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We should not have a domain system. Any person should be able to register any domain just like with the left half, like I should be able to get hi.lolthisdomain

We should not have a domain system. Any person should be able to register any domain just like with the left half, like I should be able to get hi.lolthisdomaindoesntexist as a domain. I should get it straight from ICANN for a low flat fee. This is how we fix the sketchy registrars and "premium domain" nonsense. </Rant> Edit: fixed wrong word

Tajnymag 5y ago
Wouldn't domain squating be even worse that way?
- collegeburner 5y ago
  Domain squatting could be a problem, but we would have less of one with "investors" who speculate on "premium" domains. My mistake typing wrong word above, I've fixed it.
rudian 5y ago
I agree with the “straight from ICANN” part. Having a private entity maintain your address is not unlike yourname.someoneelse.com, you’re at their whim.
- collegeburner 5y ago
  Also I see no reason why ICANN has given out the right to sell these domains to private companies that do nothing but seek extra rent on the ICANN domain price. Let alone why governments were given control of the two letter domains, so ly can kick you off if Lybia thinks you have something objectionable.
  - duskwuff 5y ago
    Because ICANN doesn't want to be in the business of running a couple hundred domain registries. They are not at all equipped to do that, either on a technical or a staffing level.
jakedata 5y ago
I was an early user of the .storage TLD and registered a domain for three years. Fortunately I did not build my core business around that particular domain - a new registrar took it over and wants thousands of dollars for the renewal. I don't think there is much if any protection for predatory pricing on gTLD renewals.
- yabones 5y ago
  The inconvenient reality of domain "ownership" is that you don't own anything at all. You rent it, and there's no control on increases or fees like other types of rent/lease. It's sort of like renting a car for a year and being surprised you don't have any equity when you turn it back in.
- DaveExeter 5y ago
  homeboy.storage $550.18 /year homeboy.storage $999.99 for the first year Ha ha ha! Crazy price. Second one is godaddy.
collectordrx 5y ago
Sure, I agree with the principal of the idea. Decentralization is always a great thing and having a few gatekeepers for the popular TLDs is not ideal. In reality though I am not sure how this would work from a DNS perspective. If anyone can define a TLD, you would need mappings of those at a DNS root level. This is a pretty high burden on the root resolvers. You would almost need to decentralize the root functionality of DNS. This would pretty much take a rewrite of how DNS clients function as root resolvers are normally hard coded in. Anyone have thoughts?
- collegeburner 5y ago
  I was more saying there needs to be no system of domains per se. Let any person register any "internet address" and ICANN maintains authoritative servers for all internet addresses.

Tajnymag 5y ago

Wouldn't domain squating be even worse that way?

collegeburner 5y ago
Domain squatting could be a problem, but we would have less of one with "investors" who speculate on "premium" domains. My mistake typing wrong word above, I've fixed it.

rudian 5y ago

I agree with the “straight from ICANN” part. Having a private entity maintain your address is not unlike yourname.someoneelse.com, you’re at their whim.

collegeburner 5y ago
Also I see no reason why ICANN has given out the right to sell these domains to private companies that do nothing but seek extra rent on the ICANN domain price. Let alone why governments were given control of the two letter domains, so ly can kick you off if Lybia thinks you have something objectionable.
- duskwuff 5y ago
  Because ICANN doesn't want to be in the business of running a couple hundred domain registries. They are not at all equipped to do that, either on a technical or a staffing level.

jakedata 5y ago

I was an early user of the .storage TLD and registered a domain for three years. Fortunately I did not build my core business around that particular domain - a new registrar took it over and wants thousands of dollars for the renewal. I don't think there is much if any protection for predatory pricing on gTLD renewals.

yabones 5y ago
The inconvenient reality of domain "ownership" is that you don't own anything at all. You rent it, and there's no control on increases or fees like other types of rent/lease. It's sort of like renting a car for a year and being surprised you don't have any equity when you turn it back in.
DaveExeter 5y ago
homeboy.storage $550.18 /year homeboy.storage $999.99 for the first year Ha ha ha! Crazy price. Second one is godaddy.

collectordrx 5y ago

Sure, I agree with the principal of the idea. Decentralization is always a great thing and having a few gatekeepers for the popular TLDs is not ideal. In reality though I am not sure how this would work from a DNS perspective. If anyone can define a TLD, you would need mappings of those at a DNS root level. This is a pretty high burden on the root resolvers. You would almost need to decentralize the root functionality of DNS. This would pretty much take a rewrite of how DNS clients function as root resolvers are normally hard coded in. Anyone have thoughts?

collegeburner 5y ago
I was more saying there needs to be no system of domains per se. Let any person register any "internet address" and ICANN maintains authoritative servers for all internet addresses.