.SL Domain Requirements & Criteria Sierra Leone FAQ - Who should be designated as a Registrant / Holder?
- The individual or organization that registers a specific domain name with the .SL Domain Registrar. This individual or organization holds the right to use that specific domain name for a specified period of time, provided certain conditions are met and the registration fees are paid. This person or organization is the "legal entity" bound by the terms of the Domain Name Registration Agreement.
- Who should be designated as an Administrative Contact?
- The administrative contact is an individual or a group name under which more than one individual is authorized to interact with the .SL Domain Registrar on behalf of the domain name registrant. The administrative contact should be able to answer non-technical questions about the domain name's registration and the domain name registrant. It is strongly recommended that this contact/agent be the registrant or someone from the registrant's organization.
- Who should be designated as a Technical Contact?
- The technical handles the technical aspects of maintaining the domain's name server and resolver software, and database files. They keep the name server running. This person would be the technical contact running the primary name server or making technical changes to the domain record.
- What are reasons why a domain name/domain might be rejected?
- Domain names that promote or praise hatred, violence, child pornography, or racial and religious intolerance will be rejected.
- What is the domain naming structure and are there any restrictions?
- The following formats are accepted as a SL Domain name:
* EDU.SL is limited for educational organizations in Sierra Leone, or educational organizations that have local representation in the country.
* GOV.SL is reserved for local government entities and organizations. Registration requires a signed authorization letter from the Minister of Information Office.
* NET.SL is not enforced, but encouraged to be registered by network related companies such as ISPs, cable companies etc.
* ORG.SL is not enforced, but encouraged to be registered by non-profit organizations.
* COM.SL and .SL are for commercial and general use, and fully open for registrations.
- What is the policy for IDN domain registrations?
- An Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) is an Internet domain name that potentially contains non-ASCII characters such as letters with diacritics or non-Latin scripts. As of now, IDN registrations are not available.
Source: www.nic.sl
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