Editing MELBOURNE

{{Infobox nTLD
| name = .MELBOURNE
| image    =[[File:Melbourne_logo.png|250px]]
| introduced = 2015
| category = Geographic
| registry = ARI Registry Services
| idn capable = No
| webpage = [https://www.hexonet.net/preregistrations/melbourne Register .MELBOURNE]
| legal = [http://nic.melbourne/policies/ Registry Policies]
}}
{{#repositoryinfo:  ARI-LIVE-1API | melbourne }} 
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<div style="font-size: 250%;">'''.MELBOURNE'''</div><br/>

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= Registration Eligibility =

In order to register or renew a domain name the Applicant or Registrant must satisfy one of the following Criteria A, B or C below:

'''Criteria A â Victorian Entities'''

* The Applicant must be an entity registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission or the Australian Business Register that:
** has an address in the State of Victoria associated with its ABN, ACN, RBN or ARBN; or
** has a valid corporate address in the State of Victoria.

'''Criteria B â Victorian Residents
'''
* The Applicant must be an Australian citizen or resident with a valid address in the State of Victoria.

'''Criteria C â Associated Entities'''

* The Applicant must be an Associated Entity. The Applicant may only apply for a domain name that is an Exact Match or Partial Match to, or an Abbreviation, or an Acronym of:
** the business name of the Applicant, or name by which the Applicant is commonly known ( i.e. a nickname) and the business name must be registered with the appropriate authority in the jurisdiction in which that business is domiciled; or
** a product that the Associated Entity manufactures or sells to entities or individuals residing in the State of Victoria;
** a service that the Associated Entity provides to residents of the State of Victoria;
** an event that the Associated Entity organises or sponsors in the State of Victoria;
** an activity that the Associated Entity facilitates in the State of Victoria; or
** a course or training program that the Associated Entity provides to residents of the State of Victoria.

'''X-MELBOURNE-NEXUS-CATEGORY:''' A | B | C  


= Registry =
{{Summarybox
| TLD={{#IfEmpty: {{#var:TLD}} | {{#var:TLD}} | - }}
| Registry={{#IfEmpty: {{#var:REGISTRYURL}} | [{{#var:REGISTRYURL}} {{#var:REGISTRYURLNAME}}] | - }}
| Dispute Policy={{#IfEmpty: {{#var:REGISTRYDISPUTEPOLICY}} | [{{#var:REGISTRYDISPUTEPOLICY}} Rules] | - }}
| Registrar={{#var:REGISTRAR}}
| WHOIS-Server={{#var:REGISTRYWHOISSERVER}}
| WHOIS-Update={{#var:REGISTRYWHOISUPDATE}}
| IDN capable={{#var:REGISTRYIDNCAPABLE}}
| Restore capable={{#var:RESTOREPOLICY}}
| Handle Updates={{#var:REGISTRYHANDLEUPDATE}}
| Registration System={{#var:REGISTRYREGISTRATIONSYSTEM}}
| Min. Characters={{#var:REGISTRYCHARSMIN}}
| Max. Characters={{#var:REGISTRYCHARSMAX}}
| Charset={{#var:REGISTRYDOMAINNAMECHARSET}}
| Limitations={{#var:CONTACTSLIMITATIONSENTENCE}}
| Transferclass={{#var:REGISTRYTRANSFERCLASS}}
| Transfer Period={{#var:ZONETRANSFERPERIODS}}
| Transfer Authcode required={{#var:REGISTRYTRANSFERREQUIREAUTHCODE}} {{#var:REGISTRYTRANSFERREQUIREAUTHCODEADDITION}}
| Transfer ACK by={{#var:REGISTRYTRANSFERACKBY}}
| Transfer NACK by={{#var:REGISTRYTRANSFERNACKBY}}
| Transfer Real-Time={{#var:REGISTRYTRANSFERREALTIME}}
| Transfer Lock={{#var:REGISTRYTRANSFERLOCK}}
| Transfer Pending Period={{#var:REGISTRYTRANSFERPENDINGPERIOD}}
| Transfer Expire Action={{#var:REGISTRYTRANSFEREXPIREACTION}}
| Transfer Confirmation={{#var:ZONEPOLICYDOMAINTRANSFERCONFIRMATION}}
| Transfer included={{#var:REGISTRYTRADETRANSFERINCLUDED}}
| Owner Change by={{#var:ZONEPOLICYREGISTRANTNAMECHANGEBY}}
| Trade Period={{#var:ZONETRADEPERIODS}}
| Trade Real-Time={{#var:REGISTRYTRADEREALTIME}}
| Trade Confirmation={{#var:ZONEPOLICYDOMAINTRADECONFIRMATION}}
| Trade ACK by={{#var:REGISTRYTRADEACKBY}}
| Trade NACK by={{#var:REGISTRYTRADENACKBY}}
| Nameservers={{#var:NAMESERVERMIN}} to {{#var:NAMESERVERMAX}}
| Nameserverchecks={{#var:REGISTRYNAMESERVERCHECKS}}
| Host IP-Adresses Type={{#var:HOSTIPADDRESSESTYPE}}
| Hosts managed as={{#var:HOSTMANAGEDAS}}
| Root DNS Update={{#var:REGISTRYNAMESERVERROOTUPDATE}}
| SEC DNS Interface={{#var:ZONESECDNSINTERFACE}}
}}

