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.ms is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory.[1]
Usage examples
- Microsoft uses this as an abbreviation for projects such as ch9.ms, 1drv.ms for OneDrive, and for Defender for Cloud Apps.[2] In particular, aka.ms is used extensively as a URL shortener for Microsoft's web sites, such as http://aka.ms/MFAsetup.
- Websites based in, or having to do with, the U.S. state of Mississippi also use the .ms domain[3] as MS is the ISO 3166-2:US code and official United States Postal Service abbreviation for the state.
- Some companies based in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul (officially abbreviated as MS) use the .ms TLD
- Some companies and organisations in the German town Münster in Westphalia use the TLD as well since MS is the official vehicle license plate code for the city.
- The New York Times uses .ms as a top level domain name for permalinks referring to New York Times addresses. For example, http://nyti.ms/ reaches The New York Times homepage.
- The Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign used the domain name "HRC.ms" as a URL shortener.
- The family of F1 driver Michael Schumacher used the domain name keepfighting.ms for his foundation, established after his skiing accident in Méribel on 29 December 2013
- A Dutch foundation for the cure of multiple sclerosis (MS) uses arenamoves.ms.
- The Dutch organisation openbsd.amsterdam uses obsda.ms for its short code link.
Second-level domain names
- com.ms
- edu.ms
- gov.ms
- net.ms
- org.ms
References
External links
- IANA .ms whois information
- .ms Registry operated by MNI Networks Limited
- Domain Registration Services
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- ↑ IANA .ms whois information, Accessed 13 June 2008
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".