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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).

==History==  

==History==