.fail Domain Registration

The new .fail domain extension is a great new way to capitalize on current Internet trends: There are hundreds of humor sites that use the term 'fail' as it relates to bloopers and similar videos and stories, so certainly the .fail domain will become one of the popular new extensions on the Internet.

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Frequently Asked Questions for .fail

.fail domain names are available for 1-10 years.
The domain registration time frame for .fail during general availability is Instant.
.fail Domain Names must:
  • have minimum of 1 and a maximum of 63 characters;
  • begin with a letter or a number and end with a letter or a number;
  • use the English character set and may contain letters (i.e., a-z, A-Z),numbers (i.e. 0-9) and dashes (-) or a combination of these;
  • neither begin with, nor end with a dash;
  • not contain a dash in the third and fourth positions (e.g. www.ab- -cd.fail); and
  • not include a space (e.g. www.ab cd.fail).
DNSSEC is available for .fail domain. Enabling DNSSEC will protect .fail domain names against counterfeit DNS data by providing origin authentication and integrity protection on that data. DNSSEC can be configured in your domain name's DNS panel.
Trustee Service is not available for .fail extension. Trustee Service can help satisfy most local presence requirements when there are restrictions on registering a domain name.
Your .fail domain name can be hosted on any hosting platform, whether a cloud-based website builder service like join.law's Easy Website Builder or server hosting platform like join.law Web Hosting using Plesk.
Because Trustee Service is non-transferable, you must update your ownership according to .fail requirements before a transfer out can be started.
Yes. You can activate Private Registration during the purchase of a new .fail domain.
In accordance with ICANN, Generic Top Level Domains (gTLD) have a 40 day "Grace period" in which a domain name can be renewed without incurring an additional fee. It is important to note however that your domain will no longer resolve on the day it expires. After the 40 day grace period, there is a 30 day "Redemption Period" in which you can renew your domain name for an additional $150 USD.
The registry that manages the registration of domain names with the .fail Top Level Domain is Identity Digital. You may visit them at https://identity.digital/.
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