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Re:.name Grandfathered by SahAssar on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @12:12PM (#50443223)
Available under standard registrars that offer many TLDs, like inwx.com: https://www.inwx.com/en/domain/check?domain=testtest123.name...
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Re:.name Grandfathered by peesem on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @12:16PM (#50443272)
but which support the actual third-level domains? for example, my last name is already taken as a .name domain by verisign, what if i want my firstname.lastname.name domain?
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Re:.name Grandfathered by mercurywells on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @12:31PM (#50443426)
You'd have to try to find the contact that owns lastname.name and work out a private deal - you won't get ICANN protections though.
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Re:.name Grandfathered by xigoi on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @01:03PM (#50443852)
The third-level domains are still being discontinued, it’s just that people who already have one get to keep it.
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Re:.name Grandfathered by zamadatix on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @01:13PM (#50443976)
One can't (officially) register such 3rd level domains anywhere anymore.

It's just a combination in the ambiguity of what "it discards the dot" should mean in GGP's message combined with the article already clarifying 3rd level domains are not available on .name anymore leading to a lot of confused comments.

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