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Re:Phish-Friendly Domain Registry ".top" Put on Notice by tomjen3 on Thursday July 25, 2024 @12:46AM (#41064801)
I am using a .top domain for my homelab (because it was cheap). How will existing domains be handled, assuming ICAN shuts down the registrar?
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Re:Phish-Friendly Domain Registry ".top" Put on Notice by jusepal on Thursday July 25, 2024 @12:13PM (#41070363)
They won't just outright terminate the whole tld just like that. They'll first try to find another registry willing to take over the zone.

But that poses another problem, assuming you haven't reg it for something like 10 years, suddenly it won't be as cheap anymore if the new registry taking it over decided to hike the fee.

Afaik .top is just really cheap for the 1st year. For subsequent renewal its around $4-5. More stable, less spammy, no looming problem of registry getting revoked .de .be .uk is around $4-5 too.

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