.dd
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| Introduced | Never |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Not in use |
| Registry | None |
| Sponsor | None |
| Intended use | Entities connected with East Germany |
| Actual use | Only internally, if at all; unused since German reunification |
| Registration restrictions | No registrations are now taking place |
| Structure | Not in root |
| Documents | |
| Dispute policies | None |
| Website | None |
DD was the ISO 3166-1 code for the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), the letters coming from the German name of the country: Deutsche Demokratische Republik. In accordance with IANA policy, .dd was therefore available to be assigned as the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for East Germany. However, this was never done, and so .dd was never added to the root nameservers[1].
With the reunification of Germany, East Germany became part of the Federal Republic of Germany, which had already been assigned the ccTLD .de. The ISO 3166-1 code DD was withdrawn in 1990. [2]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://internet.robert-scheck.de/tld-dd/ Information site about .dd in German language
- ^ http://www.nw.com/zone/iso-country-codes ISO 3166-1 Change History (republished RIPE document)
