.ms

.ms

Introduced	6 March 1997
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	MNI Networks Ltd
Sponsor
Intended use	Entities connected with  Montserrat
Actual use	Used by a number of sites, a few of which are in Montserrat
Registration restrictions	None
Dispute policies	Unknown
Registry website	mninet.ms

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

Usage[]

• Microsoft uses this as an abbreviation for projects such as ch9.ms^[2] or 1drv.ms for its OneDrive.^[3] In particular, Aka.ms is used extensively as a URL shortener for Microsoft's web sites, such as http://aka.ms/MFAsetup and http://aka.ms/Azure/IaaSOpsGuide.
• Websites based in, or having to do with, the U.S. state of Mississippi also use the .ms domain^[4] as MS is the official United States Postal Service abbreviation for the state.
• Some companies based in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul use the TLD since MS is the official abbreviation for the state.
• 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, http://nyti.ms/1kZ2CtM refers to a 16 June 2014 column by Joe Nocera. http://nyti.ms/ reaches The New York Times homepage.
• The Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign used the domain name http://hrc.ms.^{[permanent dead link]}
• The campaign for support of Michael Schumacher used the TLD after his accident at Meribel ski resort in December 2013 by his family, using the domain name http://keepfighting.ms.
• A Dutch foundation for the cure of multiple sclerosis uses www.arenamoves.ms as MS is the abbreviation for multiple sclerosis.

Second-level domain names[]

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

References[]

External links[]

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

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