.sa
.sa is the country-specific top-level domain (ccTLD) for Saudi Arabia . It was registered with the IANA on May 17, 1994 and is also in Arabic السعودية.( .as-saʿūdīya ) available. For managing .sa the State Commission on is communication and information technology ( Communications and Information Technology Commission ), based in Riyadh responsible, even Saudi Network Information Center called.
properties
There are numerous second-level domains such as .net.sa or .org.sa that are reserved for certain organizations. In December 2010, the registry relaxed the criteria for .sa so that domains can now also be registered directly on the second level. At that time, around 21,000 .sa domains were registered. The so-called sunrise phase , in which owners of existing .sa domains could apply preferentially for the new short addresses, began in January 2011. Despite the liberalization , the registry only allows private individuals and companies based in Saudi Arabia to register a .sa domain. Exceptions are only made for foreigners with a Saudi passport or holders of a trademark registered in Saudi Arabia . The top-level domain has been supporting internationalized domain names since 2004 , the technical implementation of which was implemented in a pilot project with the administrations of .ae ( United Arab Emirates ) and .qa ( Qatar ).
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Delegation Record for .SA. IANA, accessed July 20, 2013 .
- ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: News from .eu, .sa and .info. In: domain-right. December 22, 2010, accessed on July 20, 2013 : “Saudi Network Information Center, the registry for the Saudi Arabian country extension .sa, releases the second level level for registration, so that in addition to the classic subdomains with extensions such as .net. sa, for the first time, the short and therefore attractive registration will be possible directly under .sa.
- ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: News from .music, .sa and .emarat. In: domain-right. February 2, 2011, accessed on July 20, 2013 : "Until March 7, 2011, owners of a .sa domain can register under one of the official subdomains such as .com.sa and .net.sa, provided they register before March 6, 2011 December 2010 was registered to try the short and thus attractive second level variant. "
- ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: News from .asia, .sa and .xxx. In: domain-right. April 27, 2011, accessed on July 20, 2013 : “This is not accompanied by liberalization; furthermore, a .sa domain can only be registered by persons domiciled or registered in Saudi Arabia, citizens with a Saudi Arabian passport or owners of a trademark registered in Saudi Arabia. "
- ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: News from .tp, .ps and .ae. In: domain-right. November 15, 2004, accessed on July 20, 2013 : "A pilot project is currently running in which, in addition to .ae, the national administrations of Saudi Arabia (.sa) and Qatar (.qa) are also involved."