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The Universal Postal Union submitted an application for the .post string during the first round of TLD expansion program in 2000, however it was not included in the approved applications.<ref>[http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/tld-applications-lodged-02oct00.htm TLD Applications Lodged, October 2, 2000]</ref> In 2003, organization re-submitted its application when ICANN opened the expansion program for sponsored top level domain names. UPU's application was thoroughly evaluated by ICANN Staff and negotiated certain issues. | The Universal Postal Union submitted an application for the .post string during the first round of TLD expansion program in 2000, however it was not included in the approved applications.<ref>[http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/tld-applications-lodged-02oct00.htm TLD Applications Lodged, October 2, 2000]</ref> In 2003, organization re-submitted its application when [[ICANN]] opened the second round of expansion program for sponsored top level domain names. UPU's application was thoroughly evaluated by ICANN Staff and negotiated certain issues until resolved. ICANN concluded the negotiation and posted the proposed sponsorship agreement for public comment on November 3, 2009. Both parties signed the agreement on December 11, 2009.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-02nov09-en.htm .POST Sponsorship Agreement Posted for Public Comment]</ref> | ||
[https://community.icann.org/display/tap/2009-12-09+-+.POST+Sponsorship+Agreement 2009-12-09 - .POST Sponsorship Agreement]</ref> | <ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/tap/2009-12-09+-+.POST+Sponsorship+Agreement 2009-12-09 - .POST Sponsorship Agreement]</ref> <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/post .POST Sponsored TLD Agreement, 11 December 2009]</ref> | ||
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| Status: | Active |
| country: | International |
| Manager: | Universal Postal Union |
| Date Implemented: | 2009 |
| Type: | sTLD |
| Community TLD: | Yes |
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.post is a sponsored top level domain name (sTLD) delegated in the root zone of the domain name system (DNS) of the internet. The Universal Postal Union, a specialized agency of the United Nations is the sponsoring organization of the sTLD. It is restricted for the use of the postal community/industry worldwide. CORE Internet Council of Registrars (CORE), a Swiss based not-for-profit organization and an ICANN accredited registrar serves as the registry operator of .post.[1]
Background[edit | edit source]
The Universal Postal Union submitted an application for the .post string during the first round of TLD expansion program in 2000, however it was not included in the approved applications.[2] In 2003, organization re-submitted its application when ICANN opened the second round of expansion program for sponsored top level domain names. UPU's application was thoroughly evaluated by ICANN Staff and negotiated certain issues until resolved. ICANN concluded the negotiation and posted the proposed sponsorship agreement for public comment on November 3, 2009. Both parties signed the agreement on December 11, 2009.[3] [4] [5]