.be

Q: What is .be used for?

Belgiens länderspezifische TLD, genutzt von belgischen Unternehmen und auch beliebt für Domain-Hacks mit dem englischen Verb „be“. DNS Belgium verwaltet die Registry mit Fokus auf Sicherheit.

Q: Who manages the .be top-level domain?

The .be TLD is managed by DNS Belgium, which is responsible for the registry operations and maintaining the zone file.

Abstract

Belgian registrants share .be with an unrelated constituency: English-speaking builders of domain hacks, for whom the two letters spell a verb and complete a phrase across the dot. DNS Belgium operates the registry, which was delegated in 1988 and holds roughly 1.7 million domains, and has made registry-level security a stated operating priority. Registration is open worldwide with no residency test, though Belgian companies and institutions account for most of the namespace.