.nu

.nu is the country-specific top-level domain (ccTLD) for the area of ​​the island of Niue . It was introduced on June 20, 1996 and was assigned to WorldNames, Inc , based in Medfield (USA). Internet Direct Ltd. was initially responsible for the technical administration . in Alofi on Niue, which was replaced in January 2013 by the Swedish Internet Infrastructure Foundation .

properties

Every natural or legal person is allowed to register a .nu domain, a residence or a branch on Niue is not necessary. However, the registry requires private individuals to provide their ID number and date of birth when registering a domain . Companies must provide the commercial register and sales tax identification number . Only alphanumeric characters can be used; internationalized domain names are not possible. However, so-called number domains , which only contain numbers and no letters, have been supported since 2008 . Since 2001, .nu has been one of the first top-level domains to be recognized by the WIPO arbitration board .

Web links

• Official website of the registry

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Delegation Record for .NU. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority , accessed January 24, 2013 . 
2. ^ Daniel Dingeldey: .nu ​​under new technical management. In: domain-right. January 17, 2013, accessed January 24, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Properties of a .nu domain. united-domains , accessed on November 10, 2013 ("Features" tab). 
4. ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: News from .eu, .nu and .asia. In: domain-right. June 17, 2008, accessed November 10, 2013 . 
5. ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: Wipo help! In: domain-right. April 1, 2001, accessed November 10, 2013 .