.NAME TLD

.NAME with Gandi.net

Accreditation: Gandi has been Nic.name-accredited since September 2001.
Number of domains managed by Gandi: over 4,600 .NAME as August 1st, 2007
Price: see .NAME price list
Corresponding Gandi contract: https://www.gandi.net/docs/domaine/name..

Terms and conditions

Assigning: There is no restriction imposed on .NAME
Syntax: From 3 to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place)
IDN: Yes
Registration period: from 1 to 10 years max.
Subdomains available: No

Procedures

Renewal: The renewal of a .NAME extends the duration of a .NAME for a period of one year to a maximum of 10 years.
Disputes: http://www.nic.name/policies-disputes.html , http://www.icann.org/udrp/
Change of owner: The current procedure allows one to yield a domain name to a third party at Gandi or another Registrar.
Change of Registrar: You must begin the process at your new registrar. A confirmation e-mail will be sent (FOA) to the e-mail address of the current owner of the domain. On average the processing time for this procedure can take from 1 to 10 days.