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Ask HN: What happens to the domain (ccTLd) if the country disappears?
For example, if a country disappears due to a natural disaster (earthquake, volcanic eruption, tsunami...) or war, will the domain be managed by ICANN?
As an extreme example, if Palestine is wiped off the face of the earth by war, what happens to the .ps domain?
- davikr 3y ago.su still exists even though the Soviet Union is no longer a country, but .yu (Yugoslavia) was fully retired and migrated to .me and .rs in 2010.
- johncoltrane 3y agoSee https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38034435 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38034435 for former Yugoslavia.
- elp 3y agoLike most things ICANN there is a working group for it https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/pdp-retirement.htm https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/pdp-retirement.htm In practice though there are tons of politics involved and something like .su is supposed to be sunset but everyone is really careful not to mention .io Realistically I'm not sure there will ever be a consensus around what this. Too many diverging opinions.
- 2Gkashmiri 3y agowhat if israel is wiped out and then what will happen to .il?