.sl

ccTLD
Type	ccTLD
Country
Implemented	May 9, 1997
Registry	Sierratel
Websites	nic.sl

.sl is the ccTLD for Sierra Leone. It is managed by Sierratel.

Rules and Restrictions

Any individual or organization is allowed to register a .sl domain name.

Domain names may be refused if may be deemed in the sole discretion of Registry to be in any way indecent or offensive, politically, ethnically, sexually, or otherwise; also, if it is a trademark, service mark, trade name, or product names to an applicant other than a person whom Registry believes to be the lawful owner of intellectual property rights in the name.

Internet reserved names such as "company", "example", "icann", "ripe", "www", "root-servers" and more are not valid for registration.

Second-level Domains

The following second-level domain names are available:

• .edu.sl is limited for educational organizations in Sierra Leone, or educational organizations that have local representation in the country;
• .gov.sl is reserved for local government entities and organizations. Registration requires a signed authorization letter from the Minister of Information Office;
• .net.sl is not enforced, but encouraged to be registered by network related companies such as ISPs, cable companies, etc.
• .org.sl is not enforced, but encouraged to be registered by non-profit organizations;
• .com.sl is for commercial and general use, and fully open for registrations.

Characters

A valid domain is compatible with the following rules:

• the maximum domain name length is 63 characters, the minimum is 4 characters;
• valid characters for a domain name are letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (-);
• domain cannot start or end with a hyphen. Also, two consecutive hyphens are not valid;
• names are case insensitive.

Country code top-level domain. Determined by "ISO 3166-1: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country codes".

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