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Overview of Domain Name Extensions

Registration

Extension Duration (Years) Money Back Grace Period (Days) 1 Country / Sponsor Specific Requirements Domain Name Length Name Servers required 2 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.NET 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.ORG 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.INFO 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BIZ 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.MOBI 1 - 10 4 Associated website should be WAP enabled 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.NAME 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.COOP 1 - 10 4 Need to associate one Sponsor in COOP community 1 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.IN 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.WEB.IN 1 - 10 <%SFNB_PREMIUMDOTIN_ADDGRACE_DAYS%> None 3 - 64 Characters 2 - 13
.MN 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BZ 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.CC 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.TV 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.EU 1 - 5 0 Registrant needs to be from EU 3 2 - 63 Characters 1 - 9
.US 1 - 10 4 Nexus Compliance 4 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.WS 1 - 10 0 None 4 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.CO 1 - 5 0 Registration of .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names is restricted. 5 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13

Renewal

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Extension Duration (Years) 6 Auto Renewal 7 Renewal Grace Period (Days) Constraints
.COM 1 - 10 30 None
.NET 1 - 10 30 None
.ORG 1 - 10 40 None
.INFO 1 - 10 30 None
.BIZ 1 - 10 30 None
.MOBI 1 - 10 40 None
.NAME 1 - 10 30 None
.COOP 1 - 10 45 None
.IN 1 - 10 15 None
.WEB.IN 1 - 10 <%SFNB_PREMIUMDOTIN_RENEWAL_DAYS%> None
.MN 1 - 10 40 None
.BZ 1 - 10 40 None
.CC 1 - 10 40 None
.TV 1 - 10 40 None
.EU 1 - 5

0 None
.US 1 - 10 30 None
.WS 1 - 10 0

Renewal before expiry is highly recommended.
.CO 1 - 5 30 None

Transfer

Extension Registration Term extended by (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 8 Constraints / Comments 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.NET 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.ORG 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.INFO 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.BIZ 1 6 - 16 Characters 1 and 2 character domain names can also be transferred in.
.MOBI 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.NAME 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.COOP 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.IN 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.WEB.IN None None None
.MN 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.BZ 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.CC 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.TV 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.EU 1 None Expiry date is extended by one year from the date of Transfer and not from the old Expiry date.
.US 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.WS 1 None None
.CO 1 6 - 16 Characters .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names cannot be transferred

Restoration

Extension Supported 9 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.MOBI 30
.NAME None
.COOP None
.IN 30
.WEB.IN None
.MN 30
.BZ 30
.CC 30
.TV 30
.EU 40
.US 30
.WS None
.CO 15

Other Operations

Extension Child Name Servers 10 Locking 11 Suspension 12 Contact details modification 13 Move Operation 14 Privacy Protection 15
.COM Unlimited No Restriction
.NET Unlimited No Restriction
.ORG Unlimited No Restriction
.INFO Unlimited No Restriction
.BIZ Unlimited No Restriction
.MOBI Unlimited No Restriction
.NAME Unlimited Registrant details cannot be modified during the Add Grace Period.
.COOP Unlimited When a Registrant Contact Organization is changed, the Registry will review the new organization to ensure that it is an eligible co-op. Transfer to a non-eligible organization can result in revocation of the domain.
.IN Unlimited No Restriction
.WEB.IN Not Supported No Restriction
.MN Unlimited No Restriction
.BZ Unlimited No Restriction
.CC Unlimited No Restriction
.TV Unlimited No Restriction
.EU 1 - 9 Registrant Name/Company modification 16 is a billable action.

Registration Term 17 is extended by one year from the date of Trade.
.US Unlimited No Restriction
.WS Unlimited No Restriction
.CO Unlimited No Restriction
  1. 1. Deleting a Domain Name
  2. 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
  3. 3. Eligibility Criteria for Registering a .EU domain name
  4. 4. .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  5. 5. .CO Registry Rules for registering .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names
  6. 6. Renewing a Domain Name
  7. 7. What is Auto-Renewal?
  8. 8. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
  9. 9. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
  10. 10. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
  11. 11. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
  12. 12. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
  13. 13. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
  14. 14. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
  15. 15. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
  16. 16. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer
  17. 17. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer