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Do you offer Trustee/Proxy Service for this extension?
No, we don’t offer trustee service, please notice though that for this extension there is no residence requirement.
How can one contact the registry managing this extension?
The contact information is:
Sponsoring Organisation
National Academy of Sciences
Academia Nacional de Ciencias
San Pedro Montes de Oca
San José 1367-2050
Costa Rica
Administrative Contact
Guy F. de Teramond
National Academy of Sciences Academia Nacional de Ciencias
San Pedro Montes de Oca
San José 1367-2050
Costa Rica
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +506 2283 4814
Fax: +506 2283 4101
Technical Contact
Mauricio Oviedo Calderón
NIC Costa Rica, Academia Nacional de Ciencias
Barrio Francisco Peralta, de la Casa Italia 100 metros al oeste y 15 metros sur
San José 1367-2050
Costa Rica
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +506 2280.6453 ext.101
Fax: +506 2280.5261
What is the least and greatest number of characters permissible?
The minimum is 3 and the maximum is 63
Are there any specific criteria for registering a .CR domain?
No special requirements are needed to register a “.cr” domain
What is the shortest registration duration permitted for this extension?
The minimum registration term for “.cr” extensions is 1 year.
Does this extension support third level domains?
Yes, it does support third level extension, you can register domains with “.co.cr”
Does .CR support internationalized domain names (IDNs) characters?
The .CR Registry is not currently offering IDN characters
Is there an official whois server for .CR domains?
Yes, it is whois.nic.cr
What is the range of characters that the .CR extension can accommodate?
It is possible to register the letters a to z, the numbers 0 to 9 and the hyphen “-“. However, it is not possible to register domains that begin or end with a hyphen “-“ or have it located in the third and fourth positions.
Which organization oversees the administration of this domain extension?
The organization responsible of this domain extension is “NIC.CR”
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