.mx
Encyclopedia
.mx is the Internet
country code
top-level domain
(ccTLD) for Mexico
, which recently has been re-opened to new registrations by NIC México
. In 2009, The .mx ccTLD will be rolled out in 3 steps:
After the three phases, .MX registrations will be open for the public.
names which parallel some of the top-level domain
s:
Currently second level domains can be registered directly under .mx.
On April 30, 2009, second level domain registrations were 0.06% of the total. A month later the value was up to 4.9% On April 30, 2010, second level registrations were 21.4% of the total.
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 Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, which recently has been re-opened to new registrations by NIC México
NIC México
NIC Mexico or NIC.MX is the non-profit organization in charge of the Registry for the Country Code Top Level Domain .MX...
. In 2009, The .mx ccTLD will be rolled out in 3 steps:
- Sunrise PeriodSunrise PeriodA sunrise period is a period of time after the launch of a new top-level domain or second-level domain during which owners of trademarks may register a domain name containing the owned mark....
from May 1 to July 31, 2009, waiting periodWaiting periodA waiting period is a period of time which one must wait in order for a specific action to occur, after that action is requested or mandated.The term is commonly used in reference to gun control in the United States, where some U.S...
, registrants who have already registered any another .MX second-level domain would be able to register their domain for 1 year - Waiting periodWaiting periodA waiting period is a period of time which one must wait in order for a specific action to occur, after that action is requested or mandated.The term is commonly used in reference to gun control in the United States, where some U.S...
from August 1 to August 31, 2009, to set up the domains registered in the Sunrise Period, and to resolve domain name disputes - Initial Registration Period from September 1 to October 31, 2009, in this part the registration will be done with the policyPolicyA policy is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome. The term is not normally used to denote what is actually done, this is normally referred to as either procedure or protocol...
First-come, first-servedFirst-come, first-servedFirst-come, first-served – sometimes first-in, first-served and first-come, first choice – is a service policy whereby the requests of customers or clients are attended to in the order that they arrived, without other biases or preferences. The policy can be employed when processing sales orders,...
and only for 1 year with a special set of prices.
After the three phases, .MX registrations will be open for the public.
Second-level domains
Up to August 2009 domain registrations besides .MX, consist of third-level names beneath second-levelSecond-level domain
In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....
names which parallel some of the 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...
s:
- .com.mx: Commercial entities (actually unrestricted, like .com.comThe domain name com is a generic top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from commercial, indicating its original intended purpose for domains registered by commercial organizations...
) - .net.mx: Network providers (registration limited to qualifying entities)
- .org.mx: Non-profit organizations (registration limited to qualifying entities)
- .edu.mx: Educational institutions (registration limited to qualifying entities)
- .gob.mx: Federal, State or Municipal Governmental entities only (.gob derives from the SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
word for government: "Gobierno")
Currently second level domains can be registered directly under .mx.
On April 30, 2009, second level domain registrations were 0.06% of the total. A month later the value was up to 4.9% On April 30, 2010, second level registrations were 21.4% of the total.