.an, the TLD that ceased to exist

Re:.an, the TLD that ceased to exist by pavlov on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @11:52AM (#42257517)

There’s so much infrastructure on companies that use .io domains that it’s impossible and pointless for anyone to think about removing the TLD.

For example, Docker Hub images are at docker.io. Why break those? Who knows where those URLs are cached?

Presumably Mauritius will inherit the domain like Russia inherited .su.

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Re:.an, the TLD that ceased to exist by cess11 on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @12:06PM (#42257625)

To send a signal to corporations and states to not rely on colonial regimes to endure for long.

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Re:.an, the TLD that ceased to exist by pavlov on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @12:21PM (#42257782)

Yeah… And which of the involved parties are so eager to send that kind of signal to Docker? What would it change?

Mauritius can make money from these registrations, like Anguilla makes a pretty penny from .ai today. They have no practical interest in seeing the .io TLD gone.

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Re:.an, the TLD that ceased to exist by wbl on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @12:40PM (#42257954)

Mauritius isn't really the decider here and neither is ICAAN. There is an ISO committee that if they remove the name would kick the decision to Mauritius about how to make the transition.

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Re:.an, the TLD that ceased to exist by cess11 on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @03:34PM (#42259456)

The TLD they're using.

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