.sh

For the .sh file extension type, see shell script.
.sh
Introduced 1997
TLD type Country code top-level domain
Status Active
Registry NIC.SH (run by Internet Computer Bureau)
Sponsor Government of Saint Helena
Intended use Entities connected with  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Actual use Various uses; a few sites actually on Saint Helena but most elsewhere
Registration restrictions 2nd-level registrant must have professional or academic qualification (apparently not actually enforced); 3rd level registrant must be resident on Saint Helena
Structure Registrations are taken directly at the second level or at third level beneath various 2nd-level labels
Documents Terms & Conditions; Rules
Dispute policies Dispute Resolution Policy
Website NIC.SH
DNSSEC yes

.sh is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, British Overseas Territories. Registrations of internationalized domain names are also accepted.[1]

Second level domains

There are seven second level domains:

Top level domains

Members of DeviantArt are able to go to their 'stash'; a service where digital media can be uploaded, stored and published.[2] The DeviantArt 'stash' uses the .sh top level domain: 'sta.sh'.

Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla use the .sh domain name to link to addresses on their website, Smosh.com from their YouTube channel, Smosh

Since the .sh filename extension is also used by Unix shell scripts, this domain has been used for websites about command-line interface programs such as Homebrew.[3]

SH is the official abbreviation for the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein and the .sh domain is used for some quasi-governmental sites like nah.sh, a public transportation site.

See also

References

  1. ↑ .SH IDN Policy, NIC, Saint Helena.
  2. ↑ "What is Sta.sh?". DeviantArt. DeviantArt. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Homebrew, The missing package manager for OS X". Homebrew. Homebrew. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

External links

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