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Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by samstave » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 4:26 PM UTC

Fastidious wrote: post #4

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #3

Time from registration opening to ro.bot being taken: Mere milliseconds.

I doubt it will be available. Normally two letters domains are reserved.

Who do they reserve them for? Deep pockets?

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by kuschku » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 4:27 PM UTC

samstave wrote: post #21

Fastidious wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I doubt it will be available. Normally two letters domains are reserved.

Who do they reserve them for? Deep pockets?

Exactly. For example, two-letter .de domains are far more expensive than normal ones – which is how DB and VW got theirs.

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by r3bl » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 4:28 PM UTC

bgaid wrote: post #19

GitHub better hurry up and get hu.bot

I wonder what's the price of ro.bot going to be.

EDIT: I should have read the rest of the comments before posting this.

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by Grue3 » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 4:34 PM UTC

Looking forward to medi.bot from Look Around You.

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by impostervt » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 4:34 PM UTC

From wordsapi:

robot 4.14

abbot 3.1

bot 3

talbot 2.89

cabot 2.84

turbot 2.27

sabot 2.08

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by cryptoz » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 4:36 PM UTC

toyg wrote: post #2

It would be awesome if Amazon could force registrants to contractually agree to follow Asimov's 3 Laws of Robotics.

For certain definitions of 'awesome'; we'd be inviting murder and deception and all manner of crime via robot. I think the lesson from Asimov is that we can't bank on a simple set of laws to protect us from killer robots.

The zeroth law is most important, as well. If we try this route we'd have to be sure to implement that law first.

> A robot may not harm humanity; or through inaction allow humanity to come to harm.

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 4:39 PM UTC

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Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by profinger » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 4:40 PM UTC

downtide wrote: post #18

How do I get one? What's the price on the tin?

This!

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by linuxguy2 » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 4:43 PM UTC

jessaustin wrote: post #12

gnoway wrote: post #10

This is really going to help a lot of sites protect themselves - right now we just have the evil bit, but being able to block addresses with a ptr in .bot should eliminate drive-by defacement altogether.

You had me going, there.

The evil bit is a real thing.

https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/evil-bit-RFC3514-real-world-...

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by downtide » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 4:49 PM UTC

profinger wrote: post #28

downtide wrote: post #18

How do I get one? What's the price on the tin?

This!

I figure that as this is an Amazon product it will most likely be available through their domain registration via Route 53.

After wading through the control panel, I finally found the domain registration section. But there is no .bot option as yet.

Judging by the pricing of other boutique TLDs, listed there, it will probably be a rip off. (Yup, all pure conjecture on my part.)