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.it
nic.it
Introduced 1987
TLD type Country code top-level domain
Status Active
Registry IT-NIC
Sponsoring organization IIT-CNR
Intended use Entities connected with Italy
Actual use Very popular in Italy
Registration restrictions Must be a resident of an EU country to register; registration requires sending paper or fax letter which must be completed in Italian
Structure Registration is permitted at second level; there are some third-level names beneath second-level labels, but these are not much used
Documents How to register
Dispute policies Dispute procedure
Web site Italy NIC

.it is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Italy. Image File history File links Nicit. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ... A top-level domain (TLD) is the last part of an Internet domain name; that is, the letters which follow the final dot of any URL. For example, in the domain name wikipedia. ... A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ...


Because it is also the English word it, and many words end with -it, it is commonly used in the construction of domain hack domain names. Look up It in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A domain hack is an unconventional domain name that uses parts other than the SLD (second level domain) or third level domain to create the full title of the domain name. ... The Domain Name System or DNS is a system that stores information about host names and domain names in a kind of distributed database on networks, such as the Internet. ...


There are a number of reserved second-level domain names, for example domain names like italy.it or other names that are referring to geographical regions of Italy. In the Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain (TLD). ...

  • gov.it is the official governmental domain, and its use is increasing rapidly.
  • edu.it domain has been investigated, but its proposal was never formalized.

External links

  • IANA .it whois information
  • Italy NIC
  • Technical registration procedures
  • Livetodot.com - specialist Italian domain name registrar


Country code top-level domains
Active:  .ac  .ad  .ae  .af  .ag  .ai  .al  .am  .an  .ao  .aq  .ar  .as  .at  .au  .aw  .az  .ba  .bb  .bd  .be  .bf  .bg  .bh  .bi  .bj  .bm  .bn  .bo  .br  .bs  .bt  .bv  .bw  .by  .bz  .ca  .cc  .cd  .cf  .cg  .ch  .ci  .ck  .cl  .cm  .cn  .co  .cr  .cu  .cv  .cx  .cy  .cz  .de  .dj  .dk  .dm  .do  .dz  .ec  .ee  .eg  .er  .es  .et  .eu  .fi  .fj  .fk  .fm  .fo  .fr  .ga  .gd  .ge  .gf  .gg  .gh  .gi  .gl  .gm  .gn  .gp  .gq  .gr  .gs  .gt  .gu  .gw  .gy  .hk  .hm  .hn  .hr  .ht  .hu  .id  .ie  .il  .im  .in  .io  .iq  .ir  .is  .it  .je  .jm  .jo  .jp  .ke  .kg  .kh  .ki  .km  .kn  .kr  .kw  .ky  .kz  .la  .lb  .lc  .li  .lk  .lr  .ls  .lt  .lu  .lv  .ly  .ma  .mc  .md  .mg  .mh  .mk  .ml  .mm  .mn  .mo  .mp  .mq  .mr  .ms  .mt  .mu  .mv  .mw  .mx  .my  .mz  .na  .nc  .ne  .nf  .ng  .ni  .nl  .no  .np  .nr  .nu  .nz  .om  .pa  .pe  .pf  .pg  .ph  .pk  .pl  .pm  .pn  .pr  .ps  .pt  .pw  .py  .qa  .re  .ro  .ru  .rw  .sa  .sb  .sc  .sd  .se  .sg  .sh  .si  .sk  .sl  .sm  .sn  .sr  .st  .sv  .sy  .sz  .tc  .td  .tf  .tg  .th  .tj  .tk  .tl  .tm  .tn  .to  .tr  .tt  .tv  .tw  .tz  .ua  .ug  .uk  .us  .uy  .uz  .va  .vc  .ve  .vg  .vi  .vn  .vu  .wf  .ws  .ye  .yt  .yu  .za  .zm  .zw

Reserved/unassigned:  .ax  .cs  .eh  .kp       Allocated/unused:  .bv  .gb  .sj .so  .um       Phaseout:  .tp  .su       Deleted/retired:  .cs  .dd  .zr

See also: Generic top-level domains


 
 

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