Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC
Overview
.man is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) created under ICANN's New gTLD Program for MAN SE (the MAN Group). The string is intended to represent the MAN corporate brand and be used for MAN and its partners.
History
- Applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program (reveal day referenced 13 June 2012).
- The application was successful and the .man string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 26 July 2015.
- The TLD is identified as a brand TLD. The source material indicates that MAN SE manages the TLD; an associated registry name listed in the application records is Knipp Medien und Kommunikation GmbH.
Usage and Audience
- Intended users: MAN SE (the MAN Group) and MAN's partners.
- Purpose: corporate and partner-facing domain usage tied to MAN's business activities and divisions (e.g., commercial vehicles, engines, after-sales and other MAN Group operations).
- The applicant stated there is no intention to sell .man domains to the general public; use is restricted to MAN and its partners.
Registration Rules
- Registrations are limited and controlled by MAN SE based on internal business requirements and priorities.
- The applicant indicated a policy of not selling domains to third parties; second-level domains will be allocated according to MAN's needs.
- The registry/application also stated there will be policies to maintain content integrity and to avoid proliferation of irrelevant domains.
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: MAN organisation: MAN Truck & Bus SE address: Dachauer Strasse 641 address: München 80995 address: Germany contact: administrative name: Head of Communications organisation: MAN Truck & Bus SE address: Dachauer Strasse 667 address: München 80995 address: Germany phone: +49 89 36098-0 e-mail: cedric.dorant@man.eu contact: technical name: ironDNS Support organisation: Knipp Medien und Kommunikation GmbH address: Martin-Schmeisser-Weg 9 address: Dortmund North Rhine-Westphalia 44227 address: Germany phone: +49-231-9703-0 fax-no: +49-231-9703-200 e-mail: dnsmaster@irondns.net nserver: ANYCAST10.IRONDNS.NET 195.253.64.12 2a01:5b0:4:0:0:0:0:c nserver: ANYCAST23.IRONDNS.NET 195.253.65.11 2a01:5b0:5:0:0:0:0:b nserver: ANYCAST24.IRONDNS.NET 195.253.65.12 2a01:5b0:5:0:0:0:0:c nserver: ANYCAST9.IRONDNS.NET 195.253.64.11 2a01:5b0:4:0:0:0:0:b ds-rdata: 1872 10 2 8e4b8fef8f9e2d51c3b5b4189cfa8cd13d23d6b700516fc4ac632fc47ef7e7de whois: whois.nic.man status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: http://www.man.eu created: 2015-02-27 changed: 2024-12-18 source: IANA