.ly
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| Introduced | 1988 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | LYNIC |
| Sponsoring organization | General Post and Telecomunications Company |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Libya |
| Actual use | A random scattering of sites |
| Registration restrictions | Third-level subdomains have varying restrictions |
| Structure | Registrations have been made directly at the second level as well as at the third level beneath various second level labels |
| Documents | Regulations |
| Dispute policies | |
| Web site | nic.ly |
- .ly is also the file name extension of the lilypond format.
.ly is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Libya.
It was apparently at one point open for registrations globally, directly at the second level, and there is a scattering of sites in it, some taking advantage of meanings of "ly" in various languages and place names as a suffix, as in ita.ly. These are known as domain hacks. There are not very many sites actually in Libya that use this domain.
Currently, a lydomains.com site that formerly offered .ly domains for sale is down; according to the official registry site (nic.ly) it is no longer authorized as a registrar. The registry site promises that there will be multiple authorized registrars in the future, but at present only one, LTT.LY, exists, but does not offer any means of registering domains online. Furthermore LTTnet do not offer second level .ly domains.
Domains in .ly are officially available both at the second and third levels, though the LTTnet site only appears to mention third-level registrations. The second-level domains which are officially open to third-level registrations are:
- .com.ly: Commercial services
- .net.ly: Internet-related services
- .gov.ly: Government and ministries
- .plc.ly: State-owned companies
- .edu.ly: Educational and training institutions
- .sch.ly: Schools
- .med.ly: Health-related services
- .org.ly: Non-profit organizations
- .id.ly: Individuals.
There is also an additional second-level domain registrant, .biz.ly.
