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'''.post''' is a sponsored top level domain name ([[sTLD]]) delegated in the [[Root Zone|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.<ref>[http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/report/post1.html UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION]</ref>

'''.post''' is a sponsored top level domain name ([[sTLD]]) delegated in the [[Root Zone|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.<ref>[http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/report/post1.html UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION]</ref>

The .post TLD entered the [[root zone]] on August 7, 2012, almost three years after it was approved by ICANN. This delay was caused by the operator, the Universa Postal Union, not knowing what to do with the TLD. It has been announced that the TLD will be tightly restricted to members of the international postal community.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10005-tonight-a-new-gtld-went-live Tonight a new gTLD went live, domainincite.com]</ref>

The .post TLD entered the [[root zone]] on August 7, 2012, almost three years after it was approved by ICANN. This delay was caused by the operator, the Universal Postal Union, being unsure of how to use the TLD. It has been announced that the TLD will be tightly restricted to members of the international postal community.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10005-tonight-a-new-gtld-went-live Tonight a new gTLD went live, domainincite.com]</ref> The registry backend provider has been chosen to be [[Afilias]].<ref>[http://news.upu.int/news/news-details/article/post-takes-a-technological-leap .post takes a technological leap, news.upu.int]</ref>

==Background==

==Background==