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GoDaddy runs the root dns for .us
by Maxious 1y ago
GoDaddy runs the root dns for .us
- dawnerd 1y agoWait really? I use a .us domain for personal stuff, that.. makes me want to reconsider.
- NewJazz 1y agoAlso .us domains don't have who is privacy.
- gerdesj 1y agoPlease don't keep us in suspense ... who is privacy?
- stwrzn 1y agoThey probably meant "whois privacy"[1] (without the space). Whois is basically a way to get information about a domain name (and many other stuff). Whois privacy just ensures that your address, name and other stuff is not public. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_privacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_privacy
- imcritic 1y agoThey were probably joking when they asked that question. Your reply doesn't seem sarcastic, so I take it you genuinely r/whoosh'ed (that's a reference to a subreddit about situations where someone is acting clueless).
- stwrzn 1y agoI know ;) Some people still value an explanation though.
- 0_gravitas 1y agoRealistically, I don't think HN is the place for those kinds of jokes, which are best kept for reddit/twitter.
- kitchi 1y agoYeah I'm increasingly seeing these reddit-style low effort jokes on here, hopefully it's transient as folks acclimatize to the culture and customs here.
- lazide 1y agoYeah I found that out when I stupidly used my real contact info, and ended up getting spammed all to hell.
- talideon 1y agoWHOIS privacy isn't a registry-level service. It's a registrar-level service.
- Kwpolska 1y agoIt’s both. Some domains do not allow WHOIS privacy (.us is one of them), some have it built-in, while most don’t care and registrars can fill in with fake data.
- AStonesThrow 1y ago> GoDaddy runs the root dns for .us .us is not the “root DNS” and your misidentification is muddying the waters. .us is a TLD (Top-Level Domain) and more specifically, a ccTLD (cc = ‘Country Code’). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.us https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.us And the English Wikipedia says that its registrar is a subsidiary of GoDaddy named “Registry Services, LLC”. The root DNS servers and registry are not run by GoDaddy or a subsidiary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_name_server https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_name_server They are operated by important entities. Not companies that release sexy commercials featuring Danica Patrick. I keep getting confused between GoDaddy and Carl’s, Jr.
- gjsman-1000 1y ago[flagged]
- bo0tzz 1y agoThat's not what they said.
- bjt 1y ago.us is not a root name server. The root name servers are one more degree removed.
- kowabungalow 1y agoHence 'for .us'. The trouble with this form of pedantic is that the nicer way to interpret the misunderstanding is that the pedant is ignorant either of language or the structure of dns. "He runs the Internet routers for our company." -> "Your company doesn't run the Internet" -> wtf?
- fluidcruft 1y agoIt was a clarification that GoDaddy's ability to fuck everything up isn't quite as broad as suggested.
- mentalgear 1y agoGoDaddy is the rot of us domains, besides being rotten culturally as well
- unethical_ban 1y agoI understood what you meant. I can understand why someone would want to clarify the terminology for those who don't know DNS well.