.er is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Eritrea.
| Introduced | 1996 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | EriTel |
| Sponsor | EriTel |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Eritrea |
| Actual use | Very few in use; no known registry site |
| Registration restrictions | Unknown |
| Structure | Registrations are at third level beneath names such as .com.er and .org.er |
| Registry website | None known |
2nd level domains
A number of second level domains exist[1], although there is no information available about their exact purposes or restrictions.
- com.er presumably for commercial organisations
- edu.er presumably for academic/educational organisations
- gov.er presumably for governmental organisations
- mil.er presumably for military organisations, empty zone unchanged since August 2004
- net.er presumably for networking organisations
- org.er presumably for non-governmental organisations
- ind.er unknown, empty zone unchanged since August 2004
- rochest.er (lame delegation - delegated servers have no such zone)
- w.er unknown (mx record only, unchanged since 2005)
External links
- IANA .er whois information
- EriTel ISP homepage
- Top-Level-Domain .ER (Information site about .er in German language)
References
- ^ "ER Zone File". Robert Baskerville's ccTLD analysis data. 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2007-12-28.