.ms

.ms

Introduced	6 March 1997
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	MNI Networks Ltd
Sponsor	Lubimal (MS) Ltd.
Intended use	Entities connected with Montserrat
Actual use	Used by a number of sites, a few of which are in Montserrat; occasionally used by Microsoft for link shortening
Registration restrictions	None
Structure	Registrations are available directly at second level
Documents	Policies
Dispute policies	Complaint Policy & Procedures Complaint Resolution Service
Registry website	mninet.ms nic.ms

.ms is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory. ^[1]

Usage examples

• Microsoft uses this as an abbreviation for projects such as ch9.ms, 1drv.ms for OneDrive, and for Defender for Cloud Apps. ^[2] In particular, aka.ms is used extensively as a URL shortener for Microsoft's web sites, such as http://aka.ms/MFAsetup.
• Websites based in, or having to do with, the U.S. state of Mississippi also use the .ms domain ^[3] as MS is the ISO 3166-2:US code and official United States Postal Service abbreviation for the state. Technically, Mississippi is assigned .ms.us under the .us locality namespace.
• Some companies based in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul (officially abbreviated as MS) use the .ms TLD
• Some companies and organisations in the German town Münster in Westphalia use the TLD as well since MS is the official vehicle license plate code for the city.
• The New York Times uses .ms as a top level domain name for permalinks referring to New York Times addresses. For example, nyti.ms reaches The New York Times homepage.
• The Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign used the domain name "HRC.ms" as a URL shortener.
• The family of F1 driver Michael Schumacher used the domain name keepfighting.ms for his foundation, established after his skiing accident in Méribel on 29 December 2013
• A Dutch foundation for the cure of multiple sclerosis (MS) uses arenamoves.ms.
• The Dutch organisation openbsd.amsterdam uses obsda.ms for its short code link.

Second-level domain names

• com.ms
• edu.ms
• gov.ms
• net.ms
• org.ms

References

1. IANA .ms whois information, Accessed 13 June 2008
2. AbbyMSFT. "Troubleshooting - What is mcas.ms, mcas-gov.us, or mcas-gov.ms? - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps". learn.microsoft.com. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
3. "Mississippi Company Has Unique Product To Personalize Email Addresses". Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

External links

• IANA .ms whois information
• .ms Registry operated by MNI Networks Limited
• Domain Registration Services