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Taggart :donor:

Listen.

Yes there's every possibility something will intervene to make IANA not follow their stated policy (again), despite them showing every intention of not repeating that mistake. But that is different than a belief that big things can't happen because they are too big. Do not let a status quo bias overly influence your thinking about the future.

8 October at 18:47 | Open on infosec.exchange
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Ian Campbell

@mttaggart I'll bet you a $50 donation to EFF that Cloudflare ends up taking possession of .io as a vanity TLD.

8 October at 18:52 | Open on masto.deoan.org
Brian Nisbet

@mttaggart Yeah, my thinking is they will magically find a way of keeping it for nonsense reasons. Amazing how that happens...

8 October at 19:03 | Open on mastodon.ie
Woozle Hypertwin

@mttaggart I think the .su TLD still exists, no? They can stop registering new domains without retroactively removing existing ones (which, although it may be deserved in many cases, would still be annoying .af.)

8 October at 19:28 | Open on toot.cat
Mx. Aria Stewart

@woozle @mttaggart .su is this weird neverland that IANA really doesn't want to repeat.

8 October at 19:37 | Open on kolektiva.social
Taggart :donor:

As was pointed out, the timeline in the article is actually too quick. See here

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When a ccTLD is no longer eligible, IANA will notify the ccTLD manager that the ccTLD is due for retirement. By default the ccTLD will be removed after five years. The ccTLD will be publicly advertised as under retirement with the target removal date.


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A ccTLD manager may apply for an extension with appropriate justification. Extensions are limited to a maximum of five additional years, therefore the maximum possible period for a retirement is 10 years.


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ccTLD managers may retire domains earlier at their discretion.

So we're talking about something that may take a decade to implement.

Still think it ain't happening?

As was pointed out, the timeline in the article is actually too quick. See here

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When a ccTLD is no longer eligible, IANA will notify the ccTLD manager that the ccTLD is due for retirement. By default the ccTLD will be removed after five years. The ccTLD will be publicly advertised as under retirement with the target removal date.


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A ccTLD manager may apply for an extension with appropriate justification. Extensions are limited to a maximum of five additional years, therefore the maximum possible...

8 October at 19:28 | Open on infosec.exchange
cR0w h0 h0

@mttaggart 10 years? Sonofabitch, an ineligible TLD is going to outlive me.

8 October at 19:30 | Open on infosec.exchange
Taggart :donor:

@cR0w I'll note the the retirement of .io as I mass-migrate away from the California megafires.

8 October at 19:30 | Open on infosec.exchange
Baloo Uriza

@mttaggart Curious how .su has been shambling along despite the fact Transnistria's claim to still be a member is generally hampered by 1) not being recognized as independent and 2) not having been part of the Soviet Union since Moldova withdrew, IIRC.

8 October at 19:44 | Open on social.tulsa.ok.us
Fritz Adalis
eternalyperplxed

@mttaggart Is this the TLD equivalent of "too big to fail"?

8 October at 19:45 | Open on infosec.exchange
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