.mf is an assigned
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, p ...
country code top-level domain
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It ...
(ccTLD) that was to be created for the
Collectivity of Saint Martin
The Collectivity of Saint Martin (french: Collectivité de Saint-Martin), commonly known as simply Saint Martin (, ), is an overseas collectivity of France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily locat ...
, but it is currently not in use, as it is not available for registration nor website use of the domain. The decision by the
ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency to allocate .mf as the
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code
In communication
Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communica ...
domain for Saint Martin on 21 September 2007, followed the decision of Saint Martin's new status as an
Overseas collectivity
The French overseas collectivities ('' collectivité d'outre-mer'' or ''COM'') are first-order administrative divisions of France, like the French regions, but have a semi-autonomous status. The COMs include some former French overseas colo ...
of France, which took effect on 15 July 2007.
Currently Saint Martin uses
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label= Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a regi ...
's ccTLD,
.gp[CIA - The World Factbook -- Saint Martin](_blank)
Communications. 18 October 2007. Accessed 22 October 2007. ".bl; note - .gp, the ccTLD for Guadeloupe, and .fr, the ccTLD for France, might also be encountered" and France's ccTLD,
.fr.
See also
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Internet in Saint Martin
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Internet in Guadeloupe
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Internet in France
Internet in France has been available to the general public since 1994, but widespread Internet use did not take off until the mid-2000s. As of 31 December 2014, France had 26 million Internet broadband and high-speed connections on fixed networks. ...
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ISO 3166-2:MF
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.gp –CC TLD for
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label= Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a regi ...
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.fr –CC TLD for the
French Republic
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.eu
.eu is the country code top-level domain
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to ...
–CC TLD for the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its gre ...
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.sx –CC TLD for
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten () is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Carib ...
, the Dutch side of the island.
References
External links
IANA .mf whois information
Country code top-level domains
Communications in the Collectivity of Saint Martin
Computer-related introductions in 2007
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