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Many TLDs already have restrictions, and are not 100% "open for the public". There's been controversy about whether .job is enforcing its restrictions correctly

by jleader 14y ago

Many TLDs already have restrictions, and are not 100% "open for the public". There's been controversy about whether .job is enforcing its restrictions correctly; .edu is strictly limited to US accredited 4-year secondary educational institutions; .gov and .mil are "owned" by the US government; many ccTLDs have restrictions, for example .cn at times has required registrants to have a business license in China, etc.

keithpeter 14y ago
In the UK, .ac.uk is reserved to colleges and universities, .gov.uk to local and national government &c. What happens about .books.uk &c? Should be fun. http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Kieren_McCarthy http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Kieren_McCarthy McCarthy worked for ICANN for a bit, and now he appears to be running some conferences and a web site http://news.dot-nxt.com/author/Kieren%20McCarthy http://news.dot-nxt.com/author/Kieren%20McCarthy
- Navarr 14y ago
  This is a bad example only because .ac.uk is technically a second-level domain, and anything under it would be a third-level subdomain of .ac.uk Technically speaking, of course.
  - keithpeter 14y ago
    I take your point fully. Just musing on the country codes being appended to the same words as the new top level domains, just to create more confusion. In the UK some smaller private colleges that are not eligible for .ac.uk register web sites with the .ac country code.
    - Navarr 14y ago
      I understand, but I believe as others have pointed out that ICANN would deny said applications. And if the spammers/scammers have enough money to afford the infrastructure necessary for a TLD, I think we may have a bigger problem.
      - keithpeter 14y ago
        My understanding is that books.uk is just a second level domain. It would have to be Nominet who questioned the application, and there are countries that appear to take a liberal view of the use of their country code. Have I misunderstood?
        Navarr 14y ago
        Ah, I missed that point. I just.. see that as a non-issue. Though someone COULD use books.uk like a domain, I don't see people confusing it with .books websites. If they do they have the wrong expectations from ccTLDs

by jleader 14y ago

keithpeter 14y ago

In the UK, .ac.uk is reserved to colleges and universities, .gov.uk to local and national government &c. What happens about .books.uk &c? Should be fun. http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Kieren_McCarthy http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Kieren_McCarthy McCarthy worked for ICANN for a bit, and now he appears to be running some conferences and a web site http://news.dot-nxt.com/author/Kieren%20McCarthy http://news.dot-nxt.com/author/Kieren%20McCarthy

Navarr 14y ago
This is a bad example only because .ac.uk is technically a second-level domain, and anything under it would be a third-level subdomain of .ac.uk Technically speaking, of course.
- keithpeter 14y ago
  I take your point fully. Just musing on the country codes being appended to the same words as the new top level domains, just to create more confusion. In the UK some smaller private colleges that are not eligible for .ac.uk register web sites with the .ac country code.
  - Navarr 14y ago
    I understand, but I believe as others have pointed out that ICANN would deny said applications. And if the spammers/scammers have enough money to afford the infrastructure necessary for a TLD, I think we may have a bigger problem.
    - keithpeter 14y ago
      My understanding is that books.uk is just a second level domain. It would have to be Nominet who questioned the application, and there are countries that appear to take a liberal view of the use of their country code. Have I misunderstood?
      - Navarr 14y ago
        Ah, I missed that point. I just.. see that as a non-issue. Though someone COULD use books.uk like a domain, I don't see people confusing it with .books websites. If they do they have the wrong expectations from ccTLDs