Are there any alternative DNS resolution systems and which browsers are implementing them?
ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money
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Re: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money
#22I know very little about the technical and business side of DNS and Domain Registrars. That being said, have things actually gotten more expensive for them to operate? I'm pretty confident the answer is no and these price increases just reflect the need for a handful of entities to charge more for an essential service with no viable alternative.
Another way to look at this (and this only works for domains, not things like hosting) is supply and demand. There's a limit to the number of domains out there, and there's a huge increase in people who want them. It's almost like Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies... scarcity is built in to domains. At some point, they'll all be taken.
How's there a limit when there's a new TLD on an almost bimonthly basis?
If you're going for something lower than 8 characters, odds are you're either paying thousands or buying something that's not .com.
Re: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money
#23Are there any alternative DNS resolution systems and which browsers are implementing them?
Plenty, but in the best case scenario you need to convince your user to overwrite their DNS settings.
Re: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money
#24Namecheap has already sent out an email about the possible price increase containing an explanation and a link to the comment process.
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#25I have mixed feelings about this, the increase by ICANN is outrageous, but at the same time NameCheap are positioning themselves as heros here, and I've been burnt multiple times by the byzantine way their renewal system tries to fool you into paying for the wrong thing (put 'registration period as 10 years? suuure, we won't tell you you're paying for 10 years of privacy guard over 1 year of domain registration thoug…
After that DNSSEC outage the other day with no notification or anything from them before or afterwards, I've been slowly moving my domains away from them.
If they really wanted to fight back they could do a lot more than just post on their blog. Why don't they fund ICANN like Verisign is and maybe ICANN will start to listen?
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#26I'm really considering abandoning my firstlast.com domain (used for email and personal blog) and transitioning to firstlast.ccTLD so that I can stop giving Verisign money.
Re: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money
#27How else would ICANN pay for vacations for its officers, directors, advisers and staff? https://meetings.icann.org/en/calendar
Three 3-5 day events per year doesn't sound very relaxing.
Re: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money
#28I know very little about the technical and business side of DNS and Domain Registrars. That being said, have things actually gotten more expensive for them to operate? I'm pretty confident the answer is no and these price increases just reflect the need for a handful of entities to charge more for an essential service with no viable alternative.
Dollars gotten cheaper over the years, I wonder what the price would be today if .coms increased with inflation.
> meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85
Seems reasonable over 10y period?
Re: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money
#29I have mixed feelings about this, the increase by ICANN is outrageous, but at the same time NameCheap are positioning themselves as heros here, and I've been burnt multiple times by the byzantine way their renewal system tries to fool you into paying for the wrong thing (put 'registration period as 10 years? suuure, we won't tell you you're paying for 10 years of privacy guard over 1 year of domain registration thoug…
Separate the issues and it'll make your conscience clearer. I too have issues w/ how NameCheap presents things (sale prices for other TLDs don't clearly state renewal rates for example), but that is orthogonal to their position here.
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#30Well, even if .com lost its credibility tomorrow, it couldn't come at a better time with other tlds gaining credibility over the years. Only downside is that a 7% increase is too slow to kill .com. Would be nice if it died fast enough for the zeitgeist to actually consider another DNS system which I don't think will ever happen without a distinct exodus event. Until then, this kind of news doesn't really penetrate beyond HN.