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I think this is the first time I have seen the .int tld used.

diggan 1y ago
It isn't super popular, no. I think the requirements are pretty strict if I remember correctly (edit: https://www.iana.org/domains/int/policy https://www.iana.org/domains/int/policy). I think esa.int is probably one of the more popular .int domains on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=esa.int https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=esa.int
- r721 1y ago
  interpol.int also comes to mind.
- readthenotes1 1y ago
  It would have been better if the requirements also included the domain name had to start with a letter between I and N (inclusive). But I guess this is what you get when these things get away from technologists.
  - jfengel 1y ago
    Ah, a Fortran joke. That's not just "technologists". That's old farts. (In Fortran 66, variables didn't have to be declared. They would be integer if they began with I, J, K, L, M, or N. Otherwise it would be floating point [REAL, in Fortran parlance]. To this day it's why for loops usually use "i". With the bonus joke that God is real unless declared integer.)
    - spauldo 1y ago
      I think that's still the case, even in the latest FORTRAN standard. It's usually considered good practice to turn it off with IMPLICIT NONE.
    - mkl 1y ago
      Maths is the reason for loops use i. Fortran defines variables starting with those letters to be integers because maths has used those letters for iteration, counting, indexing, etc. for centuries. It was natural for a formula translating system to follow suit.
- lutoma 1y ago
  Other notable .int domains: • World Health Organization - https://who.int https://who.int • NATO - https://nato.int https://nato.int • Council of Europe - https://coe.int https://coe.int • Mercosur - https://mercosur.int https://mercosur.int • African Union - https://au.int https://au.int • EFTA - https://efta.int https://efta.int
  - dylan604 1y ago
    [flagged]
  - lucgommans 1y ago
    List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_with_.int_domain_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_with_.in... (Not real affiliation but still: I added a domain to that page at some point)
- complex_pi 1y ago
  In meteorology, you also have ecmwf.int (the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts).
rsynnott 1y ago
Probably the most appropriate one. The ESA is not quite part of the EU and has non-EU member states (including _Canada_), so .eu would be inappropriate (the EU is itself a member of ESA, but most EU member states are also members in their own right.)
- petre 1y ago
  The joke goes that thanx to Trump, Canada might actually join the EU.

It isn't super popular, no. I think the requirements are pretty strict if I remember correctly (edit: https://www.iana.org/domains/int/policy https://www.iana.org/domains/int/policy). I think esa.int is probably one of the more popular .int domains on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=esa.int https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=esa.int

r721 1y ago
interpol.int also comes to mind.
readthenotes1 1y ago
It would have been better if the requirements also included the domain name had to start with a letter between I and N (inclusive). But I guess this is what you get when these things get away from technologists.
- jfengel 1y ago
  Ah, a Fortran joke. That's not just "technologists". That's old farts. (In Fortran 66, variables didn't have to be declared. They would be integer if they began with I, J, K, L, M, or N. Otherwise it would be floating point [REAL, in Fortran parlance]. To this day it's why for loops usually use "i". With the bonus joke that God is real unless declared integer.)
  - spauldo 1y ago
    I think that's still the case, even in the latest FORTRAN standard. It's usually considered good practice to turn it off with IMPLICIT NONE.
  - mkl 1y ago
    Maths is the reason for loops use i. Fortran defines variables starting with those letters to be integers because maths has used those letters for iteration, counting, indexing, etc. for centuries. It was natural for a formula translating system to follow suit.
lutoma 1y ago
Other notable .int domains: • World Health Organization - https://who.int https://who.int • NATO - https://nato.int https://nato.int • Council of Europe - https://coe.int https://coe.int • Mercosur - https://mercosur.int https://mercosur.int • African Union - https://au.int https://au.int • EFTA - https://efta.int https://efta.int
- dylan604 1y ago
  [flagged]
- lucgommans 1y ago
  List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_with_.int_domain_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_with_.in... (Not real affiliation but still: I added a domain to that page at some point)
complex_pi 1y ago
In meteorology, you also have ecmwf.int (the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts).

rsynnott 1y ago

Probably the most appropriate one. The ESA is not quite part of the EU and has non-EU member states (including _Canada_), so .eu would be inappropriate (the EU is itself a member of ESA, but most EU member states are also members in their own right.)

petre 1y ago
The joke goes that thanx to Trump, Canada might actually join the EU.