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Also known as dot post

.post is a sponsored top-level domain (STLD), available exclusively for the postal sector, and is secured by DNSSEC. The domain aims to integrate the physical, financial, and electronic dimensions of postal services to enable and facilitate e-post, e-finance, e-commerce, and e-government services. ICANN approved the domain on April 8, 2005, as a sponsored TLD in the second group of new TLD applications evaluated in 2004.

Key facts

Top level domain.name
.post
Top level domain.image
DotPost gTLD logo.png
Top level domain.introduced
2012
Top level domain.type
Sponsored top-level domain
Top level domain.status
Active
Top level domain.registry
Afilias
Top level domain.sponsor
Universal Postal Union
Top level domain.actualuse
In use by UPU members
Top level domain.restrictions
Registrants must be approved as being members of the postal community before registering domains
Top level domain.structure
Full authentication of verification of eligible registrants with structured naming rules for second and third-level registrations.
Top level domain.document
ICANN New sTLD RFP Application.Post Sponsored TLD Agreement
Top level domain.disputepolicy
UDRP
Top level domain.dnssec
yes

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Official website
www.info.post
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start time
2012-00-00
inception
2012-00-00
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.post is a sponsored top-level domain (STLD), available exclusively for the postal sector, and is secured by DNSSEC. The domain aims to integrate the physical, financial, and electronic dimensions of postal services to enable and facilitate e-post, e-finance, e-commerce, and e-government services. ICANN approved the domain on April 8, 2005, as a sponsored TLD in the second group of new TLD applications evaluated in 2004.

In 2004, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), based in Bern, was the first United Nations agency to secure a top-level domain (TLD) from ICANN.

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