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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.
I have used a third-level .name domain as my primary domain and email since 2005, and I am in this list of domains affected. This is the first I have heard of this, does anyone have information on _when_ this might occur? In the RSEP it states: > "Have you communicated with any of the entities whose products or services might be affected by the introduction of your proposed service? If so, please describe the communi…
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They are cancelling 3rd level domains, not the 2-level domain you have.
Wait, 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?
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They are cancelling 3rd level domains, not the 2-level domain you have.
Wait, 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?
Ultimately, this decision provides much-needed clarity for the wider internet community and should be welcomed as such.
are there any coordinated plans to protest this? i've been a third level domain customer since 2006 not amused at all
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They are cancelling 3rd level domains, not the 2-level domain you have.
Wait, 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?
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.
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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.
My guess is it would be hard for me to substantiate damages in excess of the actual registration fees, which in my case will amount to some $93 or so once prorated. It's sort of the perfect number: just high enough to be insulting, just low enough not to be worth chasing adversarially.