Terence Eden’s Blog

The purpose of DNS is to spread scams

ICANN Internet scam spam TLD web · 11 comments · 1,400 words · Viewed ~9,811 times

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I imagine everyone here has received an unsolicited message telling them that their tax is overdue and that they urgently need to visit Genuine-Tax-Payment-Website.fart or that a parcel is delayed at customs and you can pay a small sum for its release at Almost-The-Right-Acronym.ak You know it is a scam. Most people just mark as spam and move on with their day. But a significant number of people …

How many consecutive hyphens can you have in a domain name?

DNS ICANN IETF Internet standards web · 17 comments · 1,250 words · Viewed ~2,559 times

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A seemingly simple question which sent me down into the murky depths of standards. How many consecutive hyphens can you have in a domain name? It probably isn't sensible to name your online presence a----------hyphen.com - but is there anything technically stopping you? Table of ContentsHistoryTLD RestrictionsAnomaliesSo What? History Let's do some history! This is 1978's "HOST NAMES…

.ss TLD opening for direct registrations

africa domains ICANN Internet TLD · 400 words · Viewed ~568 times

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It looks like South Sudan's Top Level Domain is going to start allowing direct registrations! Long-time readers of this blog will know that it's possible to register .me.ss domain names - there are various other 3rd level domains you can buy. But, from the 1st of August 2024, you'll be able to apply for a 2nd level. So you'll be able to grab example.ss. Here's the official announcement. As …