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Do they get rid of TLDs once the country they are assigned to goes away? I assumed they'd sell them to someone or something.
by Suppafly 2y ago
Do they get rid of TLDs once the country they are assigned to goes away? I assumed they'd sell them to someone or something.
- unanimous 2y agoThey might not have much of a choice but to shut down all .io domains. This video explains a little: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJ6AZsUlpc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJ6AZsUlpc
- account42 2y agoWho is "they".
- foobarchu 2y agoNobody really knows. There are only a few precedents, i.e. the old Soviet Union .su tld being kept around, or the 2 letter country code that I can't recall which was reassigned to a new country after the old one went out of existence. There isn't really a precedent for a tld with as many domains under it as .io, it's a very strong possibility it will be kept around and given to a private entity or even to GB.
- hungariantoast 2y ago.cs for Czechoslovakia lasted from 1990 to 1995. .yu for Yugoslavia ran from 1989 to 2010. Wikipedia has comprehensive articles on both of those ccTLDs, if you're interested in learning more
- loeg 2y ago.su is still around.
- Vilian 2y agoThat's why they are shutting .io to not make the same mistake again
- TheEnbyperor 2y agoYes, it will be deleted; see: https://www.iana.org/help/cctld-retirement https://www.iana.org/help/cctld-retirement