"John Levine" <[email protected]> writes: > Hi. I run the registries for [...] > > It's sort of historic but not as much as some people might think.
Yeah, and that's the key: what happens to all the registrants [not quite the right word here, but still works] with existing domains. Do they get any form of assurance they can continue using the domain, or at least have an extended period of time to move off of it? EG, the recent policy for retiring country codes [eg, 1] at least gives registrants 5 or 10 years to transition away. And that's assuming that the registry/registrars have contact information for the domain holders, which I do wonder if that database for the US domains are up to date and accurate given the history of them. (I no longer hold a .us sub-sub-sub-domain, but did once and know people that still do) TL;DR: it makes perfect sense to make it historical, but not without a transition path for what it means for its current users. [1] https://www.iana.org/help/cctld-retirement (not the ACTUAL policy but is more readable) -- Wes Hardaker Google _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
