.scot

.scot
IntroducedPioneer phase launched on 15 July 2014. Delegated to the root in June 2014; First proposed in 2000.[1]
TLD typeGeoTLD
StatusGeneral registrations beginning on 23 September 2014, registrations open for interest and trademark holders from 15 July 2014.
Intended use Scotland, Scottish culture, Gaelic and Scots languages
Registration restrictionsRequires connection to Scotland or Scottish culture.
DNSSECYes
Registry websitedot.scot

.scot is a GeoTLD for Scotland and Scottish culture, including the Gaelic and Scots languages.[2]

In 2008 dotCYMRU, dotEUS, dotSCOT and dotBZH formed ECLID[clarification needed]. Later it was decided to allow newly proposed top-level domains for introduction some time in 2013, and a list of applications for these was published in June 2012; the domain .scot was included.[3]

On 27 January 2014, dotScot Registry, a not-for-profit organization established in 2009, announced that it had agreed terms to operate the .scot domain name, with plans to get it up and running later in summer of 2014.[4]

On 15 July 2014, .scot was officially launched.[5] The first .scot domain name to go live was calico.scot, registered by hosting company Calico Internet Ltd.[5]

On 17 February 2015, the Scottish Government migrated its website from scotland.gov.uk to gov.scot.[6][7] Likewise, the Scottish Parliament moved from scottish.parliament.uk to parliament.scot in May 2016,[8] to coincide with the 2016 elections.[9]

The 2017 Global Amendment to the base New GeoTLD Registry Agreement is effective as of 31 July 2017.[10]

On 3 May 2018 the dotScot Registry lifted registration restrictions on locality domains (based on towns, etc.) and other premium names.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee, 6th Report, 2001, Report on the Inquiry into the Impact of the New Economy, Volume 2 : Evidence | Scotland". Scottish Parliament. 6 June 2001. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Net gains: Scottish domain name bid aims to boost national identity | Scotland". News. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Reveal Day 13 June 2012". Archived from the original on 15 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Available for sale later this summer". .scots. 13 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "New internet domain .scot launches". BBC. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. ^ Scottish Government (13 January 2012). "The Scottish Government - Home Page".
  7. ^ "ScottishGovernment - News - www.gov.scot". Scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Our website address is changing!". Facebook. Scottish Parliament. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  9. ^ "SPCB(2015) Paper 39: PARLIAMENT DOMAIN NAME" (PDF). Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  10. ^ ".scot Registry Agreement". 23 January 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  11. ^ "DotScot Frenzy!". 3 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.


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