.CH Domain Syntax Rules Switzerland FAQ - What is a good domain name? (Hints on choosing a name)
- A good domain name ought to be easy to remember and ought to have some sort of connection with you, your company or your products and services, etc. A domain name is more likely to be memorable and meaningful if it is not too long. So-called special characters (such as characters with umlauts, accents and other diacritics) may be possible, but that depends on the particular Top Level Domain. You ought, however, to bear in mind that users in other countries might have difficulties in typing in such characters, or that browsers and other items of software might not provide the necessary support for them.
There is also the question as to the most suitable Top Level Domains (ch, com, etc.) for registering your ideal name under. In terms of functionality, it makes no difference, since all TLDs work throughout the whole internet. Many people regard the "com" TLD as being particularly international, and so businesses with international activities prefer to register their domain names with the ending .com, which they frequently do in addition to their .ch domain names. Sometimes availability is the decisive factor for determining the TDL under which a domain name is registered. It is also possible to have several domain names, all leading to the same website.
- Can a domain name include umlauts, accents and other diacritics?
- Yes. On 1 March 2004, the Registry extended the range of characters that can be used for domain names under .ch and .li to include some characters with umlauts and other accents as well as certain other characters not contained in the basic ASCII set.
- How can my domain name be rejected?
- 1. the domain name contains hyphens as the first, as the third combined with the fourth and/or as the last character (e.g. "-hallo.ch", "ha--llo.ch", "hallo-.ch");
2. the domain name contains fewer than 3 or the ACE string more than 63 characters, subject to statutory exceptions or exceptions approved by the Office of Communications;
3. the domain name is identical to a domain name already registered or to one requested previously but not yet registered.
Source: www.nic.ch/
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