.nc
{{Short description|Internet country code top-level domain for New Caledonia}}
{{Infobox Top level domain
|name=.nc
|image=Dotnc.png
|caption=
|introduced=13 October 1993
|type=Country code top-level domain
|status=Active
|registry=Office des Postes et Telecommunications
|sponsor=Office des Postes et Telecommunications
| registereddomains = 6,706
| dateregistereddomains = 2022-12-24
|intendeduse=Entities connected with {{NCL}}
|actualuse=Gets some use in New Caledonia
|restrictions=Must be a registered company or organization in New Caledonia with a local contact; individuals are not eligible to register domains. Some words are prohibited.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-24 |title=Prohibited Names |url=https://www.domaine.nc/intd?lg=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224132349/https://www.domaine.nc/intd?lg=en |archive-date=2022-12-24 |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=domaine.nc}}
|structure=Registrations are made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath the .asso.nc 2LD
|document=[http://www.domaine.nc/charte/charte.pdf Rules]
|disputepolicy=The registry encourages compromises between disputing parties but otherwise stays out of disputes
|website=[http://www.domaine.nc/ Domain registration]
|dnssec=yes}}
.nc is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for New Caledonia. Registry operations are managed by the Office des postes et télécommunications.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-24 |title=New Caledonia Office des Postes et Telecommunications |url=https://icannwiki.org/New_Caledonia_Office_des_Postes_et_Telecommunications |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808201643/https://icannwiki.org/New_Caledonia_Office_des_Postes_et_Telecommunications |archive-date=2022-08-08 |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=ICANNWiki}}
Restrictions
Only New Caledonian registered companies or associations, or private individuals who are resident in New Caledonia are permitted to register .nc domain names.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-24 |title=01 FAQ_Required documents.pdf |url=https://www.domaine.nc/charte/help/EN/pdf.php?fl=04%20REQUIRED%20DOCUMENTS/01%20FAQ_Required%20documents.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224133928/https://www.domaine.nc/charte/help/EN/pdf.php?fl=04%20REQUIRED%20DOCUMENTS/01%20FAQ_Required%20documents.pdf |archive-date=2022-12-24 |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=domaine.nc}}
Many generic terms are prohibited from registration (those linked with crimes); there are also many reserved for particular circumstances. These include "administration", "bible", "blog", "cabinets", "colonisation", "flag", "justice", "mail", "nation", "offense", "outrage", "presses", "registries", "temple", "union", "vote" and hundreds more.
Structure
Registrations are taken directly at the second level, or at the third level under two second-level domains.
- asso.nc
- nom.nc
See also
- Internet in New Caledonia
- Internet in France
- ISO 3166-2:NC
- .fr –CC TLD for France
- .eu –CC TLD for the members of the European Union
References
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External links
- [https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/nc.html IANA .nc whois information]
- [http://www.domaine.nc/ .nc domain registration website]
- [https://www.opt.nc/ OPT]
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Category:Country code top-level domains
Category:Communications in New Caledonia
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