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I currently have firstnamelastname.name which I use. I’m thinking I need to switch after this.
by badgersnake 1mo ago
I currently have firstnamelastname.name which I use. I’m thinking I need to switch after this.
- LawnGnome 1mo agoSame. That would be an ugly transition for me, but I guess I should start thinking about it.
- jnwatson 1mo agoThey are cancelling 3rd level domains, not the 2-level domain you have.
- dpoloncsak 1mo agoSets a bad precedent though, right?
- badgersnake 29d agoExactly
- subarctic 1mo agoWait, if it was only firstname.lastname.name, how was he able to register firstnamelastname.name? Does it let you register 2nd level domains if you get there before someone else registers a 3rd level domain that uses the 2nd level domain that you want to register?
- CodesInChaos 1mo agoThey altered the deal. Now they are altering it further.
- johnplatte 1mo agoI don't know the history of when the offerings were available, but I initially bought my-first-name.my-rare-last-name.name, and fortunately nobody else bought another-name.my-rare-last-name.name, and I was able to let mine lapse then buy my-rare-last-name.name.
- iminatx 29d agoThe status quo is that the registry proactively reserves a large list of 2LDs corresponding to attested personal names and surnames, making them unavailable for registration. One can register 3LDs underneath these. It will also reserve a 2LD reactively if someone wants to register a 3LD underneath it. Or, if a 2LD is not on the reserved list, someone can register it outright. As far as I know the list of reserved 2LDs is not available, but you can query individual names via whois to see if they are reserved or not.