> I also wondered if a domain name under a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) like .in is more susceptible to this kind of sinkholing than a domain name unde

> I also wondered if a domain name under a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) like .in is more susceptible to this kind of sinkholing than a domain name under a generic top-level domain (gTLD) like .com. I asked Benedict if it is worth migrating my website from .in to .com. He replied that in his personal opinion, NIXI runs an excellent, clean registry, and are very responsive in resolving issues when they arise. I'm not sure that's the correct conclusion to come to from this experience. Yes, the registrant happened to get lucky in this case, in that they had significant enough reach on Twitter and HN to get the right people to pay attention and get eyes on resolving the issue. But that easily could not have been the case (and might still be the case in the future), and with a ccTLD, you have no recourse. I think the correct lesson here is to go with a gTLD, because if worse comes to worst you will always have recourse through ICANN if necessary (since the gTLD operator is contracted with them). On a ccTLD it's not always gonna work out. Heck, the registrant was already ignored by the ccTLD operator in this case anyway; it's frankly kind of lucky that they had the CEO of their well-known registrar go to bat for them. That's not the kind of intervention you should be regularly relying on to keep and maintain your domain name!