.is
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| Introduced | 1987 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | ISNIC |
| Sponsor | ISNIC |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Iceland |
| Actual use | Very popular in Iceland |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations are directly at second level |
| Documents | Domain rules |
| Dispute policies | Board of Appeals |
| Registry website | ISNIC |
.is is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Iceland. .IS is fully liberated, with on-line payments and price has been fixed in Euros for foreigners.
.is is derived from the first two letters from the Icelandic spelling of Iceland: Ísland.
Foreign entities which use .is include my.is, a message board about the Lexus IS 250 and IS 350 cars.[1]
As of October 2008 there were 22,327 registered .is domains.[2]
According to McAfee, .is was amongst the 5 most secure TLDs in the world in 2007 and 2008.[3]
References
- ^ "my.is - Lexus IS Forum". Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ^ "ISNIC Lénaskrá: Fyrirtækið" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 January 2009.
Í ársbyrjun 2007 er fjöldinn orðinn tvöfallt meiri og 29. október 2008 er fjöldi virkra léna 22.327.
- ^ "ISNIC Lénaskrá: Fyrirtækið" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 January 2009.
Samkvæmt mælingu McAfee fyrirtækisins er .IS eitt af fimm öruggustu höfuðlénunum (TLD) í heiminum 2007 og 2008.