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Well maybe the USA shouldn't get those top level TLDs? (Eg .gov or .mil or .edu). What's wrong with them having to use a second level domain like ".us.gov"?

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
It's been this way for 40 years. Are you a taxpayer? I'd rather not pay for any such retrofit. Furthermore, what makes you think that typos won't be made with any different domain name? Why would a fake hypothetical improvement of the situation drive a massive rewrite of millions of lines of code, server configurations, TLS certificates, specification documents...?
- paradaux 3y ago
  I'm pretty sure the GP's point was that the US shouldn't have .gov/.mil etc, every country essentially has a form of government and military — And besides .gov.us would be more explicit.
  - NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
    Inventors' privilege.
- orra 3y ago
  You're vastly exaggerating the costs of changing domains (and setting up a redirect). I'm glad you mention TLS certificate, because those are an ongoing thing, not something you set up once leave unchanged for 40 years.
  - NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
    You can't set up a redirect, because if you leave a redirect in place, then people can send email to the original domain, and we're back where we started with the Mali misdirections. That's what the article is about.
    - orra 3y ago
      True, but to avoid chaos you have a redirect for a while. Send a warning at first, then send an error.
      - NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
        This is the US Military we're talking about. Have you ever tried to enter an Air Force base without ID and clearance? You know what comes after a warning.
lockhouse 3y ago
The USA gets those top level TLDs because that's who created the Internet in the first place. It's an outgrowth of a US military project called ARPANET. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET
N19PEDL2 3y ago
This was discussed just a few days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36836843 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36836843

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago

It's been this way for 40 years. Are you a taxpayer? I'd rather not pay for any such retrofit. Furthermore, what makes you think that typos won't be made with any different domain name? Why would a fake hypothetical improvement of the situation drive a massive rewrite of millions of lines of code, server configurations, TLS certificates, specification documents...?

paradaux 3y ago
I'm pretty sure the GP's point was that the US shouldn't have .gov/.mil etc, every country essentially has a form of government and military — And besides .gov.us would be more explicit.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
  Inventors' privilege.
orra 3y ago
You're vastly exaggerating the costs of changing domains (and setting up a redirect). I'm glad you mention TLS certificate, because those are an ongoing thing, not something you set up once leave unchanged for 40 years.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
  You can't set up a redirect, because if you leave a redirect in place, then people can send email to the original domain, and we're back where we started with the Mali misdirections. That's what the article is about.
  - orra 3y ago
    True, but to avoid chaos you have a redirect for a while. Send a warning at first, then send an error.
    - NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
      This is the US Military we're talking about. Have you ever tried to enter an Air Force base without ID and clearance? You know what comes after a warning.

lockhouse 3y ago

The USA gets those top level TLDs because that's who created the Internet in the first place. It's an outgrowth of a US military project called ARPANET. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET

N19PEDL2 3y ago

This was discussed just a few days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36836843 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36836843