If I type in "apple.com", I'm going to be sent to 17.149.160.49. I don't see how that's insecure.
Except when your DNS has been poisoned and you are sent elsewhere.
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Originally Posted by mstone
Yes the bit about the countries is true however to my knowledge none have ever restricted who could register a domain with that suffix. Some countries have even sold the rights to their TLD such as .ws but still anyone can register a domain with that suffix.
Not necessarily. Case in point: until recently, it was impossible for private parties to register .nl domains.
It just seems like an Internet land grab. Many brands are just protecting their turf and others are out to resell domains as a registrar. For example Donuts.co has applied for lots of generic suffixes while companies like Apple probably don't intend on using the suffix, they just don't want anyone else be able to.
It it easy to remember websites at the moment: you just remember the middle bit and then it's nearly always www on the front and .com on the end. With this new system you will have to remember two components. They are just doing it for the money of course.
It just seems like an Internet land grab. Many brands are just protecting their turf and others are out to resell domains as a registrar. For example Donuts.co has applied for lots of generic suffixes while companies like Apple probably don't intend on using the suffix, they just don't want anyone else be able to.
The trademark squatting shouldn't be a reason.
I don't know about the TLD, but there is a process where businesses can request domains stripped and reassigned from domain squatters that are exploiting said business' trademarks. I would think the same process applies to a TLD.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
If I type in "apple.com", I'm going to be sent to 17.149.160.49. I don't see how that's insecure.
Except when your DNS has been poisoned and you are sent elsewhere.
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Originally Posted by mstone
Yes the bit about the countries is true however to my knowledge none have ever restricted who could register a domain with that suffix. Some countries have even sold the rights to their TLD such as .ws but still anyone can register a domain with that suffix.
Not necessarily. Case in point: until recently, it was impossible for private parties to register .nl domains.
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Originally Posted by SolipsismX
Not a fan of any of this.
Me neither. There are people now who have a hard time with ANYTHING other than .COM. Can you image what it will be like with a variety of domains?
I read as much of the list as I could bear.
TLD Application List
It just seems like an Internet land grab. Many brands are just protecting their turf and others are out to resell domains as a registrar. For example Donuts.co has applied for lots of generic suffixes while companies like Apple probably don't intend on using the suffix, they just don't want anyone else be able to.
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It it easy to remember websites at the moment: you just remember the middle bit and then it's nearly always www on the front and .com on the end. With this new system you will have to remember two components. They are just doing it for the money of course.
The trademark squatting shouldn't be a reason.
I don't know about the TLD, but there is a process where businesses can request domains stripped and reassigned from domain squatters that are exploiting said business' trademarks. I would think the same process applies to a TLD.