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'''.im''' is the | '''.im''' is the ccTLD for the [[Isle of Man]]. It is managed by the [[Isle of Man Government]]. <ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/im.html IANA: Delegation Record for .IM]</ref> nic.im is the official registry for .im.<ref name="terms">[https://www.nic.im/pdfs/termsandconditions.pdf nic.im: Terms and Conditions of .IM Domain Name Registration]</ref> | ||
== Rules and Restrictions == | |||
Any organisation or individual can register a .im domain name.<ref name="faqs">[https://www.nic.im/pdfs/imfaqs.pdf nic.im: Frequently Asked Questions]</ref> | |||
Certain domain names are not permitted, for example domain names which contain profanity and racist or offensive words.<ref name="rules"></ref> | |||
=== Second and Third-Level Domains === | |||
".co.im", ".plc.co.im", ".ltd.co.im" ".ac.im" and ".org.im" are available for registration.<ref name="faqs"></ref> | |||
=== Characters === | |||
The domain name under .im may only contain the following characters or a combination thereof: | |||
* the twenty-six unaccented Roman letters (i.e. a-z inclusive); | |||
* the ten western digits (i.e. 0-9 inclusive); | |||
* hyphens; | |||
* The first or last characters may not be a hyphen. | |||
Internationalised domain names (IDNs) are not currently offered and so domain names that start with the characters "xn--" (i.e. "xn" followed by two dashes) may not be registered. | |||
The complete domain name may not be more than sixty-four Characters long in total, but can be any number from 3 to 64 (inclusive of ".im").<ref name="rules">[https://www.nic.im/pdfs/IMRules.pdf nic.im: IM rules]</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:CcTLD]] | |||
[[Category:Isle of Man]] | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:45, 9 November 2024
.im is the ccTLD for the Isle of Man. It is managed by the Isle of Man Government. [1] nic.im is the official registry for .im.[2]
Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]
Any organisation or individual can register a .im domain name.[3]
Certain domain names are not permitted, for example domain names which contain profanity and racist or offensive words.[4]
Second and Third-Level Domains[edit | edit source]
".co.im", ".plc.co.im", ".ltd.co.im" ".ac.im" and ".org.im" are available for registration.[3]
Characters[edit | edit source]
The domain name under .im may only contain the following characters or a combination thereof:
- the twenty-six unaccented Roman letters (i.e. a-z inclusive);
- the ten western digits (i.e. 0-9 inclusive);
- hyphens;
- The first or last characters may not be a hyphen.
Internationalised domain names (IDNs) are not currently offered and so domain names that start with the characters "xn--" (i.e. "xn" followed by two dashes) may not be registered.
The complete domain name may not be more than sixty-four Characters long in total, but can be any number from 3 to 64 (inclusive of ".im").[4]