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| Introduced | 2007 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | RNIDS |
| Sponsor | RNIDS |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Serbia |
| Actual use | Popular in Serbia |
| Registration restrictions | None at 2nd level, on 3rd level there are some restrictions depending on category |
| Documents | General Terms and Conditions for Registration |
| Dispute policies | Rulebook on Arbitrage Proceedings |
| Website | www.rnids.rs www.nic.rs |
For Serbia .rs is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD). The letters of .rs stand for Republic of Serbia.
It is intended to be used with few restrictions, and it is widely used in Serbia. Because of English words ending with the letters "rs", this domain is also used in the construction of domain hacks.[1]
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History
The .yu domain had been assigned to the former Serbia and Montenegro when it was still called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In June 2006, Serbia and Montenegro split into two separate countries. On July 8, 2006, the Registry for National Internet Domain of Serbia - RNIDS was founded by the Ministry of Science and a group of 34 organizations interested in the domain. On 26 September 2006, the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency decided to allocate RS as the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Serbia IANA assigned .rs as ccTLD for this country.
The delegation of name servers by IANA started in September, 2007.[2] Registration of the .rs domain names commenced on March 10, 2008.
In 2007, ICANN also resolved[3] that the former .yu domain is to be operated temporarily by the Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names, the operators of the new .rs domain registry, until its eventual abolition on or before 30 September 2009. This allowed a two-year transition period for existing .yu names to be transferred either to .rs for Serbia or .me for Montenegro.
Domain structure
The top level domain is intended for all interested users. All sub-domains except in.rs are reserved for legal entities only.
Regular .rs registrations will be made under the following second-level domains:[4]
- .co.rs – Corporations
- .org.rs – Civil organizations and associations
- .edu.rs – Educational institutions and organizations (outside of ac.rs sub-domain)
- .ac.rs (delegated) – Academic and research network of Serbia
- .gov.rs (delegated) – State and Government authorities
- .in.rs – Personal use
References
- ↑ For example, the blog hosting service www.blogge.rs.
- ↑ IANA .rs whois information
- ↑ ICANN | Preliminary Report for Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors | 11 September 2007
- ↑ "Општи услови регистрације домена" (in Serbian) (PDF). RNIDS. 2007-10-26. http://www.rnids.rs/include/data/list0029.pdf.
External links
- (Serbian) http://www.rnids.rs – Register of National Internet Domain of Serbia – the first web site to use .rs domain
- List of Accredited Registrars
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