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hossamsoft
01-25-2005, 07:56 AM
hi
can tell me wher to reg this domain and other domain with .sy !!!

best regards

Lubeca
01-25-2005, 08:30 AM
The registry web site is here:

http://www.ste.gov.sy/

It's in Arabic, and the "English" link doesn't seem to work (I tried from both Mozilla and IE) - but judging from your handle I suspect you are probably able to read Arabic.

hossamsoft
01-25-2005, 08:38 AM
Lubeca thanx yes i can speak arabic , but thier is no domain register in this site hope to find another way :)

Lubeca
01-25-2005, 12:55 PM
Here is the IANA entry for the .sy registry:

http://www.iana.org/root-whois/sy.htm

It points to the same web site, but has contact information - so you may be able to phone/fax/email somebody to find out how you can register a domain in Syria.

hossamsoft
01-25-2005, 02:05 PM
thanx but that not work hope for any one try this please :)

slydus
01-25-2005, 03:12 PM
Here is the registration form: (looks funny in Firefox)
http://www.ste.gov.sy/modules.php?op=modload&name=YourDomain&file=index

Unless you really really want a .sy domain, I suggest you wait for now, or get a .com/net/org domain that has sy in it, like what everyone else is doing, reasons:
1) You have to specify DNS servers in the form, you can't change them later using a web interface.
2) .sy domains cost a fortune, ~$100.0/year, which is silly IMO, no wonder no one is buying those.
3) STE website is down most of the time, I guess .sy domains may suffer too.

I can go on and on...

Lubeca
01-25-2005, 03:40 PM
100 dollars a year is not silly - it's about average for small registries serving small communities (whether small in terms of actual population, or small in terms of Internet infrastructure). Look at any small island ccTLD (other than those that pretend to be GTLDs) and you will find that average prices are from 50 dollars upwards. You can't compare small ccTLDs with .com (or large country ccTLDs like .de)

PS I know Syria is not an island - but it's a small community Internet-wise.

hossamsoft
01-26-2005, 06:29 AM
Hi ,
thanx this is great but 100 $ is too muh for me and as you say the site is always down i guess i will not reg this domain ..
yes Syria is big country but net is not larg community Internet-wise ..
my best regards

slydus
01-26-2005, 11:55 AM
Well, not always down, but downtime is quite common for STE site.

And yes, I believe $100.0/year is overpriced considering the average income in Syria.

hossamsoft
01-26-2005, 01:32 PM
slydus thanx but 100 $ is too much as you said i think for that no one unless 3 or 4 site take this domain ..
regards