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    Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .yt is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Mayotte, an overseas department and region of France.
    • The domain is managed by AFNIC (Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération).
    • The registry service address nic.yt redirects to the AFNIC site.
    • DNSSEC is enabled for the .yt zone.

    History

    • Introduced / implemented on 17 November 1997.
    • Managed and sponsored by AFNIC since delegation.
    • Registrations had been suspended at one point and resumed in December 2011.

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended for entities connected with Mayotte.
    • Actual usage is rare; the TLD is occasionally registered by individuals or organizations connected with YouTube because ".yt" resembles the YouTube abbreviation.
    • Registrations are taken at the second level (example: example.yt).

    Registration Rules

    • Registry: AFNIC.
    • Structure: second-level registrations only.
    • Character rules: names containing 1 or 2 numeric and/or alphabetic characters are not authorized for .yt.
    • Other rules and restrictions follow the policies applied to .fr as managed by AFNIC (see AFNIC naming policy for details).

    SEO and Brand Impact

    • The TLD is a country-code domain for Mayotte and therefore carries geographic association with that territory.
    • Because ".yt" is commonly recognized as an abbreviation for YouTube, some registrants use .yt for branding tied to YouTube channels or related projects.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • The extension has been used occasionally by YouTube channels and YouTube-affiliated profiles for their websites due to the visual match between ".yt" and "YouTube."

    Operator

    Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (A.F.N.I.C.)

    Whois

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domain:       YT

organisation: Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (A.F.N.I.C.)
address:      7, avenue du 8 mai 1945
address:      Guyancourt 78280
address:      France

contact:      administrative
name:         TLD Admin Contact
organisation: Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (A.F.N.I.C.)
address:      7, avenue du 8 mai 1945
address:      Guyancourt 78280
address:      France
phone:        +33 1 39 30 83 05
fax-no:       +33 1 39 30 83 01
e-mail:       tld-admin@nic.fr

contact:      technical
name:         TLD Technical Contact
organisation: Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (A.F.N.I.C.)
address:      7, avenue du 8 mai 1945
address:      Guyancourt 78280
address:      France
phone:        +33 1 39 30 83 00
fax-no:       +33 1 39 30 83 01
e-mail:       tld-tech@nic.fr

nserver:      D.NIC.FR 194.0.9.1 2001:678:c:0:0:0:0:1
nserver:      F.EXT.NIC.FR 194.146.106.46 2001:67c:1010:11:0:0:0:53
nserver:      G.EXT.NIC.FR 194.0.36.1 2001:678:4c:0:0:0:0:1
ds-rdata:     2488 13 2 185aed42dc3641ea53ec74c474aeaf72f049556fe306ded0e748b60c5fed1000

whois:        whois.nic.yt

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.nic.yt

created:      1997-11-17
changed:      2024-09-09
source:       IANA

    Registrars