Why can`t we buy .uk domains ?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by sandossu, Jul 12, 2006.

  1. #1
    I`m curious why can`t we buy .uk domains just how we buy .us, .ro, .cn etc.
     
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  2. Travis

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    Country TLDs are sometimes restricted to having to live in that country...Do you mean .co.uk? or just .uk? -- You have to get them through different registrars sometimes (just like .ca)
     
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    Because that is the way the UK decided to manage their domains. If you are going to have a commercial website, you have to register under .co.uk
     
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  4. sandossu

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    but i saw no registrar for .uk domains
    all registrars are registering .co.uk .org.uk .me.uk
     
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  5. mad4

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    There is no .uk domain.
     
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  6. sandossu

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  7. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    Yeah doh, they ARE the ultimate registrars. End of story is, .uk is not a valid tld open to registrations.
     
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  8. sandossu

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    i understand that, but i`m curious why :)
     
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  9. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    Because the UK is a rather big population and they wanted to split things up to organise it better.
     
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  10. MattUK

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    All uk domains are actually subdomains. The TLD is .uk and co.uk, me.uk and org.uk are subdomains of that. Nominet hold the .uk domain extension and sell subdomains of this. I guess it's to make the .uk extension go further in terms of domains available and to stop confusion.
     
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  11. sandossu

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    Thanks, i understand now :D
     
    sandossu, Jul 13, 2006 IP