.pro

. pro is a generic top -level domain ( gTLD ), which was introduced on 8 May 2002 and is managed by the Chicago company RegistryPro. The ending is similar to the English word professional and is intended for professional use.

Properties

Overall, a. Pro ​​domain between four and 63 characters may be long. For two - or three-digit addresses are not possible in contrast to many other top - level domains. When ordering, owners must provide proof of their qualification by specifying profession, date of admission, issuing authority, and other personal data. These are available only RegistryPro accessible and not on the public whois server.

The awarding body must review the qualifications of prospective customers only at random, the connectivity of a domain is usually performed in real time. In the spring of 2009, the official criteria for a. Were per - domain massively relaxed, so the top -level domain is now open, for example, no longer only lawyers and doctors, but virtually any merchant.

Takeover

Heard since January 2012. Afilias per to, among other things also the top -level domain. Managed info. The company has taken RegistryPro for an undisclosed amount and runs it as a business unit on. According to official figures, the number of registered Afilias be pro domains doubled within one year after the acquisition. Whereas in January about 80,000 addresses - adjusted for voided numeric domains - were awarded, the number was in January 2013 with 160,000 domains.