.my

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.my
Logo of MYNIC Berhad.png
Introduced8 June 1987
TLD type Country code top-level domain
StatusActive
Registry Malaysia Network Information Centre (MYNIC Berhad)
Sponsor Malaysia Network Information Centre
Intended useEntities connected with Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
Actual usePopular in Malaysia
Registered domains317,532 (2022-11-30) [1]
Registration restrictionsMalaysian presence required; various restrictions specific to different subdomains
StructureRegistrations are available at third level beneath some second-level labels
Documents Registration; FAQs; Agreement for registration of domain name
Dispute policies Dispute Resolution Policy
DNSSEC yes
Registry website MYNIC

.my is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Malaysia. MYNIC is the agency responsible for the domain, and is under the Ministry of Digital and regulated by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Contents

MYNIC administers the name space for .my, as well as its subdomains: .com.my, .org.my, .net.my, .biz.my, .coop.my, .edu.my, .gov.my, .mil.my, and .name.my. This involves the registration of domain names as well as the maintenance and operation of a domain name registry (a central database for .my domain names).

Second-level global relaunch

On 20 June 2024, the .my TLD relaunched, now being available for any natural or legal person worldwide, dropping the Malaysian presence requirement. MYNIC partnered with Tucows Registry Services for technical operation of the TLD and Internet Naming Co. for marketing the TLD. For this relaunch, the domain lifecycle and registration agreement was updated to align more with generic TLDs. All SLDs will be unaffected by this and thus continue to have a local presence requirement. [2]

Responsibilities

In addition, MYNIC holds the responsibility of developing top level domain policies, and carries out research projects such as:

Services

Chief executive officer

The following have been CEOs of MYNIC:

Domain name categories

MYNIC administers nine (9) domain name categories, [4] [5] namely:

1) .myfor Malaysian individuals and organizations
2) .com.myfor commercial organisation/activities
3) .net.myfor network-related organisations/activities
4) .org.myfor organisations/activities which do not qualify for other categories
5) .edu.myfor Malaysian educational organisations only
6) .gov.myfor Malaysian government organisations only
7) .mil.myfor Malaysian military organisations only
8) .name.myfor Malaysian individuals' personal use only
9) .biz.my [5] for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
10) coop.myfor Malaysian co-operatives only
Sources: [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics". MYNIC. 19 December 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ↑ norfaiqah (1 May 2024). "MYNIC - The Official Registry for .MY Domain Names". MYNIC. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "MYNIC Berhad – i choose .MY » About Us". MYNIC. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "MYNIC Berhad – i choose .MY » about domain". MYNIC. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "MYNIC Provides 20,000 '.biz.my' Domain Names Under PRIME to Grow Malaysian Online Businesses". StarPicks. The Star . Malaysia. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "TECH: MYNIC in digital enablement move". The New Straits Times . Singapore. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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