[164425] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: gTLDs opened up
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alex Buie)
Thu Jul 11 16:53:56 2013
In-Reply-To: <51DF14FA.2080505@supermathie.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 13:51:49 -0700
From: Alex Buie <alex.buie@frozenfeline.net>
To: Michael Brown <michael@supermathie.net>
Cc: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>,
African Network Operators <afnog@afnog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
They apparently have different "zones" (ie, they run 5 different, separate
roots), and you pay a different price depending on how many "zones" you
want your TLD to be active in. (cf
http://www.open-root.eu/our-rates/list-of-zones-and-pricing/)
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Michael Brown <michael@supermathie.net>wro=
te:
> On 13-07-11 04:08 PM, Alex Buie wrote:
>
> Am I missing something, or is that purporting to be an IPv4 address
> beginning with 478?
>
> Heh=E2=80=A6 it seems as though they mistyped '*78.47.115.194*' there.
>
> > 7 - How to distinguish between identical TLDs?
>
> > Within the Icann framework, names such as: tube.com, tube.net, tube.org=
,
> etc. allow in principle to differentiate different domains under the same
> name.
>
> > Within the open root framework, if there are several .tube, one will
> distinguish them according to the root being activated.
> Wait=E2=80=A6 so 'open root' isn't a single alternative root namespace? I=
t's
> different depending on=E2=80=A6 near as I can tell which part of the plan=
et you're
> in?
>
> Or is the product multiple independent roots=E2=80=A6 are you buying your=
own '.'
> tree or a 'tld.' tree?
>
> Clearly, this will work=E2=80=BD
>
> Is this the future? "Visit my site at
> http://fluttershy.turgid.wonka.^78.47.115.194/index.go"
>
> --
> Michael Brown | The true sysadmin does not adjust his behaviou=
r
> Systems Administrator | to fit the machine. He adjusts the machinemic=
hael@supermathie.net | until it behaves properly. With a hammer,
> | if necessary. - Brian
>
>
