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Why is Brookings eligible for a .edu TLD?
by gundmc 5y ago
Why is Brookings eligible for a .edu TLD?
- mushufasa 5y agoRegistrars don't enforce TLDs in the way you implicitly assume.
- will4274 5y agoCare to explain or just snark? As best I can tell, Brookings would not be eligible since the rule change in 2001 but was grandfathered in before this (domain goes back to 1996). It's not clear why they weren't purged with the other non-universities squatting on edu in 2003 - I'd guess Brookings's political connections, frankly.
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- lgats 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.edu#Grandfathered_uses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.edu#Grandfathered_uses Domains that were already registered in edu as of October 29, 2001, were grandfathered into the system. Holders of such domain names can retain their edu domain names without regard to the current eligibility criteria. Brookings.edu was first registered 07-Sep-1996, so it would appear they are grandfathered in. Similar case for the S.F. museum, the exploratorium.edu https://domain.glass/Brookings.edu https://domain.glass/Brookings.edu
- xxpor 5y ago"Please note: The .edu Cooperative Agreement allows registrants that registered .edu domain names prior to the Agreement taking effect October 29, 2001, to retain those registrations regardless of whether the registrants meet the current .edu eligibility requirements, so long as they renew their registrations and otherwise follow domain policy" https://net.educause.edu/eligibility.htm https://net.educause.edu/eligibility.htm FWIW the Smithsonian also has a .edu address.
- gundmc 5y agoThanks, makes sense. I guess the number of legacy exceptions that are still relevant is vanishingly small so I haven't encountered many.