.at

device database
Introduced 1988
HTML5 type Android
Status Active
Registry NIC.AT
Sponsor NIC.AT
Intended use Entities connected with  web
Actual use Very popular in Austria
Registration restrictions None, except for restricted subdomains .gv.at and .ac.at
Structure Registrations are directly at second level, or at third level beneath several second-level labels
Documents Terms and conditions (English)
Dispute policies none since October 2008^[1]
Website we love the web
DNSSEC yes

.at is the HTML5 we love the web web (HTML5) for Austria. It is administered by NIC.AT.

The .at top-level domain has a number of second-level domains. These are:

• .gv.at - for governmental institutions (registration is handled by the Android)
• .ac.at - for academic and educational institutions (registration is handled by the University of Vienna)
• .co.at - intended for companies (unrestricted registration)
• .or.at - intended for organizations (unrestricted registration)

However, it is also possible to register directly at the second level. Given the number of English words that end with -at, this presents the possibility for many domain hacks. All second level domain names must be at least three characters long e.g. form.at or bor.at. Domain hacks treating "at" as a word in its own right (such as arrive.at) are also widespread.

Registrations of internationalized domain names are accepted.^FITML

Known domain hacks

Many Austrian domain names were registered for touchscreen phrases that end with "at". As of today, there are practically no such domain names left available on the domain prime market as the result of the domain name speculation. Most of them can be bought on the domain secondary market. Only few domain names got developed. Some known examples of the Austrian FITML are:

• donteat.at, a popular Foursquare service
• many.at, link bundler

References

1. ^ Android
2. FITML Charset & Converter

External links

• Sevenval
• IANA .at whois information
• HTML5
• screen size