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That should make anyone think twice about using .ga domains.

by pg 14y ago

reinhardt 14y ago
The real question is if there is any TLD you don't have to think twice about, and if yes for how much longer..
- canttestthis 14y ago
  Is there any TLD more liberal/permissive than .se? I don't think so...
  - diggan 14y ago
    .onion but that is more like a pseudo-TLD. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.onion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.onion
- rdl 14y ago
  It's pretty clear that there are some places to just write off (Libya .ly, io, ga, etc.), and then, if you have anything even vaguely questionable, use a domain name in your country of operation. If you're operating from NZ, you're already exposed to NZ law. A .co.nz domain name adds no additional risk. You may need to pick your country based on favorable laws -- i.e. don't run a gambling site from the US, and don't be a US citizen. HK is actually one of the better choices. The US is actually good for a lot of things, too. If you're in the US, .com/.net/.org are all roughly equivalent, although I still think .com is the best overall tradeoff. There are some differences in individual registry ToS, but every one I've read is flexible enough as to be meaningless if they want to do something. It's probably fair to say the US is the biggest risk for anyone operating in a non-US country except for their own government, so .com is a "safe" backup choice as well. If you're really worried, the only safe choice is .onion :) Safe from having large numbers of users, too! (you'd be better off at that point distributing some kind of client software, or running multiple pop-up frontends accessing a common API, and then making it easy to move the API around using client-side failover.)
  - timClicks 14y ago
    The .nz namespace is pretty good, as it is independently administered from the government (http://dnc.org.nz http://dnc.org.nz). It's just very hard to see .nz being adopted by startups to create pithy URLs.
    - sandal 14y ago
      Hmm, I'm kind of amazed that kitte.nz isn't taken :)
      - rdl 14y ago
        Unfortunately .nz has the structured second level domains, so you'd end up with kitte.co.nz.
        bradleyland 14y ago
        First thing that popped in to my mind: decepti.co.nz My mind wasn't the first it popped in to though.
        rdl 14y ago
        That would be horrible to try to build a business on if you weren't the rightsholder, though.

That should make anyone think twice about using .ga domains.

by pg 14y ago

That should make anyone think twice about using .ga domains.

reinhardt 14y ago

The real question is if there is any TLD you don't have to think twice about, and if yes for how much longer..

canttestthis 14y ago
Is there any TLD more liberal/permissive than .se? I don't think so...
- diggan 14y ago
  .onion but that is more like a pseudo-TLD. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.onion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.onion
rdl 14y ago
It's pretty clear that there are some places to just write off (Libya .ly, io, ga, etc.), and then, if you have anything even vaguely questionable, use a domain name in your country of operation. If you're operating from NZ, you're already exposed to NZ law. A .co.nz domain name adds no additional risk. You may need to pick your country based on favorable laws -- i.e. don't run a gambling site from the US, and don't be a US citizen. HK is actually one of the better choices. The US is actually good for a lot of things, too. If you're in the US, .com/.net/.org are all roughly equivalent, although I still think .com is the best overall tradeoff. There are some differences in individual registry ToS, but every one I've read is flexible enough as to be meaningless if they want to do something. It's probably fair to say the US is the biggest risk for anyone operating in a non-US country except for their own government, so .com is a "safe" backup choice as well. If you're really worried, the only safe choice is .onion :) Safe from having large numbers of users, too! (you'd be better off at that point distributing some kind of client software, or running multiple pop-up frontends accessing a common API, and then making it easy to move the API around using client-side failover.)
- timClicks 14y ago
  The .nz namespace is pretty good, as it is independently administered from the government (http://dnc.org.nz http://dnc.org.nz). It's just very hard to see .nz being adopted by startups to create pithy URLs.
  - sandal 14y ago
    Hmm, I'm kind of amazed that kitte.nz isn't taken :)
    - rdl 14y ago
      Unfortunately .nz has the structured second level domains, so you'd end up with kitte.co.nz.
      - bradleyland 14y ago
        First thing that popped in to my mind: decepti.co.nz My mind wasn't the first it popped in to though.
        rdl 14y ago
        That would be horrible to try to build a business on if you weren't the rightsholder, though.