.ms
Internet country-code top level domain for Montserrat
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.ms is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory.[1]
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| Introduced | 6 March 1997 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | MNI Networks Ltd |
| Sponsor | Lubimal (MS) Ltd. |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Montserrat |
| Actual use | Used by a number of sites, a few of which are in Montserrat; occasionally used by Microsoft for link shortening |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations are available directly at second level |
| Documents | Policies |
| Dispute policies | Complaint Policy & Procedures Complaint Resolution Service |
| Registry website | mninet.ms nic |
Usage examples
- Microsoft uses this as an abbreviation for projects such as ch9.ms, 1drv.ms for OneDrive, and for Defender for Cloud Apps.[2] In particular, aka.ms is used extensively as a URL shortener for Microsoft's web sites, such as http://aka.ms/MFAsetup.
- Websites based in, or having to do with, the U.S. state of Mississippi also use the .ms domain[3] as MS is the ISO 3166-2:US code and official United States Postal Service abbreviation for the state. Technically, Mississippi is assigned .ms.us under the .us locality namespace.
- Some companies based in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul (officially abbreviated as MS) use the .ms TLD
- Some companies and organisations in the German city Münster in Westphalia use the TLD as well since MS is the official vehicle license plate code for the city.
- The New York Times uses .ms as a top level domain name for permalinks referring to New York Times addresses. For example, nyti
.ms reaches The New York Times homepage. - The Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign used the domain name "HRC.ms" as a URL shortener.
- The family of F1 driver Michael Schumacher used the domain name keepfighting.ms for his foundation, established after his skiing accident in Méribel on 29 December 2013
- A Dutch foundation for the cure of multiple sclerosis (MS) uses arenamoves.ms.
- The Dutch organisation openbsd.amsterdam uses obsda.ms for its short code link.
Second-level domain names
- com.ms
- edu.ms
- gov.ms
- net.ms
- org.ms
