Information about .post

.post
IntroducedNot yet introduced
TLD typeSponsored top-level domain
StatusIn negotiations to be added
RegistryUniversal Postal Union
SponsorUniversal Postal Union
Intended usePostal community (post offices and related organizations)
Actual useNot yet available for use
Registration restrictionsRegistrations from ineligible parties can be challenged after the fact
StructureSomewhat complex naming scheme with some types of things getting third-level registrations and some getting second-level registrations but with required sequences of characters to indicate the country
DocumentsICANN New sTLD RFP Application
Dispute policiesUDRP, Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Procedure (CEDRP)
Web site


.post is a proposed top-level domain for the internet, submitted to ICANN for approval as a sponsored TLD. It would be restricted to the use of national and regional postal services, and private businesses that provide similar services. It is sponsored by the Universal Postal Union, an international organisation based in Bern, Switzerland. As of August 2006, approval and implementation has not yet happened, overshooting the deadline of 2005.



     [ e] Generic top-level domains
Unsponsored .biz  .com  .edu  .gov  .info  .int  .mil  .name  .net  .org
Sponsored .aero  .asia  .cat  .coop  .jobs  .mobi  .museum  .pro  .tel  .travel
Infrastructure .arpa  .root
Proposed .berlin  .bzh  .cym  .gal  .geo  .kid  .kids  .lat  .mail  .nyc  .post  .sco  .web  .xxx
Deleted/retired .nato
Reserved .example  .invalid  .localhost  .test
Pseudo-domains .bitnet  .csnet  .ip  .local  .onion  .uucp
Unofficial see Alternative DNS roots

See also: Country code top-level domains
A sponsored top-level domain is a generic top-level domain proposed by an independent agency, with that agency establishing and enforcing rules restricting the eligibility of registrants to use the TLD. For example, the .
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Union postale universelle

Universal Postal Union emblem

The UPU headquarters are located in Switzerland

Formation October 9 1874
Headquarters Berne, Switzerland
Membership United Nations
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Union postale universelle

Universal Postal Union emblem

The UPU headquarters are located in Switzerland

Formation October 9 1874
Headquarters Berne, Switzerland
Membership United Nations
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There are several proposed top-level domains which have not yet been approved by ICANN, as of 2007.

Location-based

  • .berlin - Berlin.
  • .nyc - New York City.
  • .lat - General Latin American websites, similar to .asia and .eu.

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Internet is a worldwide, publicly accessible series of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP). It is a "network of networks" that consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and government
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ICANN (IPA /aɪkæn/) is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California, ICANN is a California non-profit corporation that was created on September 18, 1998 in order to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks
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A sponsored top-level domain is a generic top-level domain proposed by an independent agency, with that agency establishing and enforcing rules restricting the eligibility of registrants to use the TLD. For example, the .
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Union postale universelle

Universal Postal Union emblem

The UPU headquarters are located in Switzerland

Formation October 9 1874
Headquarters Berne, Switzerland
Membership United Nations
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Berne [bɜːn](UK), [bɝːn](US) (German:
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Motto
Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno (Latin) (traditional)[1]
"One for all, all for one"
Anthem
"Swiss Psalm"
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20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
2003 2004 2005 - 2006 - 2007 2008 2009

2006 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
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20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
2002 2003 2004 - 2005 - 2006 2007 2008

2005 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
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A generic top-level domain (gTLD) is a top-level domain used (at least in theory) by a particular class of organization. These are three or more letters long, and are named for the type of organization that they represent (for example, .com for commercial organizations).
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.biz

Introduced 2001
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry Neulevel (90% owned by Neustar)
Sponsor None
Intended use Businesses
Actual use Various uses; many held by speculators or used in spam
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.com

Introduced 1985
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry VeriSign
Sponsor None
Intended use Commercial entities (worldwide)
Actual use Used for virtually any commercial or non-commercial website and is generally accepted as the standard
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.edu

Introduced 1985
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry Educause (operated by VeriSign)
Sponsor Not technically sponsored, but Educause is a nonprofit organization
Intended use Educational institutions
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.gov

Introduced 1985
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry General Services Administration, operated by ZoneEdit
Sponsor None
Intended use Governmental entities
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.info

Introduced 2001
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry Afilias
Sponsor None
Intended use Informational sites
Actual use A variety of uses, many information, some held by speculators
Registration restrictions None
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.int

Introduced 1988
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry IANA
Sponsor None
Intended use International treaty organizations
Actual use Organizations with United Nations observer status
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.mil

Introduced 1985
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry Defense Information Systems Agency
Sponsor None
Intended use Military entities
Actual use Agencies, services and divisions of the United States Department of Defense
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.name

Introduced 2001
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry Global Name Registry (operated by VeriSign)
Sponsor None
Intended use Personal sites of individuals
Actual use Mostly used as intended, but has not grown as fast as .com/.biz/.
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.NET may refer to
  • The .net top-level domain
  • .NET Framework, a Microsoft framework for application development
  • Portable.NET



.
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.org

Introduced 1985
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry Public Interest Registry (operated by Afilias)
Sponsor Not technically sponsored, but PIR is connected with the Internet Society
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A sponsored top-level domain is a generic top-level domain proposed by an independent agency, with that agency establishing and enforcing rules restricting the eligibility of registrants to use the TLD. For example, the .
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.aero

Introduced March 17, 2002
TLD type Sponsored top-level domain
Status Active
Registry SITA INC B.V. (registry agreement ends in December, 2005 and new registry operator is being sought)
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.asia

Introduced 2006
TLD type Sponsored top-level domain
Status Approved
Registry Afilias
Sponsor DotAsia Organisation
Intended use As a regional domain for Asia and the Pacific
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.cat

Introduced 2005
TLD type Sponsored top-level domain
Status Active
Registry Associació puntCAT
Sponsor Fundació puntCAT
Intended use Catalan linguistic and cultural community
Actual use 15,000 domains and about 3 million web pages (As of July 2006)
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.coop

Introduced 2001
TLD type Sponsored top-level domain
Status Active
Registry Midcounties Co-operative operates the registry on behalf of DotCooperation LLC
Sponsor DotCooperation LLC, a subsidiary of the National Cooperative Business Association
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.jobs

Introduced 2005
TLD type Sponsored top-level domain
Status Active
Registry Employ Media LLC
Sponsor The Society for Human Resource Management
Intended use Human resource management community; for companies and organizations to post their job listings
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.mobi

Introduced 2005
TLD type Sponsored top-level domain
Status Approved
Registry Mobi JV (Mobi TLD)
Sponsor Nokia / Vodafone / Microsoft / Afilias
Intended use Sites intended for mobile device use
Actual use Began to be available for use in 2006
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