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Re:New top-level domains a money grab and a mistake: Paul Vixie by bachback on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @05:10AM (#10456941)
".com" forever? There is no reason we can have better naming systems. Consider ".io". It's often used by startups and signals quite a lot about a domain.
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Re:New top-level domains a money grab and a mistake: Paul Vixie by coldpie on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @09:08AM (#10457711)
It means "input/output" to me, and I'm often confused when I end up at a clothing store. Or ".co" which makes me think I'm being phished.
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Re:New top-level domains a money grab and a mistake: Paul Vixie by cobweb on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @05:50AM (#10457042)
Yes but no but. Originally tlds had meaning but slowly became watered down for general purpose use.
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Re:New top-level domains a money grab and a mistake: Paul Vixie by bachback on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @06:44AM (#10457232)
What is a "domain"? Its a name attached to some organization and an entry in a database. The problem is you have middle-men controlling that database, which means its structure can't change.
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