Adam431@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoThe .io domain might be in troubletalepunk.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlnews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe .io domain might be in troubletalepunk.comAdam431@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square49fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlnews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.ml
minus-squareVirkkunen@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 hours agoThat is definitely how it works unless IANA creates an exception for the .io TLD and keeps it alive.
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 hours agoNo, that is not how the ccTLD is enforced by IANA. It has sole authority, and it is not automatic is any way. There have been a total of two retired domains, one in like 95 and km 2000. They will not retire a domain under heavy use such as .io.
minus-squareKeelhaul@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 hours agoYeah, and even the .su (Soviet Union) domain still exists. There is no way that a TLD as popular as .io will not remain active.
minus-squaremajestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 hours agoGiven how popular these domains are with large tech companies, I can’t see it going away
That is definitely how it works unless IANA creates an exception for the .io TLD and keeps it alive.
No, that is not how the ccTLD is enforced by IANA. It has sole authority, and it is not automatic is any way. There have been a total of two retired domains, one in like 95 and km 2000.
They will not retire a domain under heavy use such as .io.
Yeah, and even the .su (Soviet Union) domain still exists. There is no way that a TLD as popular as .io will not remain active.
Given how popular these domains are with large tech companies, I can’t see it going away