.post
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.post is a sponsored top-level domain (STLD) available exclusively for the postal sector, and is secured by DNSSEC.[1] The domain aims to integrate the physical, financial and electronic dimensions of postal services to enable and facilitate e-post, e-finance, e-commerce and e-government services. ICANN approved the domain on April 8, 2005, as a sponsored TLD in the second group of new TLD applications evaluated in 2004.
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Introduced | 2012 |
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TLD type | Sponsored top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Afilias |
Sponsor | Universal Postal Union |
Intended use |
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Actual use | In use by UPU members |
Registration restrictions | Registrants must be approved as being members of the postal community before registering domains |
Structure | Full authentication of verification of eligible registrants with structured naming rules for second and third-level registrations. |
Documents | ICANN New sTLD RFP Application .Post Sponsored TLD Agreement |
Dispute policies | UDRP |
DNSSEC | yes |
Registry website | info |
In 2004, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), based in Bern, was the first United Nations agency to secure a top-level domain (TLD) from ICANN.
In 2009, ICANN and the UPU signed a historic agreement giving the UPU managing authority over .post as a top-level domain. The agreement came about after negotiations and public review through ICANN's public comment process, reviews within the UPU governing councils, and consideration by ICANN's Board of Directors.[2]
Having been delegated authority for .post, the UPU develops, implements, and monitors government rules for it. It is also responsible for attributing domain names to postal-sector stakeholders who meet the eligibility criteria.
The STLD was added to the IANA TLD registry on August 8, 2012.[3]