More bad news: .xxx domain approved

Ms Naughty · 2005-06-02, 08:26 PM

Gunncat, thanks so much for emailing the ICANN guy. His reply is reassuring.

In terms of how much power the US gov has over domains... there's been discussion before that .com is governed by Georgia (I think?). I'm not sure if that will make a difference, as I think most people consider "dot-com" to be the universal, non-geographical domain.

$60 is outrageous, but I'd rather pay the extortion money than miss out on a few vital domains...

Bill · 2005-06-02, 08:59 PM

ICM I guess.

http://www.icmregistry.com/html/for_main_factsheet.html

Sorry Linkster, but I will continue to think ICANN equally cheesey in this matter. I've never been particularly fond of ICANN in the past, and this does nothing to improve my opinion.

Why the sudden interest on ICANN's part in approving new TLDs? Did we really need a .trav and an .xxx?

2005-06-02, 08:26 PM	#1
Ms Naughty old enough to be Grandma Scrotum Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,408	Gunncat, thanks so much for emailing the ICANN guy. His reply is reassuring. In terms of how much power the US gov has over domains... there's been discussion before that .com is governed by Georgia (I think?). I'm not sure if that will make a difference, as I think most people consider "dot-com" to be the universal, non-geographical domain. $60 is outrageous, but I'd rather pay the extortion money than miss out on a few vital domains... __________________ Promote Bright Desire

2005-06-02, 08:59 PM	#2
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	ICM I guess. http://www.icmregistry.com/html/for_main_factsheet.html Sorry Linkster, but I will continue to think ICANN equally cheesey in this matter. I've never been particularly fond of ICANN in the past, and this does nothing to improve my opinion. Why the sudden interest on ICANN's part in approving new TLDs? Did we really need a .trav and an .xxx?