.rs

Infobox Top level domain
name=.rs
background=#CCF


introduced=2006
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Active
registry=RNIDS
sponsor=RNIDS
intendeduse=Entities connected with SRB
actualuse=Popular in Serbia
restrictions=None at 2nd level, on 3rd level there are some restrictions depending on category
structure=
document= [http://www.rnids.rs/files/list0029_en.pdf General Terms and Conditions for Registration]
disputepolicy= [http://www.rnids.rs/files/list0029_en.pdf Rulebook on Arbitrage Proceedings]
website= [http://www.rnids.rs www.rnids.rs] [http://www.nic.rs www.nic.rs]

.rs is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Serbia. Following the decision on 26 September 2006 by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency to allocate RS as the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Serbia IANA assigned .rs as ccTLD for this country. This decision followed the June 2006 split of Serbia and Montenegro into two separate countries. Along with the Montenegrin ME, RS replaces the code YU which was assigned to the former Serbia and Montenegro.

On July 8, 2006, the Registry for National Internet Domain of Serbia - RNIDS was founded by the Ministry of Science and a group of 34 organizations interested in the domain.

ICANN has resolved [ [http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-11sep07.htm ICANN | Preliminary Report for Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors | 11 September 2007 ] ] that the former .yu domain is to be operated temporarily by the "Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names", the operators of the new ".rs" domain registry, until its eventual abolition on or before 30 September 2009.

This allows a two-year transition period for existing ".yu" names to be transferred either to ".me" (which is to be delegated to the Government of Montenegro) or to ".rs" (for Serbian domains).

The delegation of name servers by IANA is in process of population, as of September 26th, 2007. [ [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/rs.htm IANA .rs whois information] ]

The letters of .rs stand for "Republika Srbija" (Lang-sr|Republic of Serbia).

Registration of the domain names with .rs extension commenced on March 10, 2008.

Domain structure

The top level domain is intended for all interested users. All sub-domains except "in.rs" are reserved for legal entities only.

Regular ".rs" registrations will be made under the following second-level domains: [cite web|url=http://www.rnids.rs/include/data/list0029.pdf|title=Општи услови регистрације домена|publisher=RNIDS|date=2007-10-26|language=Serbian|format=PDF]
* .co.rs – Corporations
* .org.rs – Civil organizations and associations
* .edu.rs – Educational institutions and organizations (outside of ac.rs sub-domain)
* .ac.rs (delegated) – Academic and research network of Serbia
* .gov.rs (delegated) – State and Government authorities
* .in.rs – Personal use

References

External links

* http://www.rnids.rs – Register of National Internet Domain of Serbia – the first web site to use .rs domain