.ml

.ml

Introduced	1993
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Freenom
Sponsor	Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication
Intended use	Entities connected with Mali
Actual use	Used in Mali
Registration restrictions	Varying requirements for registrations under different second-level names; generally, local presence is required
Structure	Registrations are at third level beneath various second-level names
Registry website	www.point.ml

.ml is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Mali.

The domain was initially managed by Sotelma, a Malian telecommunications company. After Sotelma was privatised in 2009, the .ml zone was redelegated by IANA to the Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (AGETIC), a Malian government agency, and the process completed in 2013. The agency then announced that it would give away .ml domains for free with a view to improve the usage and the knowledge of the IT industry in Mali. It is the first African nation to start giving away domains for free.

Second-level domains

Registrations are at the third level beneath these names:

• .net.ml: Internet providers
• .org.ml: Associations (must show registration); international organizations permitted, but must be registered with the local administration
• .edu.ml: Local schools
• .gov.ml: Governmental organisations
• .presse.ml: Local press

External links

• IANA .ml whois information
• The .ml registry