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| Introduced | 1997 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | NIC.SH (run by Internet Computer Bureau) |
| Sponsor | Government of Saint Helena |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
| Actual use | Various uses; a few sites actually on Saint Helena but most elsewhere |
| Registration restrictions | 2nd-level registrant must have professional or academic qualification (apparently not actually enforced); 3rd level registrant must be resident on Saint Helena |
| Structure | Registrations are taken directly at the second level or at third level beneath various 2nd-level labels |
| Documents | Terms & Conditions; Rules |
| Dispute policies | Dispute Resolution Policy |
| Website | NIC.SH |
| DNSSEC | yes |
.sh is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, British Overseas Territories. Registrations of internationalized domain names are also accepted.[1]
Second level domains
There are seven second level domains:
- co.sh: commercial entities
- com.sh: commercial entities
- org.sh: non-profit organizations
- gov.sh: government departments and agencies
- edu.sh: educational institutions
- net.sh: network service providers
- nom.sh: non-island Internet sites
Top level domains
Members of DeviantArt are able to go to their 'stash'; a service where digital media can be uploaded to, stored and published.[2] The DeviantArt 'stash' uses the .sh top level domain: 'sta.sh'.
Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla use the .sh domain name to link to addresses on their website, Smosh.com from their YouTube channel, Smosh
Since the .sh filename extension is also used by Unix shell scripts, this domain has been used for websites about command-line interface programs as e.g. Homebrew.
SH is the official abbreviation for the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein and the .sh domain is used for some quasi-governmental sites like nah.sh, a public transportation site.
See also
References
- ↑ .SH IDN Policy, NIC, Saint Helena.
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