Editing .name (section)

==History==
The [[top-level domain]] was founded by [[Hakon Haugnes]] and Geir Rasmussen and initially delegated to [[Global Name Registry]] in 2001, and become fully operational in January 2002. [[Verisign]] was the outsourced operator for .name since the .name launch in 2002 and acquired [[Global Name Registry]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arrington |first1=Michael |title=Domain Name Consolidation: Verisign Acquires .Name Guys |date=3 October 2008 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/10/03/domain-name-consolidation-verisign-acquires-name-guys/ |publisher=Tech Crunch |access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>

In late September 2007, security researchers accused Global Name Registry of harboring hackers by charging fees per WHOIS lookup.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Singel |first1=Ryan |title=Dot-Name Becomes Cybercrime Haven |url=https://www.wired.com/2007/09/dot-name-becomes-cybercrime-haven/ |magazine=Wired |access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref> The policy of selling detailed registration info about domains in ''name'' for US$2 each was criticized as hindering community efforts to locate and clean up [[malware]]-spreading hosts, [[Zombie computer|zombies]], and [[botnet]] control servers located in ''name''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Singel |first1=Ryan |title=.Name Registrar Defends Pay for Whois Policy |url=https://www.wired.com/2007/09/name-registrar/ |magazine=Wired |access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref> The registry offers unlimited lookups to approved users who sign a 10-page legal agreement.<ref>[https://webwhois.nic.name/DotNameWhois/pdf/extensiveagreement-2010.pdf Extensive Whois access program agreement]</ref>

In November 2009, [[internationalized domain name]]s (IDNs) became available for second- and third-level domain names.<ref>{{cite web |title=.NAME IDNs Now Available & .SE Allowing Multiyear Registrations |url=https://www.hexonet.net/news/NAME%20IDNs%20Now%20Available%20&%20SE%20Allowing%20Multiyear%20Registrations_587 |website=hexonet.net |access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref> IDNs are domain names that are represented by user applications in the native character set of a language.