If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To .ly Domains? • Hacker News Board

Re: If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To .ly Domains?

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Post by mgw » Sat, Feb 19, 2011, 12:18 AM UTC

Probably nothing will happen. Nameservers for .ly are dns.lttnet.NET, dns1.lttnet.NET, ns-ly.ripe.NET, auth02.ns.uu.NET, phloem.uoregon.edu. Of these only dns.lttnet.net and dns1.lttnet.net are hosted in Libya. If the dictator will have the local internet shutdown, he probably will not go to the lengths of also clearing all foreign DNS caches listed above.

Nonetheless I would be more careful in selecting a ccTLD to base my business on. Read, for example, about Gaddafi's dealings with Switzerland and you know which laws Libya follows at the moment.

Re: If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To .ly Domains?

#12

Post by Ygor » Sat, Feb 19, 2011, 12:18 AM UTC

Pro: People stop abusing and overusing ccTLDs. (maybe not?)

Con: Many major services go done, which causes a lot of unhappiness and headaches. (does it?)

Re: If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To .ly Domains?

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Post by TeMPOraL » Sat, Feb 19, 2011, 12:20 AM UTC

burgerbrain wrote: post #2

Hopefully? Stop abusing country code TLDs already...

Or at least please use TLDs that together with domain name actually try to resemble some English words, and are not just "take a noun, cut suffix, add .ly" mashups.

Re: If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To .ly Domains?

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Post by StavrosK » Sat, Feb 19, 2011, 12:22 AM UTC

burgerbrain wrote: post #2

Hopefully? Stop abusing country code TLDs already...

What do you suggest? Getting a .com domain? Have you tried to do that recently? All dictionary words and most two-word combinations are taken by squatters. I searched for a domain name for a new web app the other day and wanted a .com name, it was almost impossible to find anything. I spent two days searching until I found something.

.net and .org are better, but users always expect (and type in) .com.

Re: If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To .ly Domains?

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Feb 19, 2011, 12:22 AM UTC

guelo wrote: post #9

I do not believe that would affect DNS since it is distributed. The root zone file has five servers listed as authoritative for .ly LY. NS AUTH02.NS.UU.NET. LY. NS PHLOEM.UOREGON.EDU. LY. NS DNS.LTTNET.NET. LY. NS DNS1.LTTNET.NET. LY. NS NS-LY.RIPE.NET. I'm sure at least the uu.net and uoregon.edu servers are located in the US. Besides, your ISP DNS caches will stay warm for several days.

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Re: If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To .ly Domains?

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Post by ajays » Sat, Feb 19, 2011, 12:23 AM UTC

Charuru wrote: post #7

The schadenfreude is strong in this thread.

Dammit, schadenfreu.de is already registered....

Re: If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To .ly Domains?

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Post by carlygeehr » Sat, Feb 19, 2011, 12:28 AM UTC

atgm wrote: post #4

Why do people use .ly anyway? It's not like there aren't other two-letter domains out there.

because how else would my entire url be just my first name (car.ly)? true, probably a mis-use... but really fun, in a super nerdy kind of way.

Re: If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To .ly Domains?

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Post by petercooper » Sat, Feb 19, 2011, 12:29 AM UTC

StavrosK wrote: post #14

burgerbrain wrote: post #2

Hopefully? Stop abusing country code TLDs already...

What do you suggest? Getting a .com domain? Have you tried to do that recently? All dictionary words and most two-word combinations are taken by squatters. I searched for a domain name for a new web app the other day and wanted a .com name, it was almost impossible to find anything . I spent two days searching until I found something. .net and .org are better, but users always expect (and type in) .com.

I agree with the argument but am also beginning to be convinced by the opposing argument for many cases.. Consider 37signals' products, they don't have the product name in the verbatim .com form for any that I see - they've had to append words on the end. Apple doesn't own MacBook.com. Even companies who own their product names as domains (e.g. Fogbugz.com) aren't necessarily using them as a primary URL. It seems customers/users aren't /that/ fazed by it.

Re: If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To .ly Domains?

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Post by iwwr » Sat, Feb 19, 2011, 12:30 AM UTC

StavrosK wrote: post #14

burgerbrain wrote: post #2

Hopefully? Stop abusing country code TLDs already...

What do you suggest? Getting a .com domain? Have you tried to do that recently? All dictionary words and most two-word combinations are taken by squatters. I searched for a domain name for a new web app the other day and wanted a .com name, it was almost impossible to find anything . I spent two days searching until I found something. .net and .org are better, but users always expect (and type in) .com.

.ch? We could use a few flags of convenience on the virtual seas.

Re: If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To .ly Domains?

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Post by Legion » Sat, Feb 19, 2011, 12:33 AM UTC

StavrosK wrote: post #14

burgerbrain wrote: post #2

Hopefully? Stop abusing country code TLDs already...

What do you suggest? Getting a .com domain? Have you tried to do that recently? All dictionary words and most two-word combinations are taken by squatters. I searched for a domain name for a new web app the other day and wanted a .com name, it was almost impossible to find anything . I spent two days searching until I found something. .net and .org are better, but users always expect (and type in) .com.

> .net and .org are better, but users always expect (and type in) .com.

Which makes country code TLDs an answer... how? They're not .com either.