.il
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| Introduced | 1985 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Israel Internet Association |
| Sponsor | Internet Society of Israel |
| Intended use |
Entities connected with  Israel |
| Actual use | Popular in Israel |
| Registration restrictions | Limitations vary based on which 2nd-level domain registration is within; registry reserves right to screen and reject applications |
| Structure | Names are registered at third level within generic second-level categories |
| Dispute policies | Optional dispute resolution via Advisory Committee |
| Website | ISOC-IL: Domains |
.il is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of Israel. It is administered by the Israel Internet Association, which hosts the DNS Root Server and manages the Israel Internet Exchange (IIX), that supports IPv4 & IPv6.[1][2]
The .il top-level domain is one of the earliest registered ccTLDs. When Israel registered it, on 24 October 1985,[1] it was the third registration of any ccTLD, after .us[3] and .uk,[4] which were registered earlier that year.
As of 10 June 2014 there are 227,066 domain names registered unter the .il ccTLD in Israel.[2]
Israel is still in the process of getting an internationalized top-level domain, ישראל..[5]
Second level domains
There are eight Second Level Domains:[6]
- ac.il: Academic Institutions; administration delegated to the Inter-University Computation Center.
- co.il: Commercial Entities; administration delegated to five private registrars.
- org.il: Non-commercial Organizations; administration delegated to five private registrars.
- net.il: Israeli Internet service providers; available only to licensed providers by the Israel Internet Association.
- k12.il: Schools and Kindergartens
- gov.il: Government and Governmental System; administration delegated to ministry of finance.
- muni.il: Municipal Government
- idf.il: Israel Defense Forces; administration delegated to the army's Center of Computing and Information Systems.
Registration of other second-level domain names directly under .il is not supported.
Hebrew third level domains such as האינטרנט.org.il are available since 2010.[7]
See also
External links
- IANA .il whois information
- Israeli Internet Association – official site of the .il ccTLD.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IANA's Delegation Record, at the bottom of the page.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About Us". Israel Internet Association - ISOC-IL. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Delegation Record for .US". IANA. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Delegation Record for .UK". IANA. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "IDN ccTLD Form of Interest | Israel". ICANN. Retrieved 25 Feb 2012.
- ↑ "Rules for the Allocation of Domain Names Under the Israel Country Code Top Level Domain ("IL ")". Israel Internet Association - ISOC-IL. August 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ Hebrew Domain Names