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About TLD .post
.POST is an online credential for organizations involved in the delivery of both physical goods and services, including supply-chain logistics, payments and national identity programs.
All .POST applications must be verified and be published for a 30 day opposition period.
.POST is available to any legal entity interested in participating in the postal, logistics or supply chain sectors. Full eligbility information can be found below.
Type: Generic
Status: Taking registrations for GA
Eligibility Requirements
All .POST registrants must fall into one of the following categories:
- The UPU and its permanent bodies - The Universal Postal Union, an intergovernmental organization and specialized agency of the United Nations represented by the Director General of its International Bureau, encompassing all its permanent bodies.
- UPU member countries - Countries that are members in fulfilment of the conditions defined in the UPU Constitution.
- DOs - Any entity officially designated by a UPU member country to operate postal services and to fulfil the related obligations arising from and in accordance with the UPU Acts on its territory.
- Restricted Unions - Any entity recognized by the UPU as a Restricted Union in accordance with the UPU Acts
- Postal operators other than DOs - Any entity which is not officially designated by a UPU member country as a DO but which may legally provide postal services.
- Communications entities - Communications entities that add value to the postal value chain (hybrid mail vendors offering mail design, printing and preparation services, direct marketing vendors that support the creation of direct mail campaigns, etc.).
- Logistics entities - Entities that provide mail and parcel logistics services and support services for the postal industry
- Payment entities - Entities that provide financial services in support of the postal community.
- Suppliers and technology entities - Specialized entities that provide the equipment and services required for the smooth operation of postal services or technological services for the postal community
- Educational institutions - Academic or other educational institutions associated with the postal sector, including organizations that provide training and education to the postal community.
- Postal communities - Representative bodies, communities, associations, foundations and unions representing specific interest groups in the postal sector, or whose purpose relates to postal services in general.
General remarks
Reserved domain names
Some domain names are reserved names; these are names which are ineligible for registration due to ICANN restrictions or Registry Operator designation. Certain Domain names have been classified as Premium and will be sold at higher prices. If you wish to apply for a Premium domain name, please email [email protected] to process your application.
General capabilities
| Setting | Details |
|---|---|
| Type | Restricted |
| Supports Internationalisation (IDN) | Yes |
| Additional Languages | Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Devanagari, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Spanish, Tamil, and Thai |
| Supports DNSSEC | Yes |
| Supports Backorders | No |
| Supports Privacy | No |
| Supports API Access | No |
| Supports Dispute Resolution | No |
| Subject to ICANN Guidelines | Yes |
| Maximum Registration Period | 1 year |
Registration Details - Restricted
| Setting | Details |
|---|---|
| Registration Wait Time | Delayed |
| Requires Local Presence | No |
| Maximum Registration Period | 1 year |
| Nameserver Limits | No Limit |
Transfer Details
| Setting | Details |
|---|---|
| Supports Transfer | Yes |
| Requires Transfer Passwords | Yes |
| Transfer Mode | Transfer and Renew |
Disclaimer
The above information is provided by registry operators and/or other third parties and may change without further notice.
Prior to relying on the aforesaid information, we recommend seeking confirmation by emailing [email protected].