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The TLD owner in this case was Radix, which also owns .store .online .tech .site .fun .pw .host .press .space .uno .website https://radix.website/ https://rad

by merek 7mo ago

The TLD owner in this case was Radix, which also owns .store .online .tech .site .fun .pw .host .press .space .uno .website https://radix.website/ https://radix.website/

g947o 7mo ago
They seem to be almost always associated with scam sites. So, might as well to block entire TLDs and never buy a domain under those TLDs
- eli 7mo ago
  That's just because they're relatively inexpensive
- xnorswap 7mo ago
  The only .fun site I know is neal.fun, which regularly features on the front page here: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=neal.fun https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=neal.fun
  - ivanjermakov 7mo ago
    I can also name https://beamng.tech/ https://beamng.tech/
- jeroenhd 7mo ago
  These alternative domains are quite popular with the fediverse and other hobbyist-run groups. Affordable domains with somewhat recognisable names still available. Scam websites will use any TLD in my experience. Based on the ones that made it to my Google search results, .it and .info are the TLDs I should be blocking. When I search for "free roblox cash", most websites are .com. "Free robux" also brings forth a few .ca websites. "Free steam gift card" leads to .org and .com.
  - kstrauser 7mo ago
    My all time favorite Fediverse domain is jorts.horse. That’s the most delightfully random thing.
    - b65e8bee43c2ed0 7mo ago
      this looks exactly like every mastodon instance I ever saw.
  - prmoustache 7mo ago
    > Affordable domains with somewhat recognisable names still available. Aren't they only affordable for the first year though?
    - erinnh 7mo ago
      I don’t know about most of them, but I’ve used .pw for many years for most of my domains as pw is really cheap even on renewal.
    - jeroenhd 7mo ago
      $2 per month isn't cheap for a domain per se, but compared to .ht or .ao or .ly it's still cheap. TLDs like .stream, .click, .top, and .link are cheap in general, even compared to .com
- dist-epoch 7mo ago
  Because they are very cheap. If you are a scammer, why pay $5 for a domain when you can buy one of these for $1. I use them when I need a random domain.
  - esseph 7mo ago
    > Because they are very cheap. When I first bought an .online, it was not cheap
- Yizahi 7mo ago
  Only .info is missing for the bingo :)
- mghackerlady 7mo ago
  funnily enough, good.store which sounds like a made up example of a scam is actually a nonprofit ran by john green and his brother hank green
- avipars 7mo ago
  add .xyz to that list
ectospheno 7mo ago
Despite blocking 66 TLDs and all IDN ccTLDs on my home dns I didn’t have these blocked. Guess I’ll consider it. Once you have the hagezi rpz files including threat information feed though you really have blocked most silliness.
- slekker 7mo ago
  Which other ones do you block?
  - ectospheno 7mo ago
    I'll append the current list below. My primary issue is protecting my son. His educational difficulties present a problem when it comes to determining when a link is good or bad. It is easier to cast a very wide net and whitelist good sites. There are other reasons for some of the TLDs but I can't go into that here. ad ads adult af alibaba alipay analytics anquan asia baidu bar bcn bible blockbuster by cf cfd cg chintai christmas citic click cloud cn coop country creditunion cyou data dish diy dm dot dtv dvr et feedback food forum fun gift hiphop hiv hk hkt host icbc il in iq ir kfh kp ky latino lb lifestyle link living locker lol love ly ml mm mo mobile moscow mov music my nhk ni nz observer ollo online ott ph phone pid porn press property pw quest realty redstone ren rest ru sbs sex sexy shouji site sling so sohu space st store su sy tech to top trust ua unicom uno vana ve wang website xihuan xxx yandex ye yun zip
    - Buggem 7mo ago
      Why do you block so many country TLDs? New Zealand is an especially weird block...
      - ectospheno 7mo ago
        Certain file hosting services located there. I agree that one is a wide net.
jdfellow 7mo ago
Well, dang. I've used a .tech as my personal domain and email for some years now, and didn't know this was owned by an obnoxious registry.

