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What are the syntax rules for .EU domain names?

Tags: , , , , . March 19, 2010

Your .EU domain name must follow these guidelines:

1) CHARACTER LIMIT
+ Domain name must be at least 2 characters and no more than 63 characters long without the EU category extension (example: in domain XXXX.eu, this limitation relates to the XXXX)
+ The IDN domain names, to be able to be used on the Internet, must be subject to a modification called ACE (ASCII-Compatible Encoding). The maximum length allowed to a IDN domain name is applied at the codified version of ACE, not the original name. In general this means that the numbers of available characters diminish Continue reading ‘What are the syntax rules for .EU domain names?’

What are the syntax rules for .UK domain names?

Tags: , , , , . February 19, 2010

Your .CO.UK domain name must follow these guidelines:

1) CHARACTER LIMIT:
+ Domain name must be at least 6 characters and no more than 64 characters long including the .CO.UK category extension (example: in domain XXXX.co.uk, this limitation relates to the XXXX.co.uk)

2) CHARACTER SET:
+ Domain name can contain only latin letters ( a – z ), numbers ( 0 – 9 ) and hyphens ( – ) or a combination of these. This Character Set is called LDH: Letters, Digits, Hyphens ( a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 – ) Continue reading ‘What are the syntax rules for .UK domain names?’