.yu

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


introduced=1989
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Active
registry=nic.yu (Yugoslav Internet Domain Registry)
sponsor=YUNET Association
intendeduse=Entities connected with former Yugoslavia
actualuse=Popular in both Serbia and Montenegro
restrictions=Registration not available since 10 March 2008.
structure=Registrations were made at third level beneath established subdomains
document= [http://www.nic.yu/pravilnik-e.html Policy statement]
disputepolicy=
website= [http://www.nic.yu/index-e.html nic.yu] |

.yu is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Yugoslavia.

The .yu domain is administered by the YUNET Association, an organization based in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Belgrade. 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 .yu will operate temporarily under the Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names, operators of the new .rs domain registry, during transition 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).It is one of the few ccTLDs that does not correspond to a current ISO 3166-1 two-letter code. The code YU was replaced by CS in July 2003 following the official name change from Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro in February 2003. The ccTLD .cs was reserved for Serbia and Montenegro after the name change of February 2003, but was never actually used.

In September 2006, ISO proposed .rs for Serbia and .me for Montenegro. On September 26, 2006 the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency agreed on the change of ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 code CS to RS.

History

The .yu ccTLD was assigned originally to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, during the government project for the development of scientific-technological information (SNTIJ). The official registrants were the University of Maribor and the Jožef Stefan Institute, which were located in Slovenia.

After the Yugoslav wars broke out, SFR Yugoslavia dissolved and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was formed, but was under international sanctions at the time. The .yu domain registry had been left in Slovenia, and the domain became a succession matter when the Slovenians refused to relinquish the domain name to the University of Belgrade in Serbia which had requested they do so.

In 1994, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority finally decreed that the domain should pass to FR Yugoslavia.

FR Yugoslavia renamed itself Serbia and Montenegro in February 2003, and was dissolved in July 2006.

Use of .yu domains

All of the domains under .yu are reserved for legal entities only. Top level domain is reserved for federal institutions and official governmental institutions, as well as Internet service providers. The Serbian Orthodox Church was also allowed to use .yu domain.

econd level domains

* Academic organizations, such as universities, are registered under academic domain, .ac.yu. For example, School Of Electrical Engineering (.etf) at the University of Belgrade (.bg) has etf.bg.ac.yu domain.
* Educational institutions, such as primary and high schools, use .edu.yu domain.
* Independent organizations use .org.yu domain.
* Corporations use .co.yu domain.
* Government use .gov.yu domain.

Montenegrin websites often use subdomain .cg.yu which is given for free to customers of a Montenegrin ISP which registered the domain, making it a popular option for those who opt not to register a domain for their website.

References

ee also

* .rs and .me, the ccTLD pair which are to replace ".yu" before its scheduled abolition in September 2009.

External links

* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/yu.htm IANA .yu whois information]
* [http://www.nic.yu/index-e.html Yugoslav Domain Registry in English]
* [http://www.nic.yu/ Yugoslav Domain Registry]
*sr icon [http://www.elitesecurity.org/t20025-Srbija-Crna-Gora-koje-ce-biti-ime-domena-Internet-domen-Srbije-RS-SS-SP-SQ-SW-ili-SX "Srbija i Crna Gora - koje će biti ime domena? Internet domen Srbije: RS, SS, SP, SQ, SW ili SX"] , Elitesecurity, February 5, 2003.