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[[wikipedia:.us|.US]] [[wikipedia:.us#Locality-based_namespaces|Locality Domains]] are available to register for free by individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations and other entities qualified to register a [[wikipedia:.us|.us]] domain name.<ref>[http://www.real-world-solutions.org/calvin/html/usdom.htm The Us Domain Overview]</ref><ref>[ftp://ftp.stack.nl/pub/documents/usdnr/us-blurb.html THE US DOMAIN OVERVIEW]</ref><ref>[http://www.web.archive.org/web/20000520002249/http://www.nic.us/usdom-overview.html#Cost THE US DOMAIN OVERVIEW - Cost] (Cached version from [[wikipedia:Internet Archive|Internet Archive]]'s [[wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]].)</ref> | [[wikipedia:.us|.US]] [[wikipedia:.us#Locality-based_namespaces|Locality Domains]] are available to register for free by individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations and other entities qualified to register a [[wikipedia:.us|.us]] domain name.<ref>[http://www.real-world-solutions.org/calvin/html/usdom.htm The Us Domain Overview]</ref><ref>[ftp://ftp.stack.nl/pub/documents/usdnr/us-blurb.html THE US DOMAIN OVERVIEW]</ref><ref>[http://www.web.archive.org/web/20000520002249/http://www.nic.us/usdom-overview.html#Cost THE US DOMAIN OVERVIEW - Cost] (Cached version from [[wikipedia:Internet Archive|Internet Archive]]'s [[wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]].)</ref> | ||
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− | The website for the [[wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|City of Portland]] is accessible at <code>http://www.ci.portland.or.us/</code> (although ''that'' [[wikipedia:Uniform resource locator|URL]] is automatically redirected to <code>http://www.portlandonline.com/</code>). To take a peek at the registration information for <code>portland.or.us</code>, type the domain into the [http://www.whois.us/ Neustar's .US WHOIS Search] field, | + | The website for the [[wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|City of Portland]] is accessible at <code>http://www.ci.portland.or.us/</code> (although ''that'' [[wikipedia:Uniform resource locator|URL]] is automatically redirected to <code>http://www.portlandonline.com/</code>). To take a peek at the registration information for <code>portland.or.us</code>, type the domain into the [http://www.whois.us/ Neustar's .US WHOIS Search] field, or click on [http://whois.domaintools.com/portland.or.us this link] to view the domain registration info provided by [http://whois.domaintools.com/portland.or.us DomainTools]. |
== Registering A .US Domain Name == | == Registering A .US Domain Name == |
Revision as of 07:26, 21 April 2013
.US Locality Domains are available to register for free by individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations and other entities qualified to register a .us domain name.[1][2][3]
Example
The website for the City of Portland is accessible at http://www.ci.portland.or.us/
(although that URL is automatically redirected to http://www.portlandonline.com/
). To take a peek at the registration information for portland.or.us
, type the domain into the Neustar's .US WHOIS Search field, or click on this link to view the domain registration info provided by DomainTools.
Registering A .US Domain Name
“So, would YOU like a free domain name like mine? Can you still get one? Well, that is a very good question.”[4]
According to Neustar's .US Compliance Report, "To register a domain in a delegated zone, the registrant completes a copy of the current .US Domain Template."[5] This document points to a dead link for the US Domain Template v2.0 template, which is actually found here.[6]
Available FAQ pages also don't seem to provide much help with understanding how to register a .US Locality domain name.[7][8]
External Links
- Network Working Group: The US Domain (1480); A. Cooper, J. Postel; June 1993
- Neustar's .US WHOIS Search
- Locality-Based Name Registrations
- .US Policies - General .US Policies (Jump to "Other Documentation for the Locality Delegated Managers.")
- .US Locality Domain Name Registration Terms and Conditions
- .US DELEGATED MANAGER AGREEMENT
- .US Locality Compliance Report
- Locality-based namespaces (Wikipedia)
- HOWTO - US Domain Names
- Domain Names: Frequently Asked Questions About: .us TLD Locality Domains and Delegated Managers
- HOW TO OBTAIN THE GEOGRAPHIC DOMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES (Somewhat dated material.)
References
- ↑ The Us Domain Overview
- ↑ THE US DOMAIN OVERVIEW
- ↑ THE US DOMAIN OVERVIEW - Cost (Cached version from Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.)
- ↑ What the Web Doesn't Know . . . About Itself.
- ↑ .US Compliance Report (Jump to section 4. "Registration and Delegation under the .US Locality Name Space" on page 21.)
- ↑ INTERIM .US DOMAIN TEMPLATE V2.0
- ↑ Support & FAQs (Neustar)
- ↑ Whois FAQs