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Don't they sell .zip TLDs now too?

• rekoil 3y ago
  Yes, they do, huge mistake ...but a lot of fun!
  • lolsowrong 3y ago
    Explain why it’s a huge mistake, please.
    • wholinator2 3y ago
      I think the idea is ambiguity between a zip file from your coworkers website and an entirely separate phishing website which downloads an entirely different zip file with a malicious payload. Anything that introduces unnecessary and previously unforseen ambiguity to the olds is just another path to filling the internet with scams
      • Clamchop 3y ago
        Browser vendors should just splash users with one of those click-through security warnings. Make it bright yellow. I'd be very entertained by drama from owners of those domains, but in my opinion, such a thing would be completely justified.
        • afavour 3y ago
          Here’s the problem: the biggest browser vendor is the one selling the domains!
      • eru 3y ago
        Well, we also have .com as a common extension on Windows machines?
    • snypher 3y ago
      A link reading attachment.zip is no longer a 'safe' file but a eg browser window.
    • mholt 3y ago
      Check out familyphotos.zip
      • canadianfella 3y ago
        [dead]
• lucb1e 3y ago
  I hate that mentioning example.zip now turns into a link in modern chat programs. At least link preview can be disabled... Also .py is annoying but that one I can understand more why it reasonably needs to exist.
• jeroenhd 3y ago
  I don't get it, and I'm sure some people fall for the scams, but .com has been a dangerous file format since before the internet became common and that hasn't been much of a problem either. My guess is that it'll only be a matter of time before .png and .jpg will be TLDs.
  • rekoil 3y ago
    If someone is allowed to make .xlsm a TLD I'm 100% quitting the internet.