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Re: The .ing top-level domain

#91
post #77

I checked for cod.ing and they said it was available. I got my hopes up and went to Godaddy. It costs over $38,000. I guess in some ways that’s good because the purchaser would more likely be someone who wants to launch a legit business or project rather than a squatter. But as others have pointed out, this whole thing is a blatant money grab.

Well, fuck.ing costs only $12,999.99/yr.

You could always settle for eff.ing, for a mere $116.99/yr.

Re: The .ing top-level domain

#92

So as I understand, they sold the Google domain business to Squarespace but will keep Google Registry with all its questioning new TLDs like .zip.

I get the idea sometimes that the "concept" of a TLD is being destroyed. Whether that be intentionally or unintentionally, I get the hints that we're headed toward AOL keywords all over again.

The "concept" of tlds was already pretty much destroyed with .com boom. Even in late 90s there was basically no true organization or hierarchy on the top level, .com/.org/.net etc were all free for all and most cctlds did not establish any 2nd level domains either (uk being prominent counter-example)

Re: The .ing top-level domain

#93
post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not joking I seriously considered snagging that. Reckon I could turn a profit. The I realised I'd have to deal with the people who'd want to buy it and they are mostly scum.

snagg.ing

hope no one is squatt.ing on it

Re: The .ing top-level domain

#95
post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But think of the return

Think of how funny it will be when you send out a social engineering training test email with that URL to your company and see who falls for it.

  https://we.are.totally.not.phish.ing/this-is-legit/link.php?really=just-click-it&fill-in=your-pii&submit=true

Re: The .ing top-level domain

#97

I feel like I should buy Alloftheth.ing/s And have it point to my pile of novelty domains which I bought for side projects that I've yet to start. But I feel like whoever owns th.ing should make it a glorified wiki site for Thing from the Addams family

I run `thatwas.notverycash.money/ofyou/` and can tell you without a doubt that this is a great idea that is not at all necessary to act on. You'll get a couple laughs and then it's just a $15/year fee for the domain lingering over your head and credit card.

Re: The .ing top-level domain

#98
post #10

The DNS is serious internet infrastructure, not your play toy. The practice of selling TLDs to every two bit dotcom was a mistake and needs to end.

The mistake was to let Postel mismanage DNS pretty much alone without any significant oversight or defined policies, that set the groundwork for dns to be free for all wild west of which the current situation is just natural consequence

Re: The .ing top-level domain

#99

Great. There's a Dutch bank called ING. I can't wait for all the phish.ing to start. IMHO all those new TLDs are just a huge mistake and a blatant money-grab.

Mobile app is already first class citizen at ING in some EU countries. One is unable to make transactions or even is locked out completely from all online channels after losing access to their mobile app, or if their app simply stops responding on tapping the "Confirm" button. Web is merely second class citizen. No idea how they arrived to this retarded architectue. Submitting any kind of architectural feedback to a…

> No idea how they arrived to this retarded architecture

2FA is known to increase security drastically. It's easy to understand why it's a good idea.

EU banks in particular do this because 2FA for banks is mandated by a EU level directive.

> Submitting any kind of architectural feedback to a bank is hopeless and helpless, these fuckers always know better.

In this case they clearly do.

Re: The .ing top-level domain

#100
post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

but do they have fuckof\f.ing for submitting complaints? Edit: HN doesn't accept FO as one word, it replaces the last `f` with `i`. Try it yourself.

hunter2 I don't understand, it seems to work for me.

I am old. I forgot about this hunter2 password filter phish reference.
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