TLD Information


Zone Info
.NAME is a so-called generic Top-Level-Domain (gTLD)
Zone Use
A .NAME is mostly used by individuals, who would like to create an internet presence beneath their last name.
Characters (Min.3, Max.63)
Letter and numbers, hyphens "-", however not at the beginning or directly infront of the TLD.
Registration period
1 to 10 Years
Add Grace Period
4 days (Add grace period is the period in which you can delete a domain and receive the refund of costs involved.)
Autorenew Grace Period
44 Days (The autorenew grace period is the period in which your domains will get autorenewed without an immediate debit of the respective costs. During the autorenew grace period you still have the possibility of deleting the domain.)
Deletion process
Is the process necessary for you to complete a domain deletion:

.NAME Domains can be deleted online through the Delete Command.

Deletion timeframe
This refers to the deletion period in which your domain deletion command must be received by, in order not to have the domain renewed and charged accordingly:

Within the autorenew grace period

IDN capable
Not offered at this point in time.
Restrictions
- .NAME can be registered as third-level domains together with the respective email-address, e.g. john.smith.name - john@smith.name

- Starting January 14th 2004 you will be able to register .NAME Domains in the Second-Level, e.g. smith.name.
Registry
Global Name Registry Ltd.
Dispute Policy
http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-policy-24oct99.htm, http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/name/registry-agmt-appm-8aug03.htm
WHOIS-Update
6 hours
WHOIS-Server
whois.nic.name
Registration System
Real-Time
Transfers
.NAME Transfers are possible. Upon successfully transfering a domain, it is automatically renewed for one year. The registration period is extended by one year.
Transfer procedure
- .NAME Transfers can either be done through the us WebInterface or API.

- A .NAME Domain Transfer must be initiated with a so-called \ufffdAuthorisation Code\ufffd, which can be obtained from the current registrar through the owner or Admin-C of the domain.

- Please note that we are only allowed to initiate a gTLD transfer after confirmation of the "ICANN Form of Authorization" by the current registrant. The policies can be viewed under http://www.icann.org/transfers/
Transfer notes
After the transfer has been requested, our backend system sends a confirmation email to the Owner/Admin-C according to the WHOIS of the respective domain.

In order to initiate the transfer successfully it is important, that this email is confirmed.

After confirmation the transfer is initiated through the official registry and the losing registrar will receive the transfer request.

The losing registrar will also send an email to the Owner/Admin-C. allowing him/her to deny the transfer. If you do not respond to the email of the losing registrar, then the transfer will get processed successfully after 5 days.

IMPORTANT: - If the Email-Address in the WHOIS is invalid, then the transfer cannot be processed.If this is the case, then kindly contact your current registrar and ask him to update the WHOIS information accordingly.

Ensure that your respective domain does not have a lock-status (REGISTRAR-LOCK or HOLD). This can be seen in the WHOIS. If the domain is locked, then the owner can demand that this be unlocked.
Transfer time
max 7 days