.vg

.vg is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the British Virgin Islands . It has existed since February 20, 1997 and is managed by the local company Pinebrook Developments . The operations are carried out by a subsidiary of AdamsNames under the name Meridian TLD .

properties

In total, a domain can be between one and 63 characters long and contain only alphanumeric characters . Any natural or legal person can register a .vg address, there is no obligation to reside in the Virgin Islands. The award criteria expressly stipulate that the top-level domain may not be used for the purpose of distributing illegal material.

Others

In the spring of 2013 it became known that the registry was the victim of a hacker attack . The attackers were able to set up a foreign domain name registry for a short time , which, according to official information, had not influenced the resolution of .vg domains.

Web links

• Official website of the registry

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Delegation Record for .VG. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority , accessed December 11, 2013 . 
2. ↑ Properties of a .vg domain. united-domains . Retrieved December 11, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Terms & Conditions. (No longer available online.) Meridian TLD, archived from the original on October 22, 2013 ; accessed on December 11, 2013 .   (Archive)
4. ↑ Florian Hitzelberger: Hacker attack on registry creates confusion. In: domain-right. April 4, 2013, accessed December 11, 2013 .