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.ws domains - are they legit?

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annej

3:03 pm on Mar 29, 2005 (gmt 0)

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I had someone request I link to their site but it was a .ws which was new to me so I checked it out. It appears to be a pyramid type business so I was unsure. Yet the site seemed to have good information on it and did fit my links page so I went ahead and linked.

Does anyone here have knowledge or experience with this company and domain extension?

rfgdxm1

2:53 am on Mar 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

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.ws domains are quite legit. It is just the TLD for Western Samoa. Anyone in any country can register a .ws domain name, just like a .com.

mcavic

4:01 am on Mar 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Yep. The domains are available through worldsite.ws, and some other US-based registrars.

cyberair

3:28 pm on Mar 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

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.ws have had an appeal because they could be used as (WebSite). They have been around some time and are legit, just as .com, .net, or .info.

A similar extension could be the .tv, which sometimes is used for its unofficial TeleVision relation.