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{{short description|Former Internet country code top-level domain for the United States Minor Outlying Islands}}
{{short description|Former Internet country code top-level domain for the United States Minor Outlying Islands}}
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{{Infobox Top level domain
{{Infobox Top level domain
|name=.um
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|removed=April 20, 2008
|removed=April 20, 2008
|registry=United States Minor Outlying Islands Registry
|registry=United States Minor Outlying Islands Registry
|sponsor=Was [[University of Southern California]] [[Information Sciences Institute]]
|sponsor=[[University of Southern California]] ([[Information Sciences Institute]])
|intendeduse=Entities connected with {{UMI}}
|intendeduse=Entities connected with {{UMI}}
|actualuse=Was open for experimental use until April 20, 2008
|actualuse=For experimental use<!--No longer in root-->
|restrictions=Registrations not possible, domain not in root
|restrictions=<!--No longer in root-->
|structure=No longer in root
|structure=<!--No longer in root-->
|document=
|document=
|disputepolicy=
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|website=Formerly [http://www.nic.um/ nic.um]}}
|website={{url|http://www.nic.um/}}}}
'''.um''' was the Internet [[country code]] [[top-level domain]] for the [[United States Minor Outlying Islands]]. It was administered by the United States Minor Outlying Islands Registry. Until late 2006 USMIR was housed at the [[University of Southern California]] [[Information Sciences Institute]] (USC-ISI), which was the original administrator of [[.us]] prior to [[NeuStar]] absorbing that role.
'''.um''' was the Internet [[country code]] [[top-level domain]] for the [[United States Minor Outlying Islands]]. It was administered by the United States Minor Outlying Islands Registry. Until late 2006 USMIR was housed at the [[University of Southern California]] [[Information Sciences Institute]] (USC-ISI), which was the original administrator of [[.us]] prior to [[NeuStar]] absorbing that role.


In January 2007, the [[Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] reportedly dropped the .um domain from the master list of domain names<ref>[http://www.icann.org/minutes/minutes-17jan07.htm Special Meeting of the Board Minutes] ICANN, January 16, 2007</ref> in response to the domain's being unused and USC-ISI's desire to divest itself of responsibility for the domain.<ref>{{cite news | first = Anick | last = Jesdanun | title = Unused Domain Name for U.S. Isles Gone | url = http://www.nbcnews.com/id/16788293 | publisher = NBC News (reprint from the Associated Press) | date = January 24, 2007 | accessdate =March 7, 2007}}</ref> In November 2007 at the registry website of ''www.nic.um'' a message stated "Registration is CLOSED at this time. We are only accepting Registrar Accounts." Links to a brief description of each of the individual American islands were also given. In December 2007, registration was opened on an experimental basis with an "Annual Account Maintenance" fee of $1,200 and a $30 annual domain registration.
In January 2007, the [[Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] reportedly dropped the .um domain from the master list of domain names<ref>[http://www.icann.org/minutes/minutes-17jan07.htm Special Meeting of the Board Minutes] ICANN, January 16, 2007</ref> in response to the domain's being unused and USC-ISI's desire to divest itself of responsibility for the domain.<ref>{{cite news | first = Anick | last = Jesdanun | title = Unused Domain Name for U.S. Isles Gone | url = https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16788293 | publisher = NBC News (reprint from the Associated Press) | date = January 24, 2007 | access-date =March 7, 2007}}</ref> In November 2007 at the registry website of ''www.nic.um'' a message stated "Registration is CLOSED at this time. We are only accepting Registrar Accounts." Links to a brief description of each of the individual American islands were also given. In December 2007, registration was opened on an experimental basis with an "Annual Account Maintenance" fee of $1,200 and a $30 annual domain registration.


Since the USC-ISI divested itself of this registry, in late 2006, EP.NET hosted USMIR and continued to administer it. According to the www.nic.um site at that time, the TLD was no longer affiliated with USC-ISI and had spun off the venture into an independent company, USMIR, which has the same contact information as that of the [[limited liability company]] EP.net. Accessing the website without the "www" [[subdomain]] returned a copy of the main site for ''EP.net''.
Since the USC-ISI divested itself of this registry, in late 2006, EP.NET hosted USMIR and continued to administer it. According to the www.nic.um site at that time, the TLD was no longer affiliated with USC-ISI and had spun off the venture into an independent company, USMIR, which has the same contact information as that of the [[limited liability company]] EP.net. Accessing the website without the "www" [[subdomain]] returned a copy of the main site for ''EP.net''.
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[[Category:Communications in insular areas of the United States]]
[[Category:Communications in insular areas of the United States]]
[[Category:United States Minor Outlying Islands]]
[[Category:United States Minor Outlying Islands]]
[[Category:Computer-related introductions in 1997]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 1997]]


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Latest revision as of 21:12, 3 August 2024

.um
Introduced1997
RemovedApril 20, 2008
TLD typeCountry code top-level domain
StatusChanged to unassigned by ICANN action in 2007, since deleted from root zone
RegistryUnited States Minor Outlying Islands Registry
SponsorUniversity of Southern California (Information Sciences Institute)
Intended useEntities connected with  United States Minor Outlying Islands
Actual useFor experimental use
Registry websitewww.nic.um

.um was the Internet country code top-level domain for the United States Minor Outlying Islands. It was administered by the United States Minor Outlying Islands Registry. Until late 2006 USMIR was housed at the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute (USC-ISI), which was the original administrator of .us prior to NeuStar absorbing that role.

In January 2007, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers reportedly dropped the .um domain from the master list of domain names[1] in response to the domain's being unused and USC-ISI's desire to divest itself of responsibility for the domain.[2] In November 2007 at the registry website of www.nic.um a message stated "Registration is CLOSED at this time. We are only accepting Registrar Accounts." Links to a brief description of each of the individual American islands were also given. In December 2007, registration was opened on an experimental basis with an "Annual Account Maintenance" fee of $1,200 and a $30 annual domain registration.

Since the USC-ISI divested itself of this registry, in late 2006, EP.NET hosted USMIR and continued to administer it. According to the www.nic.um site at that time, the TLD was no longer affiliated with USC-ISI and had spun off the venture into an independent company, USMIR, which has the same contact information as that of the limited liability company EP.net. Accessing the website without the "www" subdomain returned a copy of the main site for EP.net.

Some .um websites, like 'hotel.um' and 'co.um' appeared after the TLD registry opened; however, as of April 20, 2008, the .um domain has been removed from the DNS root zone. It appears ICANN took the action of removing .um from the root since USC-ISI requested this. Whether USMIR will refund domain owners is not known. According to the revocation report on the IANA website, the U.S. DOC has approved the removal and has also instructed ICANN not to reassign the domain without prior approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Special Meeting of the Board Minutes ICANN, January 16, 2007
  2. ^ Jesdanun, Anick (January 24, 2007). "Unused Domain Name for U.S. Isles Gone". NBC News (reprint from the Associated Press). Retrieved March 7, 2007.
  3. ^ "IANA Report on the Revocation of the .UM Top-Level Domain". iana.org. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
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