.ye
| Introduced | 19 August 1996 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | YemenNet |
| Sponsor | TeleYemen |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Yemen |
| Actual use | Gets some use in Yemen |
| Structure | Registrations are made at third level beneath several second-level names |
| Registry website | TeleYemen |
.ye is the
ccTLD) for the Republic of Yemen
.
History
In 2015, when the
DomainTools, 1152 .ye domain names were registered as of 2018.[2]
.YE regulations
In order to register a .YE domain, you must have a company registered in Yemen. However, some registrars provide a local presence service for non-Yemeni clients. Domain names also need to be hosted in the Republic of Yemen.[3]
Second level domains
There are eight Second Level Domains:
- com.ye: Commercial Entities
- co.ye: Companies
- ltd.ye: Limited Companies
- me.ye: Private Individuals
- net.ye: Network Providers
- org.ye: Non-commercial Organizations
- plc.ye: Public Companies
- gov.ye: Government and Governmental System
Second top domain
A second top domain will be used for the Republic of Yemen, intended for domain names in the local language. The string اليمن (al-Yaman) was registered and approved for this purpose in March 2011, but it was not activated and lower level domains were not granted at that time.
References
- ^ Yair Oded, The virtual war over internet control in Yemen, Fairplanet.org, 5 March 2019
- ^ Underlying Dimensions of Yemen’s Civil War: Control of the Internet, Recordefuture.com, 28 November 2018
- ^ EuropeID. "Yemen: Register a .YE domain with Local Agent". europeid.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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