction:
| + | ==Level of Restriction== |
− | ** Unrestricted - If there are no requirements that must be met in order to register a name under a TLD, that TLD is Unrestricted.
| + | * Unrestricted - If there are no requirements that must be met in order to register a name under a TLD, that TLD is Unrestricted. |
− | ** Restricted - Requiring Local Physical Address, Local Tax ID, or other specific criteria be met to qualify in order to provision a name.
| + | * Restricted - Requiring Local Physical Address, Local Tax ID, or other specific criteria be met to qualify in order to provision a name. |
− | ** Sponsored - A variation on Restricted, the applicant for a domain in an [[STLD]] must meet the requirements within that TLD (ie. [[.jobs]] would require that Human Resources be involved, [[.travel]] would require certain Travel criteria are met, etc).
| + | * Sponsored - A variation on Restricted, the applicant for a domain in an [[STLD]] must meet the requirements within that TLD (ie. [[.jobs]] would require that Human Resources be involved, [[.travel]] would require certain Travel criteria are met, etc). |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |