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I'm not sure what "no restrictions" is supposed to mean here - I see TLDs that have local presence requirements listed as "no restrictions". For example .eu[1]

by ryan-c 12y ago

I'm not sure what "no restrictions" is supposed to mean here - I see TLDs that have local presence requirements listed as "no restrictions". For example .eu[1] has "no restrictions" and "Restricted to legal and natural persons in European Union member states. Previously unofficially used for sites in the Basque language, but now .eus is in official use." Some clarification would be nice. Otherwise, great site. It would also be nice if you cataloged providers/pricing for "local contact" and "local presence" services. I got a domain under an obscure ccTLD that was restricted to residents/local businesses a few years ago and it took me several hours to find a company that would take care of that for me. 1. http://tld-list.com/tld/eu http://tld-list.com/tld/eu

JoshTriplett 12y ago
By comparison, see http://tld-list.com/tld/museum http://tld-list.com/tld/museum , http://tld-list.com/tld/aero http://tld-list.com/tld/aero , and http://tld-list.com/tld/coop http://tld-list.com/tld/coop .
timbowhite 12y ago
Thanks, I'll fix the "no restrictions" label for the .eu TLD. But in general, "no restrictions" means there are no rules as to who can register the TLD, or how the registered domain has to be used.
- ryan-c 12y ago
  Thanks, that's what I thought it was supposed to mean. There's a number of other ccTLDs as well that have restrictions similar to .eu.
- billyhoffman 12y ago
  Actually, most ccTLDs are location restricted. Google keeps a list of what they call "Generic ccTLDs" which are ccTLDs that anyone can (and usually does) purchase for sites outside of the geographical area associated with that ccTLD. This includes most popular domain hack TLDs like .io .fm .ly etc https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1347922?hl=en https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1347922?hl=en
lordlarm 12y ago
Same thing with .no [1] [1]: https://www.norid.no/navnepolitikk.en.html#link5 https://www.norid.no/navnepolitikk.en.html#link5

by ryan-c 12y ago

JoshTriplett 12y ago

By comparison, see http://tld-list.com/tld/museum http://tld-list.com/tld/museum , http://tld-list.com/tld/aero http://tld-list.com/tld/aero , and http://tld-list.com/tld/coop http://tld-list.com/tld/coop .

timbowhite 12y ago

Thanks, I'll fix the "no restrictions" label for the .eu TLD. But in general, "no restrictions" means there are no rules as to who can register the TLD, or how the registered domain has to be used.

ryan-c 12y ago
Thanks, that's what I thought it was supposed to mean. There's a number of other ccTLDs as well that have restrictions similar to .eu.
billyhoffman 12y ago
Actually, most ccTLDs are location restricted. Google keeps a list of what they call "Generic ccTLDs" which are ccTLDs that anyone can (and usually does) purchase for sites outside of the geographical area associated with that ccTLD. This includes most popular domain hack TLDs like .io .fm .ly etc https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1347922?hl=en https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1347922?hl=en

lordlarm 12y ago

Same thing with .no [1] [1]: https://www.norid.no/navnepolitikk.en.html#link5 https://www.norid.no/navnepolitikk.en.html#link5