= Periods =
{{Summarybox
| Registration Period={{#var:ZONEREGISTRATIONPERIODS}}
| Add Grace Period={{#var:ZONEREGISTRATIONGRACEPERIOD}}
| Finalization Period={{#var:ZONERENEWALFINALIZATIONPERIOD}}
| Failure Period={{#var:ZONERENEWALFAILUREPERIOD}}
| Accounting Period={{#var:ZONERENEWALACCOUNTINGPERIOD}}
| Payment Period={{#var:ZONERENEWALPAYMENTPERIOD}}
| Deletion Restorable Period={{#var:DELETIONRESTORABLEPERIOD}}
| Deletion Hold Period={{#var:DELETIONHOLDPERIOD}}
| Explicit Renewal={{#var:REGISTRYEXPLICITRENEWAL}}
| Renewal Period={{#var:ZONERENEWALPERIODS}}
}}

= API =

=== Domain Registration ===
{{#var:REGISTRATIONSENTENCE}}
{{#var:ADDDOMAINCOMMAND}}
<span class="label label-important">REQUIRED</span>
<pre>
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)
admincontact0 = (CONTACT)
techcontact0 = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)

x-melbourne-nexus-category = A | B | C 
</pre>

<span class="label label-info">OPTIONAL</span>
<pre>
auth = (TEXT) | (NULL)
period = (PERIOD)
transferlock = 0 | 1 | (NULL)
</pre>

=== Domain Transfer ===
{{#var:TRANSFERSENTENCE}}
{{#var:TRANSFERDOMAINCOMMAND}}
<span class="label label-important">REQUIRED</span>
<pre>
auth = (TEXT)
</pre>

<span class="label label-info">OPTIONAL</span>
<pre>
period = (PERIOD)
transferlock = 0 | 1 | (NULL)
action = REQUEST | APPROVE | DENY | CANCEL | USERTRANSFER
</pre>

=== Delete Domain ===
{{#var:DELETESENTENCE}}
{{#var:DELETEDOMAINCOMMAND}}

=== Restore Domain ===
{{#var:RESTOREPOLICYSENTENCE}}
{{#var:RESTOREDOMAINCOMMAND}}

<span class="label label-info">OPTIONAL</span>
<pre>
subuser = (TEXT)
renewalmode = (NULL) | (TEXT)
</pre>

=== Ownerchange ===
{{#var:TRADESENTENCE}}
<pre>
command = ModifyDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)
</pre>

<span class="label label-important">REQUIRED</span>
<pre>
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)
</pre>

= TLD specific =

=== X-MELBOURNE-NEXUS-CATEGORY ===

X-MELBOURNE-NEXUS-CATEGORY: A | B | C

In order to register a .MELBOURNE domain name, the Applicant or Registrant must satisfy one of Criteria A, B, or C, outlined [[#Registration Eligibility|above]].

=== Authorization code ===

There are special requirements regarding the format of the authorization code. Please consider the following restrictions, if you want to assign a new authorization code to a domain:

*Minimum 8 characters
*having at least one (1) numeric,
*one (1) alphabetic, and
*one (1) special character

You may generate a valid random auth code by adding this parameter to the ModifyDomain command:<br>
<pre>
command = ModifyDomain
domain = (DOMAIN)
</pre>

<span class="label label-important">REQUIRED</span>
<pre>
generaterandomauth = 1
</pre>

= Addons =

{{#var:DOMAINADDONTABLE}}

= RegistrarOC =

{{#var:REGISTRAROCSENTENCE}}

{{#var:CATEGORY}}