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    Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC

    Overview

    .ax is the country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to the Åland Islands, an autonomous province of Finland. The two-letter code "ax" originates from the ISO 3166 standard. The registry is operated by the Government of Åland and registry services are managed through whois.ax.

    History

    • The ISO 3166 code "ax" was assigned to Åland in 2004.
    • 17 February 2006: The Finnish Parliament approved a modification of Finnish domain laws to include .ax.
    • 17 March 2006: The bill was signed by the President of Finland and took effect on 27 March 2006; the Government of Åland began accepting registrations immediately after the law changed.
    • 9 June 2006: ICANN approved delegation of .ax to the Government of Åland.
    • 21 June 2006: .ax was added to the DNS root zone.
    • 15 August 2006: .ax became active.
    • Historically, most Åland websites used the aland.fi subdomain; a three-year migration period phased out aland.fi while .ax was adopted in parallel, with corresponding .ax registrations provided to existing aland.fi registrants.
    • Since 5 September 2016, registrations under .ax have been permitted worldwide.

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended for entities connected with the Åland Islands; .ax is popular on the islands.
    • Typical users include government bodies, local businesses, organizations and residents of Åland.
    • Registrations are administered by registrars and managed through whois.ax.

    Registration Rules

    • Eligibility: Since 5 September 2016, anyone worldwide may register .ax domains.
    • Name length: Minimum 2 characters, maximum 63 characters.
    • Allowed characters:
      • Letters a–z
      • Digits 0–9
      • Local characters such as "å", "ä", "ö"
    • Prohibitions and form rules:
      • A domain name may not begin or end with a hyphen (-).
      • A domain name may not start with the characters "xn--".
      • Domain names must not be equal to or imitate someone else's protected name or trademark.
    • Administration: Daily administration is handled by registrars working with the Government of Åland's registry services (whois.ax).

    Operator

    Ålands landskapsregering

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org
% This query returned 1 object

domain:       AX

organisation: Ålands landskapsregering
address:      Strandgatan
address:      Mariehamn 22100
address:      Åland Islands

contact:      administrative
name:         Ronny Lundström
organisation: Ålands landskapsregering
address:      PB 1060
address:      Mariehamn 22111
address:      Åland Islands
phone:        +358 18 25000
fax-no:       +358 18 19155
e-mail:       axdoman@regeringen.ax

contact:      technical
name:         Valter Ulenius
organisation: Ålands Telekommunikation Ab
address:      Hantverkargränd 1
address:      Jomala 22150
address:      Åland Islands
phone:        +358 18 23500
e-mail:       domain@alcom.ax

nserver:      NS1.ALAND.NET 194.112.0.1
nserver:      NS2.ALAND.NET 194.112.0.5
nserver:      NS3.ALCOM.FI 2a00:5500:1:6:0:0:0:130 82.199.186.130
nserver:      NS4.ALCOM.FI 2a00:5500:1:7:0:0:0:194 82.199.184.194
ds-rdata:     54055 8 2 4299c76d8767752c8a10579c4465cbc1c61ad2e1a0d68b42df75645322f06202

whois:        whois.ax

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.whois.ax

created:      2006-06-21
changed:      2017-08-04
source:       IANA

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