Q: Does this mean .io domains will be around forever?... | Michał "rysiek" Woźniak

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Q: Does this mean .io domains will be around forever?

A: It is possible that the .io ccTLD will become a generic TLD, sponsored by some organization instead of being tied to a specific territory. It is also possible that it will get retired in some years.

Q: So what's your plan with your rys.io?

A: I will wait and see what happens. Once a decision is made about .io, I wil either just keep using it, or plan an orderly migration. I expect to have *years* for that at that point.

Like 8 October at 19:47 | Open on mstdn.social

3 comments

Michael W Lucas¹ :flan_mail:

@rysiek

I'm following exactly the same plan.

8 October at 19:53 | Open on io.mwl.io

Patrick Mevzek

@rysiek "It is possible that the .io ccTLD will become a generic TLD," I don't see how. If ISO really removes it, it won't be removed but put in "reserved" list (see `fx` as example). After which ICANN will certainly not allow anything using it.

8 October at 20:00 | Open on framapiaf.org

artemist

@rysiek IANA has made a specific policy about this because they don't want a repeat of .su or .yu. Most TLDs for countries removed from ISO3166 have been deleted from the root zone, e.g. .tp, .yu, .zr, and .an.

Under the policy retirement would take up to 5 years after ISO 3166/MA takes action, or 10 years if the registrar requests an extension.

8 October at 20:10 | Open on social.mildlyfunctional.gay