Handles

Your unique identifier for managing .mt domains

What is a Handle?

In order to register and manage .mt domains, you are required to have a Handle. Your Handle will then enable you to login to the NIC(Malta) website to register new domains and to manage existing domains according to your role as Holder or Admin/Billing/Technical Agent for the respective domains.

A Handle looks like: JF50-MT

Email Notifications

When registering for a Handle you will be requested to provide your contact details including an e-mail address. NIC(Malta) sends out all notifications by e-mail to the Holders and Admin/Billing/Technical Agents of the domains.

These notifications are sent to the e-mail address associated with the respective Handle. For example, if a particular Handle is Billing Agent for a domain, then all billing notifications for domain fees are sent to the e-mail address associated with that Handle.

⚠️ Important

It is very important to maintain correct contact details for a Handle (this can be done online following Handle creation) and to make sure that the specified contact e-mail address is functional and that e-mails sent to this address are regularly monitored.

Email Address Requirement

Although multiple Handles can be created for the different roles, the same contact e-mail address cannot be used for two different Handles.

Handle Strategies

1 Single Handle Approach

A legal entity (organisation or individual) could choose to have a single Handle and use this for all domain management roles.

Tip: Notifications can still be received by multiple people by using a role e-mail address, e.g., domains@example.com.mt

2 Multiple Handles Approach

Alternatively, multiple Handles could be created for the different roles, in which case a different (role) e-mail address should be used for each Handle.

Examples: billing@example.com.mt, tech@example.com.mt

Handles, Whois and Personal Data

The owner of a Handle can decide whether the contact details associated with the Handle are shown as part of whois domain searches. However, this does not apply to Handles which are used in an Administrative Agent role for a domain.

Administrative Agent contact details, including any personal details, are always shown in the whois.

If an owner of a Handle does not wish any personal details associated with the Handle to appear during a whois operation then he/she should ensure that the Handle is not used in the role of Administrative Agent and can appoint someone else for this role.

💡 Recommendations

Use non-personal email addresses such as admin@myname.com.mt
Quote position or job title (e.g., Director, IT Administrator) as the Handle's Contact Person
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