.nr
Encyclopedia
.nr is the Internet
country code
top-level domain
(ccTLD) for Nauru
. .nr domains must be paid, and can be ordered from CenpacNet, Nauru's Internet service provider
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The setup of .nr was done in 2002 by Franck Martin using specific custom code.
The original configuration of the .nr TLD domain was performed by Shaun Moran of ComTech Communications (Australia) in 1998 as part of the first Internet connectivity on the Island. There was a lengthy process with IANA to get the .nr domain approved and assigned at the time.
Note: "co.nr" is not an official hierarchy; it is a domain (www.co.nr) owned by a company who offers free subdomain redirection services.
Internet
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country code
Country code
Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications. Several different systems have been developed to do this. The best known of these is ISO 3166-1...
top-level domain
Top-level domain
A top-level domain is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in lower levels, it is the last part of the domain name, that is, the last label of a...
(ccTLD) for Nauru
Nauru
Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...
. .nr domains must be paid, and can be ordered from CenpacNet, Nauru's Internet service provider
Internet service provider
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The setup of .nr was done in 2002 by Franck Martin using specific custom code.
The original configuration of the .nr TLD domain was performed by Shaun Moran of ComTech Communications (Australia) in 1998 as part of the first Internet connectivity on the Island. There was a lengthy process with IANA to get the .nr domain approved and assigned at the time.
Second-level domains
These are the official second-level domains under which third-level registrations are offered by the registry:- edu.nr (restricted)
- gov.nr (restricted)
- biz.nr (unrestricted)
- info.nr (unrestricted)
- net.nr (unrestricted)
- org.nr (unrestricted)
- com.nr (unrestricted)
Note: "co.nr" is not an official hierarchy; it is a domain (www.co.nr) owned by a company who offers free subdomain redirection services.