.cx

{{Short description|Internet country code top-level domain for Christmas Island}}{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox top level domain

| name = .cx

| image = File:dotcx.png

| introduced = {{start date and age|1997|4|24|df=y}}

| type = Country code top-level domain|

| status = Active

| registry = Christmas Island Domain Administration Limited (cxDA)

| sponsor = Christmas Island Domain Administration Limited (cxDA)

| registereddomains =~14,000

| dateregistereddomains = 2022-12-14

| refregistereddomains = {{Cite web |date=2022-12-14 |title=cxDA |url=https://cxda.org.cx/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028010757/https://cxda.org.cx/ |archive-date=2022-10-28 |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=cxDA}}

| intendeduse = Entities connected with Christmas Island

| actualuse =

| restrictions = None

| structure = Registrations can be made directly at second level; some third-level names exist for Christmas Island sites such as governmental sites in .gov.cx

| document = [https://cxda.org.cx/pdf/registrant_agreement_cx.pdf Registration agreement]
[https://cxda.org.cx/pdf/acceptable_use_cx.pdf Acceptable Use Policy]

| DNSname =

| disputepolicy = [https://cocca.org.nz/pdf/CRS-May-05-2020.pdf CoCCA Complaint Resolution Service]

| website = [https://cxda.org.cx/ cxda.org.cx]

| dnssec = yes

}}

.cx is the country code top-level domain for Christmas Island administered by the Christmas Island Internet Administration, through the Christmas Island Domain Administration Limited.

Management

The Christmas Island Internet Administration is a community-owned non-profit company which also provides Internet service to the island's residents.

.cx is a member of the Council of Country Code Administrators, a group of country-code domains making use of common registry and/or dispute resolution services.

History

The top-level domain was formerly administered by Planet Three Limited, a company with offices in the United Kingdom and Australia, which went bankrupt and ceased operations, voluntarily transferring management to the Christmas Island Internet Administration (called .CX Limited at the time).{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}

The local (shire) government of Christmas Island endorsed the transfer, but the Commonwealth of Australia (which has international authority over Christmas Island as an external territory) did not immediately approve it.

Australia has since published a memorandum of understanding which recognises the Christmas Island Internet Administration as the legitimate manager of .cx.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}

Controversy

The domain achieved a certain degree of notoriety when it was used for the shock site goatse.cx, to the point the Christmas Island Internet Administration was forced to take down the website following complaints by Christmas Islanders.{{cite web |first=Garth |last=Miller |url=http://www.nic.cx/complaints/goatse.cx/aup.noticeofcomplaint.pdf |title=Notice Regarding AUP Complaint Version 1.1 (redacted) |publisher=Christmas Island Internet Administration |date=January 12, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040531080510/http://www.nic.cx/complaints/goatse.cx/aup.noticeofcomplaint.pdf |archive-date=2004-05-31 |url-status=dead |access-date=2014-03-28 }}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20041012082152/http://www.nic.cx/ Christmas Island Internet Administration]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120425193154/http://cocca.cx/ Council of Country Code Administrators]
[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/cx.html IANA .cx whois information]
[https://cxda.org.cx/ Christmas Island Domain Administration Limited]

Category:Communications in Christmas Island

Category:Country code top-level domains

Category:Internet properties established in 1997