.sm

Overview

.sm is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to the Republic of San Marino. It is intended for entities connected with San Marino and is used locally; it is also occasionally used as a domain hack (e.g., for words ending in "-ism"). The domain is administered by the Office of Information Technology, Data and Statistics and managed by Telecom Italia San Marino (NIC.sm).

History

• Introduced: 16 August 1995.
• Registry / sponsor: Telecom Italia San Marino (operating under NIC.sm).
• Administration: The Office of Information Technology, Data and Statistics of San Marino handles administration while Telecom Italia San Marino manages registry operations.
• Authoritative information and delegation records are available via NIC.sm and IANA.

Usage and Audience

• Primary audience: entities connected with San Marino (businesses, public institutions, residents).
• Other use: some registrations are used outside San Marino and the TLD is occasionally adopted as a domain hack.
• Any entity from San Marino or abroad may request assignment of a .sm domain name.

Registration Rules

Eligibility and limits

• Any entity from San Marino or abroad may request assignment.
• Registration limits: companies are limited to 50 domain registrations per year; individuals and other organizations are limited to one registration in total.
• Structure: names can be registered directly at the second level (example: example.sm).

Content and prohibited names

• Domain names with evident pornographic, offensive, or discriminatory references (gender, race, religion, political beliefs) will not be assigned.

Reserved names

The following categories are reserved and not assignable:

• Names consisting of one or two characters.
• Units of measure (e.g., Km, MHz).
• Protocol names (e.g., http, ftp, telnet).
• Technology names (e.g., gsm, umts, esp).
• gTLD names (e.g., com, net, org, biz).
• Geographic names and abbreviations of the Republic of San Marino, names and abbreviations of Castles, and San Marino place names.
• Names related to gambling and betting.
• Trademarks, symbols, flags, logos, and names reserved by law and regulations.
• Names representing San Marino institutions, public administration, State Autonomous Companies, and general institutions (e.g., poste.sm) are reserved for those bodies.

Syntax and length

• Allowed characters: letters (a-z), digits (0-9), and the hyphen (-).
• Minimum length: 3 characters; maximum length: 63 characters.
• A domain cannot begin or end with a hyphen (-).

Policies and governance

• Official regulations and assignment rules are published by NIC.sm (the registry). The dispute policy is handled internally by San Marino authorities as specified in registry documentation.

% IANA WHOIS server
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domain:       SM

organisation: Telecom Italia San Marino S.p.A.
address:      Via Ventotto Luglio, 212
address:      Borgo Maggiore 47893
address:      San Marino

contact:      administrative
name:         TISM Hostmaster
organisation: Telecom Italia San Marino S.p.A.
address:      Via Ventotto Luglio, 212
address:      Borgo Maggiore 47893
address:      San Marino
phone:        +378 0549 886111
fax-no:       +378 0549 886188
e-mail:       hostmaster@telecomitalia.sm

contact:      technical
name:         TISM Hostmaster
organisation: Telecom Italia San Marino S.p.A.
address:      Via Ventotto Luglio, 212
address:      Borgo Maggiore 47893
address:      San Marino
phone:        +378 0549 886111
fax-no:       +378 0549 886188
e-mail:       hostmaster@telecomitalia.sm

nserver:      DNS.INTELCOM.SM 194.183.64.11
nserver:      DNS.OMNIWAY.SM 194.183.64.10
nserver:      NS3.TELECOMITALIA.SM 194.0.27.12 2001:678:28:0:c2:b7:40:12
nserver:      SM.CCTLD.AUTHDNS.RIPE.NET 193.0.9.110 2a13:27c0:30:0:0:0:0:110

whois:        whois.nic.sm

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.nic.sm

created:      1995-08-16
changed:      2025-07-07
source:       IANA