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Re:Web3 Domain Name Service Could Lose Web Address-Owner Who... by blueflow on Sunday August 28, 2022 @01:55PM (#32630395)
> you don't own your domain name

You never do, authority over a DNS zone is a service that is provided to you.

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Re:Web3 Domain Name Service Could Lose Web Address-Owner Who... by woojoo666 on Sunday August 28, 2022 @05:03PM (#32632044)
I think with web3 naming services (like ENS), regular people can actually own domains, since there is no service provider besides the blockchain
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Re:Web3 Domain Name Service Could Lose Web Address-Owner Who... by blueflow on Monday August 29, 2022 @03:48AM (#32635666)
> no service provider

Yes, there is, its this guy, and he is in prison now and can't do it anymore. This is the problem.

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Re:Web3 Domain Name Service Could Lose Web Address-Owner Who... by woojoo666 on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @12:08PM (#32652036)
You don't need gateways like eth.link to access web3 websites, you can access them directly using a web3 compatible browser
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