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 | | Introduced | 1997 | | TLD type | Country code top-level domain | | Status | Active | | Registry | Dot TK (run by Taloha, Inc.) | | Sponsor | Government of Tokelau; Teletok; Vixie NZ Ltd (caretaker) | | Intended use | Entities connected with Tokelau | | Actual use | A wide variety of uses, generally not related to Tokelau; free domains available (with DNS hosted by registry) or paid registrations which can be hosted elsewhere | | Registration restrictions | None | | Structure | Registrations are taken directly at the second level; free domains are redirected to actual website addresses within frame | | Documents | Policies | | Dispute policies | Dispute Resolution Policy | | Web site | Dot.TK | .tk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand located in the South Pacific. Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ...
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A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ...
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A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ...
The South Pacific is an area in the southern Pacific Ocean. ...
Tokelau provides any interested individuals free .tk domain names, but forces the placement of advertising banners on all provided domains. These free domains are pointed to Tokelau nameservers, which redirect HTTP traffic via HTML frames to a specified web page. The domains also redirect five email addresses to external addresses. Because of this redirection, use of free .tk domains for other services (such as hosting servers for other protocols such as FTP and IRC, or creating hostnames and subdomains within them) is not officially possible. Look up domain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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HTTP (for HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the primary method used to convey information on the World Wide Web. ...
HTML, short for Hypertext Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for web pages. ...
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A hostname (occasionally also, a sitename) is the unique name by which a network attached device (which could consist of a computer, file server, network storage device, fax machine, copier, cable modem, etc. ...
In the Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy, a subdomain is a domain that is part of a larger domain. ...
Sites not visited at least 25 times in 90 days are automatically cancelled To be able to use one's own nameservers, or get a "special" .tk domain name, for example, trademark domain names for most Fortune 500 companies, and to avoid advertisements, the user must buy it. Paid domain names start at $6.95 US per year. The Fortune 500 is a ranking of the top 500 United States corporations as measured by gross revenue. ...
Potentially valuable names with less than 4 characters are unavailable for free registration, and must be purchased - usually at a premium price of over $1000 USD. The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...
Internet service provider Road Runner on Time Warner Cable, once blocked all sites with the .tk domain except for dot.tk and tcl.tk. The .tk domain has since been unblocked. It is unknown why the domain was originally blocked. Road Runner is a nationwide Internet service provider focused on providing service over DOCSIS-compatible cable modems. ...
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Scams Despite Dot TK stating on their website that the "optional advertisement on your website [...] can be easily removed FOR FREE" many users of Dot TK are unable to remove the advertisements. Removing them is not free of charge but through a "a premium rate (paid) SMS", and it only works in the Netherlands, Spain or the UK.[1] A forced intro page appears if an ad blocker is detected. In addition to these advertisements, Dot TK frequently displays their registration page instead of the registered website, making the user's site inaccessible. As the server tries to guess your location from your IP address, you (living in country A) may be suggested to reside in country B (cannot be changed) while the pages are presented in language C. SMS may refer to: Short message service, a form of text messaging on cell phones Sega Master System â an 8-bit video game console from the 1980s Seiner Majestät Schiff, His Majestys Ship in the German Kaiserliche Marine and the Austro-Hungarian Navy SMS (comics), a British comic...
In computer software, the term ad blocker refers to any application or configuration with the purpose of preventing the appearance of unsolicited advertising on the users computer screen. ...
Previously, every access to a free site first would show an advertisement before the redirect to the registered site took place - unless the site manager disabled it in the Linker-Promo section of 'My Dot Tk', you couldn't have more than three domain names. There are reports that .tk domains have been used for phishing scams and spam.[2] This phishing attempt, disguised as an official email from a (fictional) bank, attempts to trick the banks members into giving away their account information by confirming it at the phishers linked website. ...
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