.gr#Alternative top domain
{{Short description|Internet country code top-level domain for Greece}}
{{Redirect|.el||El (disambiguation){{!}}El|and|GR (disambiguation){{!}}GR}}
{{Infobox Top level domain|
name=.gr|
background=#CCF|
image=Dotgr.png|
image_size=176px|
introduced=19 February 1989|
type=Country code top-level domain|
status=Active|
registry=[FORTH-ICS]|
sponsor=FORTH|
intendeduse=Entities connected with {{GRE}}|
actualuse=Very popular in Greece|
restrictions=second-level domains and .com.gr domain names may be registered without restrictions; some restrictions apply on some of the specific subdomains|
structure=Registrations are taken directly at the second level or at the third level beneath various second-level subdomains|
document=[https://grweb.ics.forth.gr/public/assets/docs/en/973-B-2018.pdf Rules & regulations]|
disputepolicy=|
website=[https://grweb.ics.forth.gr/public/ .gr Registry]|
dnssec=yes}}
{{Infobox Top level domain|
name=.ελ|
background=#CCF|
image=|
type=Internationalized country code top-level domain|
status=Active|
registry=|
sponsor=|
intendeduse=Entities connected with {{GRE}} for content in the Greek alphabet|
actualuse=Sometimes used in Greece|
restrictions=Should be used with subdomains in the Greek alphabet|
DNSname=.xn--qxam|
structure=|
document=|
disputepolicy=|
website=|
dnssec=}}
.gr is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Greece. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars and domain names in Greek characters may also be registered.
Second level domains
There are five official second level domains:
| class="wikitable"
!Domain !Intended users |
| .com.gr
|For those engaging in commercial activities |
| .org.gr
|Non-commercial organizations |
| .gov.gr
|Government |
| .edu.gr
| rowspan="2" |Educational institutions |
| .sch.gr |
| .net.gr
|Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and network providers |
| .mil.gr
|Exclusively for military purposes |
| .mod.gr |
| .co.gr
|Commercial use (generally not as widely used as .com.gr).{{cite web |title=Inet Hellas |url=http://www.inethellas.co.gr |website=www.inethellas.co.gr}} |
Alternative top domain
Greece applied for the internationalised country code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) .ελ (.ΕΛ in capital letters) for domain names composed of letters of the Greek alphabet.
This was turned down by ICANN in April 2011 because it was too visually similar to .EA in Latin letters should ICANN ever implement such a TLD (EA is an exceptionally reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code element for Ceuta & Melilla).[http://domainincite.com/greek-idn-blocked-due-to-non-existent-domain/ Greek IDN blocked due to non-existent domain]
In 2014, ICANN decided to allow Greece to have the domain .ελ.{{Cite web |url=https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/epsrp-reports-2014-10-14-en |title=ccTLD applicants who have requested the second and final review |access-date=2015-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115551/https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/epsrp-reports-2014-10-14-en |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}
The right to this top-level domain was handed over to Greece in October 2015,[https://www.iana.org/reports/2015/greece-report-20151005.html Report on the Delegation of the .ελ (“el”) domain representing Greece in Greek script to ICS-FORTH GR] and it became operational on the Internet on 10 July 2018.[https://www.eett.gr/opencms/opencms/EETT/FAQS/DomainNames/FAQ_kataxoroumenon.html Συχνές Ερωτήσεις για Καταχωρούμενους]
For the first three months, domains already held under .gr as they already were in Latin or Greek letters or transcribed into Greek characters could be obtained for .ελ only by the holder of that .gr domain.{{Cite web |url=http://www.domainpulse.com/2018/07/06/gr-launches-idn-cctld-on-10-july/ |title=.GR Launches .ελ on 10 July |access-date=2018-07-28 |archive-date=2018-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728221356/http://www.domainpulse.com/2018/07/06/gr-launches-idn-cctld-on-10-july/ |url-status=dead }} Those restrictions ceased to exist in October 2018.
References
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External links
- [https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/gr.html IANA .gr whois information]
- [https://grweb.ics.forth.gr/ .gr registry website]
- [https://grweb.ics.forth.gr/public/whois Whois for .gr domain names]
- [http://inethellas.co.gr/diadikasies.php co.gr registration policies]
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