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| Introduced | 9 May 1997 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | VCS (Pty) Limited |
| Sponsor | VCS (Pty) Limited |
| Intended use | Entities connected with 
Seychelles |
| Actual use | Used for a random assortment of sites, some related to Seychelles; was once marketed as domain for Scotland Used by SoundCloud |
| Registration restrictions | Priority given to Seychelles-based entities; varying restrictions for different third-level registrations |
| Structure | Registrations are directly at second level or at third level beneath various second-level names |
| Dispute policies | UDRP |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | nic.sc |
.sc is the Internet country code top-level domain ( ccTLD) for Seychelles. The TLD was marketed to businesses in Scotland and the U.S. state of South Carolina, however, the domains are subject to Seychelles registry rules. While SCregistrars, a company which marketed .sc domains to a target audience of Scottish sites, has since closed down [1] the .sc extension remains available through the Afilias Global platform via various well-known registrars internationally for direct registration at second-level.
Domain hacks
The domain has also been used for domain hacks, such as by the website SoundCloud (due to its initials "SC"). For example, "exit.sc" was a domain set up by SoundCloud for tracking traffic leaving its website.
Third-level domains
- com.sc: commercial, for-profit organizations
- net.sc: network infrastructure machines and organizations
- edu.sc: educational institutions
- gov.sc: governmental institutions
- org.sc: miscellaneous, usually non-profit, organizations
Notes and references
- ^ Nominet warns Scottish businesses of .sc domain names, Out-Law News, March 20, 2002
See also
- .scot – Top-level Internet domain for Scotland
External links
 | This Seychelles-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| Introduced | 9 May 1997 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | VCS (Pty) Limited |
| Sponsor | VCS (Pty) Limited |
| Intended use | Entities connected with
Seychelles |
| Actual use | Used for a random assortment of sites, some related to Seychelles; was once marketed as domain for Scotland Used by SoundCloud |
| Registration restrictions | Priority given to Seychelles-based entities; varying restrictions for different third-level registrations |
| Structure | Registrations are directly at second level or at third level beneath various second-level names |
| Dispute policies | UDRP |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | nic.sc |
.sc is the Internet country code top-level domain ( ccTLD) for Seychelles. The TLD was marketed to businesses in Scotland and the U.S. state of South Carolina, however, the domains are subject to Seychelles registry rules. While SCregistrars, a company which marketed .sc domains to a target audience of Scottish sites, has since closed down [1] the .sc extension remains available through the Afilias Global platform via various well-known registrars internationally for direct registration at second-level.
Domain hacks
The domain has also been used for domain hacks, such as by the website SoundCloud (due to its initials "SC"). For example, "exit.sc" was a domain set up by SoundCloud for tracking traffic leaving its website.
Third-level domains
- com.sc: commercial, for-profit organizations
- net.sc: network infrastructure machines and organizations
- edu.sc: educational institutions
- gov.sc: governmental institutions
- org.sc: miscellaneous, usually non-profit, organizations
Notes and references
- ^ Nominet warns Scottish businesses of .sc domain names, Out-Law News, March 20, 2002
See also
- .scot – Top-level Internet domain for Scotland
External links
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| This Seychelles-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| This Internet domain name article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |