.ml
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| Introduced | 1993 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Sotelma |
| Sponsor | Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication, Freenom, MaliNIC |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Mali朋 |
| Actual use | Very Popular in Mali; Gets some other uses |
| Registered domains | 765,000 (April 13, 2017)[citation needed] |
| Registration restrictions | Varying requirements for registrations under different second-level names; generally, local presence is required |
| Structure | Registrations are at third level beneath various second-level names |
| Documents | Registration form |
| Dispute policies | UDRP |
| Registry website |
.ml is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Mali.
In April 2013 the Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (AGETIC) announced that it would give away .ml domains for free, hoping to improve the usage and the knowledge of the IT industry in Mali. It is the first African nation to start giving away domains for free.[1][2][3]
.ml is available for free worldwide in a partnership with Freenom (previously known as Freedom Registry).[4]
History
Einführung
Registering .ml Website Domains
Presently, .ml CCTLD is Used in Mali; Today they are starting to register these .ml websites Domains in those .ml Registry websites. At the beginning of May 2018, they are many 765,000 .ml Website Domains Registered per year.
Second-level domains
Registrations are at the third level beneath these names:
- .com.ml
- .net.ml: Internet providers
- .org.ml: Associations (must show registration); international organizations permitted, but must be registered with the local administration
- .edu.ml: Local schools
- .gov.ml: Governmental organisations
- .info.ml
- .biz.ml
- .real.ml
- .presse.ml: Local press
See Also
References
- ^ "Mali Gives Away Its .ML Domain Names for Free". Business Wire. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Mali gives away its .ML domain names for free" (PDF). Freedom Registry. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Mali to give away .ML domains for free". The Register. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Freenom homepage". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
External links
- IANA .ml whois information
- Freenom, a registrar offering .ml registration
- [1], the .ml registry homepage
- Mali Network Information Center (another website)
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