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What do you see as the intended reasons with no other solutions?

• 8organicbits 2y ago
  The biggest benefit of .internal IMO is that it is free to use. Free domains used to be a thing, but after the fall of Freenom you're stuck with free subdomains.
  • powersnail 2y ago
    If `.internal` is for private-use only, they must be resolved by some sort of private or internal DNS. In that case, all domains are free for private-use anyway.
    • 8organicbits 2y ago
      Unfortunately, that's not true in general. Google proved this with their handling of the .dev TLD. Security settings like the HSTS preload list can impact your internal network if you "squat" on a domain you don't own. Google added all of .dev to the HSTS preload list and now, if you use any domain under that, you browser will force you to use HTTPS.
• layer8 2y ago
  The reasons are explained in https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/security-and-stability-advisory-committee-ssac-reports/sac-113-en.pdf https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/security-and-stability-ad....
• NegativeK 2y ago
  As a side point, there _needs_ to be something equivalent. People were doing all sorts of bad ideas before, and they had all the problems of .internal as well as the additional problems the hacks were causing -- like using .dev and then dealing with the fallout when the TLD was registered.