.срб

Overview

• .срб is the internationalized country code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) for Serbia, using the Cyrillic script.
• Romanized as .srb (abbreviation of Srbija).
• ASCII (Punycode) representation: xn--90a3ac.
• Intended for entities connected with Serbia that use the Cyrillic script.
• Website and registry: managed by the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS).

History

• The domain became visible on the Internet on May 3, 2011; the registration process started on January 27, 2012.
• Introduced in 2012 (per registry records) and operated/sponsored by RNIDS.
• RNIDS opened public discussion and published proposals and a rulebook on registration processes via its forum and website.

Usage and Audience

• Intended audience: entities connected with Serbia using the Cyrillic script.
• Actual use: limited adoption within Serbia compared with the Latin .rs domain.
• Often considered alongside .rs as the national TLD pair for Serbian users in different scripts.

Registration Rules

• Infobox notes "No policy defined" for restrictions, but RNIDS published a Proposal of rules and a Rulebook governing registration processes.
• The rulebook covers:
  • reservation of certain .срб domains for the needs of RNIDS and the state;
  • reservation based on existing .rs domain names and allocation of unique codes to reserved .срб domains;
  • a priority-right assignment period followed by a period of free registration under rules similar to those for .rs.
• Dispute resolution: RNIDS provides a Rulebook on Arbitrage Proceedings; general Terms and Conditions for Registration are published by RNIDS.
• The source does not specify minimum/maximum registration periods or detailed character policies beyond considerations related to visual similarity (see Notable Cases).

Notable Cases or Examples

• The TLD .срб can appear visually similar to the Latin string .cp6 in many fonts; .cp6 is not a registered TLD.
• Related proposed or contested Cyrillic TLDs (e.g., .бг for Bulgaria and .ελ for Greece) faced rejection or delays due to visual similarity issues, but .срб proceeded.
• The general policy for internationalized TLDs favors avoiding labels that are visually confusable with Latin letters; in .срб's case the presence of the Cyrillic letter б (which in Serbian Cyrillic resembles Greek lowercase delta more than the digit 6) and other script considerations were factors in its acceptance.

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domain:       срб
domain-ace:   XN--90A3AC

organisation: Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS)
address:      Zorza Klemansoa 18a
address:      Belgrade 11008
address:      Serbia

contact:      administrative
name:         RNIDS Admin Contact
organisation: Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS)
address:      Zorza Klemansoa 18a
address:      Belgrade 11108
address:      Serbia
phone:        +381 11 7281281
fax-no:       +381 11 7281282
e-mail:       tld-admin@rnids.rs

contact:      technical
name:         RNIDS Tech Contact
organisation: Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS)
address:      Zorza Klemansoa 18a
address:      Belgrade 11108
address:      Serbia
phone:        +381 11 7281281
fax-no:       +381 11 7281282
e-mail:       tld-tech@rnids.rs

nserver:      A.NIC.RS 2001:67c:69c:0:0:0:0:59 91.199.17.59
nserver:      B.NIC.RS 195.178.32.2 2a00:e90:0:3:0:0:0:3
nserver:      C.NIC.RS 2a0e:dbc0:2:0:0:0:0:81 45.142.220.81
nserver:      F.NIC.RS 2001:500:14:6032:ad:0:0:1 204.61.216.32
nserver:      H.NIC.RS 2001:67c:69c:0:0:0:0:60 91.199.17.60
nserver:      L.NIC.RS 194.146.106.114 2001:67c:1010:29:0:0:0:53
ds-rdata:     64419 13 2 17faf8dac1408c3f80631695363f4a3b0a15023842563af5faf8850e3e632973

whois:        whois.rnids.rs

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.rnids.rs/

created:      2011-02-05
changed:      2025-02-06
source:       IANA