.ly

Categories: Country code top-level domains | Libya | CENTR members

.ly is also the file name extension of the lilypond format.

.ly is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Libya.

It was apparently at one point open for registrations globally, directly at the second level, and there is a scattering of sites in it, some taking advantage of meanings of "ly" in various languages and place names as a suffix, as in ita.ly. There are not very many sites actually in Libya that use this domain.

Currently, a lydomains.com site that formerly offered .ly domains for sale is down, and the official registry site states that it is no longer authorized as a registrar. The site promises that there will be multiple authorized registrars in the future, but at present only one, LTTnet, exists, and their site is only in Arabic and does not seem to offer any means of registering domains online.

It may be of interest to note that neither the former registrar (Lydomains) nor the current one (LTTnet) actually uses a .ly address for its own site.

Domains in .ly are officially available both at the second and third levels, though the LTTnet site only appears to mention third-level registrations. The second-level domains which are officially open to third-level registrations are:

• .com.ly: Commercial services
• .net.ly: Internet-related services
• .gov.ly: Government and ministries
• .plc.ly: State-owned companies
• .edu.ly: Educational and training institutions
• .sch.ly: Schools
• .med.ly: Health-related services
• .org.ly: Non-profit organizations
• .id.ly: Individuals

External links

• IANA .ly whois information