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.ws
Introduced 1995
TLD type Country code top-level domain
Status Active
Registry SamoaNIC (Computer Services Ltd. Samoa); marketed internationally by Global Domains International
Sponsoring organization Government of Samoa
Intended use Entities connected with Samoa
Actual use Gets a lot of use, mostly not in Samoa; marketed as "WebSite" or "WorldSite"
Registration restrictions None
Structure Registrations are directly at second level
Documents Policies
Dispute policies UDRP
Web site SamoaNIC;

.ws is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Samoa. It is administered by SamoaNIC, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Samoa. Global Domains International markets .ws registrations worldwide. Image File history File links Dotws. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday 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. ... The 1960 constitution of Samoa (which formally came into force with independence) is based on the British pattern of parliamentary democracy, modified to take account of Samoan customs. ... UDRP - Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy A document used by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the purpose of creating guidelines for use when disputes arise regarding the registration of internet names (domain names). ... 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 domain name. ... A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ... A foreign minister is a cabinet minister that helps to form foreign policy for sovereign nations. ... The 1960 constitution of Samoa (which formally came into force with independence) is based on the British pattern of parliamentary democracy, modified to take account of Samoan customs. ...


It has been marketed — and achieved a degree of popularity — as an alternative to the more "crowded" generic top-level domains, where the selection of unregistered domain names is much more limited. In this context, .ws is suggested to stand for "web site" or "world site"; the original intent was to abbreviate "Western Samoa", the nation's official name when two-letter country codes were standardized in the 1970s. There are no geographic restrictions on registration of .ws domains. A generic top-level domain (gTLD) is a top-level domain used (at least in theory) by a particular class of organization. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, In the Western world, the focus shifted from the social activism of the sixties to social activities for ones own pleasure, save for environmentalism, which continued in a very visible way. ...


2nd level domains: 3 TLDs for domain registration to the general public: .WS, .COM.WS and .NET.WS. WS also offers 3 restricted TLDs: .ORG.WS, .GOV.WS and .EDU.WS.


External links

  • IANA .ws whois information
  • SamoaNIC.ws (for registrants in Samoa and some nearby countries)
  • [1] (Get you own domain and make money)

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