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Buying a 2 letter Irish domain

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  • 23-08-2012 11:33pm
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    doctorg
    Registered Users Posts: 555 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I trying to buy a two letter irish domain but I am unable to find any site that will let me.

    Is there a special produce to buying it?

    Thanks


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    Cushie Butterfield
    Registered Users Posts: 1,861 ✭✭✭Cushie Butterfield


    You can't register a two letter dot IE domain name. There's only one two letter IE & that's ul.ie


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    doctorg
    Registered Users Posts: 555 ✭✭✭doctorg


    Why not?

    If ul can get it then why not me?


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    Cushie Butterfield
    Registered Users Posts: 1,861 ✭✭✭Cushie Butterfield


    It's to avoid possible conflicts with other ccTLDs.

    ul.ie slipped through before the IEDR existed.

    You can register a number & a letter though e.g. m2.ie


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    doctorg
    Registered Users Posts: 555 ✭✭✭doctorg


    Cushie Butterfield wrote: »
    It's to avoid possible conflicts with other ccTLDs.

    ul.ie slipped through before the IEDR existed.

    You can register a number & a letter though e.g. m2.ie

    Number and letter are no good for me.

    If i contact the IEDR is there any chance of them approving it?


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    Cushie Butterfield
    Registered Users Posts: 1,861 ✭✭✭Cushie Butterfield


    I very much doubt it, but you could always try.


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    The Guvnor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭The Guvnor


    I only became aware of the two character aspect last week and of course then it was obvious as in 02.ie!:)

    As above contact IEDR but I doubt they will be amenable to the idea although you never know.


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    jmcc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,412 ✭✭✭jmcc


    doctorg wrote: »
    Number and letter are no good for me.

    If i contact the IEDR is there any chance of them approving it?
    Very unlikely.

    Regards...jmcc


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    You can register a 2 character domain ie. letter + number or number + letter

    You cannot register a 2 letter domain

    The only two letter .ie domain predates the IEDR (ul.ie) and IEDR will not allow any other two letter domains.

    Several big companies including HP have been trying to get two letter .ie domain names for years :)

    There is no point in you contacting the IEDR about this, as they will say no.

    If you want a short domain name there are plenty of other country code extensions that allow single letter and two letter domain names.

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    doctorg
    Registered Users Posts: 555 ✭✭✭doctorg


    Blacknight wrote: »
    You can register a 2 character domain ie. letter + number or number + letter

    You cannot register a 2 letter domain

    The only two letter .ie domain predates the IEDR (ul.ie) and IEDR will not allow any other two letter domains.

    Several big companies including HP have been trying to get two letter .ie domain names for years :)

    There is no point in you contacting the IEDR about this, as they will say no.

    If you want a short domain name there are plenty of other country code extensions that allow single letter and two letter domain names.

    Well I already emailed them..

    The only reason I wanted ie was because its for a business and other extensions like .com are already gone.


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