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I had a gut feeling it will be '.cd' before clicking on the article and I was right. Dealing with the state entity (SCPT) that manages this TLD is quite a pain.

by dougk 6y ago

I had a gut feeling it will be '.cd' before clicking on the article and I was right. Dealing with the state entity (SCPT) that manages this TLD is quite a pain. It's so painful that I've given up managing all the .cd domains I used to own. .cd domains are also some of the most expensive to get. Hopefully the new government will take this seriously.

dewey 6y ago
> .cd domains are also some of the most expensive to get. Hopefully the new government will take this seriously. I bought one a few years ago for 80 Euros / year. Aren't there a lot of TLDs that are way more expensive?
- KMnO4 6y ago
  Not too many ccTLDs. AI comes to mind (Anguilla, expensive for obvious reasons), but it’s still cheaper than .CD. Many gTLDs are expensive due to their target demographics or to dissuade bad actors (eg .auto, .bank).
- 4ec0755f5522 6y ago
  The new crop of TLDs are really cheap. I bought a .download for like $2 a year or something. Not all are that cheap (I bought it as a throwaway for a project that relied on my having DNS control) but there are literally hundreds of them that are.
  - kadoban 6y ago
    Only issue is I don't think there's anything preventing the price going sky-high in coming years, for most of these TLDs. For a throwaway it doesn't matter, but could really hurt if you start relying on one.
- kweks 6y ago
  Kiribati (.ki) comes to mind - 900€ per year via ghandi.net or 1350€ at eurodns...
  - Tepix 6y ago
    According to tld-list.com, the .th TLD is the most expensive ccTLD at $5000 and .ru is the cheapest at $2.99
    - howlgarnish 6y ago
      Top-level .th (Thailand) is very expensive, but .co.th is reasonable ($50/yr).
      - soonnow 6y ago
        But you do need to have a registered business in Thailand with the exact name as the domain name to register the domain.That's a fact for co.th, I'm not sure about .th though, but I would assume it to be true.
Tepix 6y ago
You can register/renew it for $59, see https://tld-list.com/tld/cd https://tld-list.com/tld/cd
hsbauauvhabzb 6y ago
What’s to stop a TLD seller doubling their price? Is there any regulation against the practice?
- Leherenn 6y ago
  There was some discussions here recently about this, and from memory the answer was nothing, except reputation. They're free to do whatever they please with it, though jacking the price suddenly might not be great business long term.

by dougk 6y ago

dewey 6y ago

> .cd domains are also some of the most expensive to get. Hopefully the new government will take this seriously. I bought one a few years ago for 80 Euros / year. Aren't there a lot of TLDs that are way more expensive?

KMnO4 6y ago
Not too many ccTLDs. AI comes to mind (Anguilla, expensive for obvious reasons), but it’s still cheaper than .CD. Many gTLDs are expensive due to their target demographics or to dissuade bad actors (eg .auto, .bank).
4ec0755f5522 6y ago
The new crop of TLDs are really cheap. I bought a .download for like $2 a year or something. Not all are that cheap (I bought it as a throwaway for a project that relied on my having DNS control) but there are literally hundreds of them that are.
- kadoban 6y ago
  Only issue is I don't think there's anything preventing the price going sky-high in coming years, for most of these TLDs. For a throwaway it doesn't matter, but could really hurt if you start relying on one.
kweks 6y ago
Kiribati (.ki) comes to mind - 900€ per year via ghandi.net or 1350€ at eurodns...
- Tepix 6y ago
  According to tld-list.com, the .th TLD is the most expensive ccTLD at $5000 and .ru is the cheapest at $2.99
  - howlgarnish 6y ago
    Top-level .th (Thailand) is very expensive, but .co.th is reasonable ($50/yr).
    - soonnow 6y ago
      But you do need to have a registered business in Thailand with the exact name as the domain name to register the domain.That's a fact for co.th, I'm not sure about .th though, but I would assume it to be true.

Tepix 6y ago

You can register/renew it for $59, see https://tld-list.com/tld/cd https://tld-list.com/tld/cd

hsbauauvhabzb 6y ago

What’s to stop a TLD seller doubling their price? Is there any regulation against the practice?

Leherenn 6y ago
There was some discussions here recently about this, and from memory the answer was nothing, except reputation. They're free to do whatever they please with it, though jacking the price suddenly might not be great business long term.