.my

.my
Introduced 1987
TLD type Country code top-level domain
Status Active
Registry Malaysia Network Information Centre (MYNIC)
Sponsor MIMOS Berhad
Intended use Entities connected with  Malaysia
Actual use Popular in Malaysia
Registration restrictions Malaysian presence required; various restrictions specific to different subdomains
Structure Registrations are available at third level beneath some second-level labels
Documents Registration; FAQs; Agreement for registration of domain name
Dispute policies Dispute Resolution Policy
Website MYNIC
DNSSEC yes

.my is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Malaysia. The Malaysia Network Information Centre (MYNIC) is currently the registry and registrar for the domain, in charge of registration, billing, system administration, and policies and operation of the domain. MYNIC was previously a division of MIMOS Berhad, a research and development government corporation, before it was incorporated on May 24, 2006.

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Domains

Domain naming convention

Registrations of .my domains are at the third-level under second-level names and, more recently, second-level domains. Therefore, .my domains are usually structured as exemplified below:

In the early days, MYNIC accepted second level domain name but this practice was later abandoned in favour of only registering third level domain names as they grew in popularity.[1] As such, MYNIC didn't register .my domains names such as:

Existing second level domain names remained, for example MIMOS (mimos.my) and Jaring (jaring.my) (a former subsidiary of MIMOS).

However in response to the increased demand and global use of second level domain names, public registrations were reopened on 25 March 2008.[2][3]

Second-level domains

The .name.my subdomain is specifically reserved for personal domains of individuals, and registrations in all other subdomains are restricted to companies and organisations.

Third-level domains and restrictions

Registers are free to define the names of their domain names in any romanised form including those written in English, Malay, pinyin and romanised Tamil. However, MYNIC restricts the use of certain names, including:

References

  1. ^ "FAQ - Policies and Procedures related to 2LD Priority Entry Period". Mynic.net.my. http://www.mynic.net.my/newhp/2ld-faq.html#5-1. Retrieved 2010-09-20. 
  2. ^ "Public Announcements : Welcome To .my DOMAIN REGISTRY - Internet Identity For All". Domainregistry.my. http://www.domainregistry.my/readnews.php?id=66. Retrieved 2010-09-20. 
  3. ^ "FAQ - Policies and Procedures related to 2LD Priority Entry Period". Mynic.net.my. http://www.mynic.net.my/newhp/2ld-faq.html#1-1. Retrieved 2010-09-20. 

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