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ICANN has covered all their bases here as most/all rules for TLDs don't really apply to ccTLDs or the governments that run them since they "own" the ccTLD. This

by judge2020 5y ago

ICANN has covered all their bases here as most/all rules for TLDs don't really apply to ccTLDs or the governments that run them since they "own" the ccTLD. This is why http://ai./ http://ai./ exists, and the only thing ICAAN has in terms of guarantees for .ru is this agreement letter[0]. ICAAN specifically states at the end that, even without this agreement letter, ICAAN will continue to perform their duties to maintain the DNS system. 0: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/icann-ru-letters-25mar07-en.pdf https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/icann-ru-letters...

AviationAtom 5y ago
How exactly does that ai. domain function? I have never seen a working URL formatted like that.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
  ai is a TLD, and domains technically all end in a "." - that is, you're reading this on news.ycombinator.com. , just nobody ever bothers writing the final dot.
  - herpderperator 5y ago
    I wonder why doesn't Google make a `https://google https://google.` since they own that TLD.
    - ratww 5y ago
      I believe the biggest issue is that it would have to be a non-SSL domain, unless Google figure out someone willing to sign a certificate for a that. But I also remember this being frowned upon by ICANN or some other entity in the past. Btw, the dot is not necessary (maybe it is in some OSs/browsers): http://ai/ http://ai/
    - judge2020 5y ago
      under gTLD rules (the TLDs that private companies can buy/invest in), TLD operators cannot host any records outside of NS and RRSIG/other cryptographic record types, so they can't host email or webpages at the TLD itself. ccTLDs (country code) are effectively "owned" by the nation state themselves so ICANN generally doesn't impose too many rules on how they're used. https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/new-gtld-dotless-domain-names-prohibited-30-8-2013-en https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/new-gtld-dotl...
- ratww 5y ago
  Quick note: the dot at the end is not necessary (at least not in Unix), it works without it in Safari/Firefox/Chrome plus some tools like dig/ping/traceroute. You can test: http://ai/ http://ai/ http://ai./ http://ai./

AviationAtom 5y ago

How exactly does that ai. domain function? I have never seen a working URL formatted like that.

yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
ai is a TLD, and domains technically all end in a "." - that is, you're reading this on news.ycombinator.com. , just nobody ever bothers writing the final dot.
- herpderperator 5y ago
  I wonder why doesn't Google make a `https://google https://google.` since they own that TLD.
  - ratww 5y ago
    I believe the biggest issue is that it would have to be a non-SSL domain, unless Google figure out someone willing to sign a certificate for a that. But I also remember this being frowned upon by ICANN or some other entity in the past. Btw, the dot is not necessary (maybe it is in some OSs/browsers): http://ai/ http://ai/
  - judge2020 5y ago
    under gTLD rules (the TLDs that private companies can buy/invest in), TLD operators cannot host any records outside of NS and RRSIG/other cryptographic record types, so they can't host email or webpages at the TLD itself. ccTLDs (country code) are effectively "owned" by the nation state themselves so ICANN generally doesn't impose too many rules on how they're used. https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/new-gtld-dotless-domain-names-prohibited-30-8-2013-en https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/new-gtld-dotl...
ratww 5y ago
Quick note: the dot at the end is not necessary (at least not in Unix), it works without it in Safari/Firefox/Chrome plus some tools like dig/ping/traceroute. You can test: http://ai/ http://ai/ http://ai./ http://ai./