.tp was the listed Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Timor-Leste. The letters refer to Timor Português or Portuguese Timor, the name of the present independent nation when it was an overseas territory of Portugal. The domain .tp was officially launched in December 1997 by connect.ie, an internet service provider based in Dublin, Ireland, in cooperation with the East Timorese authorities in absentia, while Timor-Leste was under Indonesian occupation.
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".tp" was the Internet country code for Timor-Leste, with the letters standing for "Timor Português" (Portuguese Timor), referencing the nation's history as a Portuguese territory. The domain was officially launched in December 1997 by an Irish internet service provider in cooperation with East Timorese authorities, even though the country was then under Indonesian occupation.
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- Top level domain.name
- .tp
- Top level domain.background
- CCF
- Top level domain.image
- Tp-dom.png
- Top level domain.caption
- .tp Domain Registration
- Top level domain.introduced
- December 1997
- Top level domain.removed
- February 2015
- Top level domain.type
- Country code top-level domain
- Top level domain.status
- Deleted in favour of new ccTLD, .tl
- Top level domain.registry
- Timor-Leste NIC
- Top level domain.intendeduse
- Entities connected with
- Top level domain.structure
- Registrations were accepted directly at second level, with some sites (mostly governmental) at third level
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- History
- First "Internet" War
- Confusion
- Transition to .tl
- Dated IANA information
- References
- External links
.tp was the listed Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Timor-Leste. The letters refer to Timor Português or Portuguese Timor, the name of the present independent nation when it was an overseas territory of Portugal. The domain .tp was officially launched in December 1997 by connect.ie, an internet service provider based in Dublin, Ireland, in cooperation with the East Timorese authorities in absentia, while Timor-Leste was under Indonesian occupation.
.tp remained active for the period of transition, although it now no longer complies with the ISO 3166-1 standard for the two-letter codes for the name of countries as the code for Timor-Leste changed from TP to TL after independence in 2002. Regardless, it retained a number of domains until it was finally deleted in February 2015. The last listed change and update for .tp was on April 22, 2008.