> We do not recommend use of unregistered top-level > domains at all, but should network operators decide to do this, the > following top-level domains ha

> We do not recommend use of unregistered top-level > domains at all, but should network operators decide to do this, the > following top-level domains have been used on private internal > networks without the problems caused by trying to reuse ".local." for > this purpose: This is hardly ‘reserved’. It just describes existing practice without in any way designating it as safe, recommended or future-proof.