.um
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| .um | |
| Introduced | 1997 |
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Officially active, but does not seem to be functional at present |
| Registry | United States Minor Outlying Islands Registry |
| Sponsoring organization | University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute |
| Intended use | Entities connected with United States Minor Outlying Islands |
| Actual use | Does not seem to be in actual use |
| Registration restrictions | Registry site nonfunctional; registrations apparently not possible |
| Structure | Registrations were originally at third level beneath second-level labels, and later directly at second level |
| Documents | |
| Dispute policies | |
| Web site | NIC .um |
.um is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States Minor Outlying Islands. It is administered by the United States Minor Outlying Islands Registry. Originally, registrants could only register third-level domains or higher, but in April 2002 second-level domains became available.
However, as of October, 2005, neither the registry site nor any other .um site found through a Google search appears to be functional. Hence, it appears that the entire .um domain is not in operation at the present time. Given that the islands it represents are not presently inhabited, there is little use for the domain, except for domain hacks, as a relatively decent number of English words end in -um.
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External links
- IANA .um whois information
- United States Minor Outlying Islands NIC
- Domain Hacks Suggest - 3,800+ domain hack suggestions for .um domains.
