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To be fair, it might be beneficial if they don't block them - I have never seen a legitimate use of the .top domain, so if that helps us get rid of the spam (by

To be fair, it might be beneficial if they don't block them - I have never seen a legitimate use of the .top domain, so if that helps us get rid of the spam (by blocking the whole TLD on our systems) it's probably a win-win situation (?)

Habgdnv 2y ago
It's incredibly frustrating to hear such blanket statements about .top domains! I have a .top domain specifically to teach my son about DNS, certificates, Active Directory, and more. Just because some misuse the TLD doesn't mean all of us do. Is it really so shady and illegitimate to educate kids for free? Should we all just fork out $500 for a "legitimate" .new domain instead? Ridiculous! Why not go further and disallow all self-hosters, putting them in jail alongside pirates like Kim Dotcom or Assange?
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
  > Should we all just fork out $500 for a "legitimate" .new domain instead? A .com costs ~$15. I do sympathize, but this is not that high a barrier.
  - tomjen3 2y ago
    Sure, but at this point, the only ones left are long unreadable ones. Whereas my homelab has a simple, easily readable 6 letter .top domain.
  - waffleiron 2y ago
    There are whole countries where that is a high barrier, where that could be a many hours or days of work. It might not be a high barrier to you, but there are many millions to whom it is.
- denysvitali 2y ago
  Honestly, if I receive a link ending on .top I would simply not click it. 90% of the time (from experience) it's either phishing or malware. You're still free to host whatever you want, wherever you want - but it's clear that .tk / .top domains are not for serious stuff
- knallfrosch 2y ago
  Is your kid impacted when .top is blocked on a corporate network?
- creeble 2y ago
  Www.dot.tk still free.
cootsnuck 2y ago
I legitimately use my .top domain for on-the-fly unique emails that all route to my actual email address. Prefer them over aliases.

Habgdnv 2y ago

It's incredibly frustrating to hear such blanket statements about .top domains! I have a .top domain specifically to teach my son about DNS, certificates, Active Directory, and more. Just because some misuse the TLD doesn't mean all of us do. Is it really so shady and illegitimate to educate kids for free? Should we all just fork out $500 for a "legitimate" .new domain instead? Ridiculous! Why not go further and disallow all self-hosters, putting them in jail alongside pirates like Kim Dotcom or Assange?

yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
> Should we all just fork out $500 for a "legitimate" .new domain instead? A .com costs ~$15. I do sympathize, but this is not that high a barrier.
- tomjen3 2y ago
  Sure, but at this point, the only ones left are long unreadable ones. Whereas my homelab has a simple, easily readable 6 letter .top domain.
- waffleiron 2y ago
  There are whole countries where that is a high barrier, where that could be a many hours or days of work. It might not be a high barrier to you, but there are many millions to whom it is.
denysvitali 2y ago
Honestly, if I receive a link ending on .top I would simply not click it. 90% of the time (from experience) it's either phishing or malware. You're still free to host whatever you want, wherever you want - but it's clear that .tk / .top domains are not for serious stuff
knallfrosch 2y ago
Is your kid impacted when .top is blocked on a corporate network?
creeble 2y ago
Www.dot.tk still free.

cootsnuck 2y ago

I legitimately use my .top domain for on-the-fly unique emails that all route to my actual email address. Prefer them over aliases.