The registry only connects addresses on the second level. However, there are numerous providers who market their own second-level areas , such as .de.vu . However, these are not affiliated with Telecom Vanuatu, but are tolerated by them. A .vu domain can be between three and 63 characters long and only contain alphanumeric characters . Punycode is not supported at the moment. Orders for .vu are carried out automatically and are usually completed after 24 hours.
Compared to other top-level domains, .vu domains achieve rather low retail prices due to their minor importance . The most expensive address ever sold is casino.vu , which changed hands in 2007 for $ 1,800 .
criticism
Due to the less strict allocation criteria, the .vu domain has been one of the main ports of fraudsters and phishing websites for years . In particular, the problem of finding out data about a domain owner via Whois makes the top-level domain interesting for the operation of letterbox companies . As a result of this, the state regulatory authority for telecommunications held a hearing in October 2012, which also examined whether to withdraw the operation of .vu from the registry. According to its own statement, the authority wants to strike a balance between the interest in promoting the Internet and the fight against cybersquatting . It is not known whether and when the award criteria will actually be changed.
↑ Since August 2016, neither the operator of the second-level domain .de.vu under archive link ( Memento from August 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) nor the redirects to homepages created with it.
