.an
country-code
The .an domain was the country code for the Netherlands Antilles. It is no longer active. The sponsor is not assigned and the domain does not appear in the root zone. After the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, the .an top level domain was phased out. New registrations stopped and existing domains migrated to .cw for Curaçao, .sx for Sint Maarten, or other appropriate ccTLDs. The IANA record notes transitional arrangements made in 2011. Anyone looking up .an today will find it cannot be used for new websites. Its registration date goes back to September 1993. The record was last updated on August 6, 2015. This domain is effectively retired.
History
The .an domain was delegated on September 9, 1993. Following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on October 10, 2010, the domain was scheduled for removal. The transitional arrangements in 2011 helped move existing sites. By 2015 the domain was no longer in the root zone.
Eligibility and restrictions
The .an domain is not accepting new registrations. It has been removed from the root zone and is effectively defunct.
At a glance
- ASCII TLD
- .an
- Type
- country-code
- Sponsoring organisation
- Not assigned
- IANA record
- IANA root zone DB