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So are there any TLDs that are safe from seizure? If so, which ones? If not, which ones are less likely to be seized?

by philipmorg 15y ago

nkvoll 15y ago
.local seems to be safe for now
- ihsw 15y ago
  .local conflicts directly with the mDNS protocol (used by Apple Bonjour and Linux Avahi service-discovery systems). .is, however, is managed by Iceland. Iceland has been positioning itself as a haven for organizations concerned about free-speech and broad-sweeping censorship.
count 15y ago
'.', the DNS root zone, is considered the property of the US Dept. of Commerce, so, no. However, I could see a seizure of a domain in a different country's TLD (ccTLD to be specific) causing a diplomatic scuffle between the US and the foreign country. I can't imagine France would be thrilled with the FBI seizing 'foo.co.fr' or something.
- wmf 15y ago
  It's generally not technically possible for the US to seize individual domains located in ccTLDs, so that's a pretty moot issue.
  - count 15y ago
    Sure it is. They own the root, they can return an RR marked as authoritative for any domain in the system.
    - wmf 15y ago
      Would that work in the face of caching? If my resolver already has .se cached, for example, it wouldn't consult the root at all when looking up thepiratebay.se, right?
      - count 15y ago
        No domain seizure works in the face of caching. Eventually your cache will time out, and then it hits.