Overview
- .farm is an active generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The registry/manager is Donuts (Just Maple, LLC).
- The application describes the string as an open TLD intended to provide "greater expression on the Internet."
History
- .farm was applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- A registry agreement between Donuts and ICANN was signed on 07 November 2013.
- The .farm gTLD was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 29 December 2013, completing its delegation.
- In Donuts' application records, the operator is listed as Just Maple, LLC, with priority information tied to Donuts' application portfolio.
Usage and Audience
- The application frames .farm as an open gTLD aimed at allowing greater expression on the Internet.
- The TLD was proposed to be an open space without pre-registration policies, making it accessible to a broad audience rather than a restricted community.
Registration Rules
- The Donuts application for .farm stated it would be an open TLD without pre-registration verification; pre-registration verification was explicitly not planned, on the basis that it could deny legitimate registrants access.
- The registry indicated an intention to adhere to all ICANN registration policies and to implement remediation and takedown procedures along with user and rights protections to control abuse.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: FARM
organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address: c/o Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: V0N0.NIC.FARM 2a01:8840:22:0:0:0:0:8 65.22.32.8
nserver: V0N1.NIC.FARM 2a01:8840:23:0:0:0:0:8 65.22.33.8
nserver: V0N2.NIC.FARM 2a01:8840:24:0:0:0:0:8 65.22.34.8
nserver: V0N3.NIC.FARM 161.232.16.8 2a01:8840:fa:0:0:0:0:8
nserver: V2N0.NIC.FARM 2a01:8840:25:0:0:0:0:8 65.22.35.8
nserver: V2N1.NIC.FARM 161.232.17.8 2a01:8840:fb:0:0:0:0:8
ds-rdata: 63382 8 2 584397d0aabc1083c561c54dc4aca32aeec4b002c8a67fe09d4b1ea429da8dc1
whois: whois.nic.farm
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2013-12-19
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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