.ml
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Introduced | 29 September 1993 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Freenom |
Sponsor | Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication |
Intended use | Entities connected with ![]() |
Actual use | Used in Mali and around the world |
Registration restrictions | Local presence is not required |
Structure | Registrations are at third level beneath various second-level names |
Registry website | www |
.ml is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Mali.
History[]
The domain was initially managed by Sotelma, a Malian telecommunications company. After Sotelma was privatised in 2009, the .ml zone was redelegated by IANA to the Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (AGETIC), a Malian government agency, and the process completed in 2013.[1] The agency then announced that it would give away .ml domains for free with a view to improve the usage and the knowledge of the IT industry in Mali. It is the first African nation to start giving away domains for free.[2][3][4]
Second-level domains[]
Registrations are at the third level beneath these names:
- .net.ml: Internet providers
- .org.ml: Associations (must show registration); international organizations permitted, but must be registered with the local administration
- .edu.ml: Local schools
- .gov.ml: Governmental organisations
- .presse.ml:[5] Local press
References[]
- ^ "Redelegation of the .ML domain representing Mali to the Agence des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication". 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- ^ "Mali Gives Away Its .ML Domain Names for Free". Business Wire. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Mali gives away its .ML domain names for free" (PDF). Freedom Registry. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Mali to give away .ML domains for free". The Register. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "NIC DU MALI – .presse.ml domaines" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-09-27.
External links[]
Categories:
- Country code top-level domains
- Communications in Mali
- Internet in Mali
- Domain name stubs
- Mali stubs