by merek 7mo ago

The TLD owner in this case was Radix, which also owns .store .online .tech .site .fun .pw .host .press .space .uno .website https://radix.website/ https://radix.website/

g947o 7mo ago

They seem to be almost always associated with scam sites. So, might as well to block entire TLDs and never buy a domain under those TLDs

eli 7mo ago
That's just because they're relatively inexpensive
xnorswap 7mo ago
The only .fun site I know is neal.fun, which regularly features on the front page here: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=neal.fun https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=neal.fun
- ivanjermakov 7mo ago
  I can also name https://beamng.tech/ https://beamng.tech/
jeroenhd 7mo ago
These alternative domains are quite popular with the fediverse and other hobbyist-run groups. Affordable domains with somewhat recognisable names still available. Scam websites will use any TLD in my experience. Based on the ones that made it to my Google search results, .it and .info are the TLDs I should be blocking. When I search for "free roblox cash", most websites are .com. "Free robux" also brings forth a few .ca websites. "Free steam gift card" leads to .org and .com.
- kstrauser 7mo ago
  My all time favorite Fediverse domain is jorts.horse. That’s the most delightfully random thing.
  - b65e8bee43c2ed0 7mo ago
    this looks exactly like every mastodon instance I ever saw.
- prmoustache 7mo ago
  > Affordable domains with somewhat recognisable names still available. Aren't they only affordable for the first year though?
  - erinnh 7mo ago
    I don’t know about most of them, but I’ve used .pw for many years for most of my domains as pw is really cheap even on renewal.
  - jeroenhd 7mo ago
    $2 per month isn't cheap for a domain per se, but compared to .ht or .ao or .ly it's still cheap. TLDs like .stream, .click, .top, and .link are cheap in general, even compared to .com
dist-epoch 7mo ago
Because they are very cheap. If you are a scammer, why pay $5 for a domain when you can buy one of these for $1. I use them when I need a random domain.
- esseph 7mo ago
  > Because they are very cheap. When I first bought an .online, it was not cheap
Yizahi 7mo ago
Only .info is missing for the bingo :)
mghackerlady 7mo ago
funnily enough, good.store which sounds like a made up example of a scam is actually a nonprofit ran by john green and his brother hank green
avipars 7mo ago
add .xyz to that list

ectospheno 7mo ago

Despite blocking 66 TLDs and all IDN ccTLDs on my home dns I didn’t have these blocked. Guess I’ll consider it. Once you have the hagezi rpz files including threat information feed though you really have blocked most silliness.

slekker 7mo ago
Which other ones do you block?
- ectospheno 7mo ago
  I'll append the current list below. My primary issue is protecting my son. His educational difficulties present a problem when it comes to determining when a link is good or bad. It is easier to cast a very wide net and whitelist good sites. There are other reasons for some of the TLDs but I can't go into that here. ad ads adult af alibaba alipay analytics anquan asia baidu bar bcn bible blockbuster by cf cfd cg chintai christmas citic click cloud cn coop country creditunion cyou data dish diy dm dot dtv dvr et feedback food forum fun gift hiphop hiv hk hkt host icbc il in iq ir kfh kp ky latino lb lifestyle link living locker lol love ly ml mm mo mobile moscow mov music my nhk ni nz observer ollo online ott ph phone pid porn press property pw quest realty redstone ren rest ru sbs sex sexy shouji site sling so sohu space st store su sy tech to top trust ua unicom uno vana ve wang website xihuan xxx yandex ye yun zip
  - Buggem 7mo ago
    Why do you block so many country TLDs? New Zealand is an especially weird block...
    - ectospheno 7mo ago
      Certain file hosting services located there. I agree that one is a wide net.

jdfellow 7mo ago

Well, dang. I've used a .tech as my personal domain and email for some years now, and didn't know this was owned by an obnoxious registry.