.dm

Last updated
.dm
Dotdm.png
Introduced3 September 1991
TLD type Country code top-level domain
StatusActive
Registry Uniregistry
Sponsor DotDM Corporation
Intended useEntities connected with Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica
Actual useGets a little bit of use in Dominica
Registered domains986 (31 December 2021) [1]
Registration restrictionsNone
StructureRegistrations are taken directly at second level; third-level names in .com.dm, .net.dm and .org.dm are included automatically upon registration
Documents Registration agreement
Dispute policies Dispute policy
Registry website nic.dm

.dm is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Commonwealth of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. Registrants of a second-level .dm domain get the corresponding third-level names within .com.dm, .net.dm and .org.dm automatically included. There are no restrictions on who can register these names, but they are not very heavily used.

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One example of a ".dm" web property is a URL shortener, play.dm, used exclusively by Playdom, which is an example of domain hacking.

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References

  1. ".DM Whois – Domain Search in Commonwealth of Dominica". whois.marcaria.com. Retrieved 2022-03-03.