European domains: Montenegro (.me)

Montenegran Domain Name Queue Check: When entering your search string don't write “www” or the Montenegran domain type, ie. “me”. Therefore to search “www.nominate.me” enter “nominate” and nothing else.

The only letters allowed within a domain name are: 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. Spaces are NOT ALLOWED.

Back Order:

To back order search for its availabilty in our queue by using the box above and then create an account and back order the domain name.

Monitoring

We wont charge to monitor the domain name (expect for excess numbers † and will only charge you upon a successfull registration.

We do not auction domains and accept only one order per domain name.

Excessive Number clause †

We reserve the right to charge an annual management fee of £1 per domain name requested per year where, if in our opinion the number of names being monitored in an account is excessive (over 300 domains).

Once the domain is registered

Once the domain name is registered we will debit your account the recovery fee. You then may use our DNS servers free of charge. Future renewals are at a very competative price so you never need to transfer away, but you are able to FREE of charge if you wish, after all the domain is your!. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Montenegran domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but Domain Recover makes no charge to transfer a domain to another Montenegran domain name registrar.

Background

In Montenegro, the ccTLG .me is used. This country code was received once Montenegro gained independence in 2006. The people where proud of what they had achieved, and additional measures were taken by the new government of Montenegro to formalised the countries independence. An application was submitted to IANA to set the domain name of .me as the countries Top Level Domain, also know as TLD. This was approved later on in September 2007.

The registration process is divided into two different organisations. Second level registrations, meaning they are directly under .me, are set in a 'first come, first serve' basis.

The ccTLD .me has great potential for users from other countries. It is part of the English language and is used as a personalised web address or a catchy marketing tool. This causes them to be high in demand and some of the premium names such as 'Call.me', 'Drive.me' or 'Marry.me' are auctioned off at high prices. An example is of the domain name 'Date.me' which was sold for $7,000.

Third level domain names are reserved for those who are living in Montenegro or have contacts within the country. Some sub domains under the domain space .me are listed below:

The University of Montenegro's Centre of Information Systems, known as CIS, is responsible for these sub-domains and should be contacted directly. Here they are as follows:

The Terms of the .me domain names are that is registered with Sunrise, it can only be for a minimum of five (5) years and a maximum of ten (10) years. Land Rush domain names have a much different minimum of two (2) years minimum registration and a maximum of ten (10) years. Open Registration Domain names may be registered for two (2) years minimum and ten (10) years maximum.

If wishing to register a domain name under .me, the name must meet the following criteria:


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