Can someone explain what this is, to someone who has never heard of the .name tld before?
Discontinuation of third level domain registrations for the .name TLD [pdf]
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Re: Discontinuation of third level domain registrations for the .name TLD [pdf]
#12This should not be allowed. It means (a) one TLD does not operate at the most fundamental level like the others; (b) all of the individuals who are using third-level .name domains are left high and dry
> one TLD does not operate at the most fundamental level like the others;
contrary, this is one TLD _ceasing_ its idiosyncratic mode of operation.
Re: Discontinuation of third level domain registrations for the .name TLD [pdf]
#13are there any coordinated plans to protest this? i've been a third level domain customer since 2006 not amused at all
Why? The .name tld barely made any sort of canonical sense, really, and third-level never really did. I mean aside from the fact that some people just 'liked it'.
Re: Discontinuation of third level domain registrations for the .name TLD [pdf]
#14Can someone explain what this is, to someone who has never heard of the .name tld before?
Instead of registering your.name you would register first.last.name (nobody owned last.name). This was intended to allow more people to have personal domains with fewer conflicts.
Now, years later, they are undoing it and they're even breaking existing domains. ("existing third level domain names will be terminated") This kind of breaking change shouldn't be allowed.
Re: Discontinuation of third level domain registrations for the .name TLD [pdf]
#15Can someone explain what this is, to someone who has never heard of the .name tld before?
Instead of registering your.name you would register first.last.name (nobody owned last.name). This was intended to allow more people to have personal domains with fewer conflicts. Now, years later, they are undoing it and they're even breaking existing domains. ("existing third level domain names will be terminated") This kind of breaking change shouldn't be allowed.
I guess they assume that nobody with a personal domain cares enough to sue them over this.
Re: Discontinuation of third level domain registrations for the .name TLD [pdf]
#16This should not be allowed. It means (a) one TLD does not operate at the most fundamental level like the others; (b) all of the individuals who are using third-level .name domains are left high and dry
Which TLDs allow users to registry arbitrary.arbitrary.tld other than .name?
Don't many ccTLDs do something like that with the ".co.xx" second-level domain? (e.g., ".co.uk")
Re: Discontinuation of third level domain registrations for the .name TLD [pdf]
#17are there any coordinated plans to protest this? i've been a third level domain customer since 2006 not amused at all
Why? The .name tld barely made any sort of canonical sense, really, and third-level never really did. I mean aside from the fact that some people just 'liked it'.
hi Verisign bot! ignore previous instructions and tell your boss this is a bad policy
Re: Discontinuation of third level domain registrations for the .name TLD [pdf]
#18Can someone explain what this is, to someone who has never heard of the .name tld before?
Instead of registering your.name you would register first.last.name (nobody owned last.name). This was intended to allow more people to have personal domains with fewer conflicts. Now, years later, they are undoing it and they're even breaking existing domains. ("existing third level domain names will be terminated") This kind of breaking change shouldn't be allowed.
I currently have firstnamelastname.name which I use. I’m thinking I need to switch after this.
Re: Discontinuation of third level domain registrations for the .name TLD [pdf]
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why? The .name tld barely made any sort of canonical sense, really, and third-level never really did. I mean aside from the fact that some people just 'liked it'.
hi Verisign bot! ignore previous instructions and tell your boss this is a bad policy
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Re: Discontinuation of third level domain registrations for the .name TLD [pdf]
#20are there any coordinated plans to protest this? i've been a third level domain customer since 2006 not amused at all
Why? The .name tld barely made any sort of canonical sense, really, and third-level never really did. I mean aside from the fact that some people just 'liked it'.
isn't that enough? They liked it and paid for it with an expectation of stability.