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Overview
.supplies is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string was proposed to provide greater expression on the Internet and is categorized under commerce/new gTLDs. The application describes .supplies as an open TLD intended for broad use rather than a restricted community namespace.
History
- Applicant / operator: Donuts (Atomic Fields, LLC) per the application details.
- Contract signed: Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN on 19 December 2013, completing the steps required to become the Registry Operator for the string.
- Delegation: The application succeeded and .supplies was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 25 February 2014.
- Notes: An infobox in the source lists "Demand Media" as the registry; the application and subsequent registry agreement are associated with Donuts (Atomic Fields, LLC).
Usage and Audience
- Intended use: Positioned as a commerce-oriented gTLD to provide greater expression for goods, suppliers, retailers, and related commercial services.
- Target audience: Businesses and individuals seeking domain names related to supplies, procurement, inventory, and commerce; open registration implies a general audience rather than a restricted community.
Registration Rules
- Open registration: The application describes .supplies as an open TLD without pre-registration policies.
- Pre-registration verification: The applicant stated it would not use pre-registration verification, arguing such verification could deny domain access to legitimate registrants.
- Abuse and rights protections: The applicant indicated plans to adhere to ICANN registration policies and to implement remediation, takedown, and abuse-control mechanisms through user and rights protections.
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: SUPPLIES 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.SUPPLIES 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:59 65.22.20.59 nserver: V0N1.NIC.SUPPLIES 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:59 65.22.21.59 nserver: V0N2.NIC.SUPPLIES 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:59 65.22.22.59 nserver: V0N3.NIC.SUPPLIES 161.232.10.59 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:59 nserver: V2N0.NIC.SUPPLIES 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:59 65.22.23.59 nserver: V2N1.NIC.SUPPLIES 161.232.11.59 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:59 ds-rdata: 10984 8 2 ac8aff181900b2a9ac0736c0e254c3e847e240705467109b03cfc22839a30405 whois: whois.nic.supplies status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/ created: 2014-02-13 changed: 2023-09-12 source: IANA