Oops - I forgot about that one. Yes the Chinese Ministry of Information and Industry have many chinese top level domains registered. The are now the largest alternative root system on the planet next to icann and resolve for some 150 million users. And i anticipate they will soon surpass that.

Peter Dambier wrote:


John, there is demand for it.

To find out why, look at these domains:

Status China Root

soa("XN--55QX5D.","2006112704","CDNS3.CNNIC.NET.CN","210.52.214.86").
soa("XN--55QX5D.","2006112704","CDNS4.CNNIC.NET.CN","61.145.114.120").
soa("XN--55QX5D.","2006112704","CDNS5.CNNIC.NET.CN","61.139.76.55").
soa("XN--55QX5D.","2006112704","HAWK2.CNNIC.NET.CN","159.226.6.185").

soa("XN--FIQS8S.","2006112704","CDNS3.CNNIC.NET.CN","210.52.214.86").
soa("XN--FIQS8S.","2006112704","CDNS4.CNNIC.NET.CN","61.145.114.120").
soa("XN--FIQS8S.","2006112704","CDNS5.CNNIC.NET.CN","61.139.76.55").
soa("XN--FIQS8S.","2006112704","HAWK2.CNNIC.NET.CN","159.226.6.185").

soa("XN--IO0A7I.","2006112704","CDNS3.CNNIC.NET.CN","210.52.214.86").
soa("XN--IO0A7I.","2006112704","CDNS4.CNNIC.NET.CN","61.145.114.120").
soa("XN--IO0A7I.","2006112704","CDNS5.CNNIC.NET.CN","61.139.76.55").
soa("XN--IO0A7I.","2006112704","HAWK2.CNNIC.NET.CN","159.226.6.185").

Status Arab Root

soa("XN--IGBHZH7GPA.","12","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--LGBBAT1AD8J.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--MGB2DDES.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--MGBA3A5AZCI.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--MGBA5B5CCEU.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--MGBAH1A3HJKRD.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--MGBAXP8FPL.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--MGBB7FJB.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--MGBB7FYAB.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--MGBC0A9AZCG.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--MGBCPQ6GPA1A.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--MGBERP4A5D4AR.","2006111409","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--MGBG8EDVM.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--MGBU4CHG.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--NGBEE7IID.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--WGBL6A.","5","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").
soa("XN--YGBI2AMMX.","9","AR-ROOT.NIC.NET.SA","212.26.18.12").

soa("XN--MGBAAM7A8H.","12652","NS1.UAENIC.AE","213.42.0.226").
soa("XN--MGBAAM7A8H.","12652","NS2.UAENIC.AE","195.229.0.186").

soa("XN--PGBS0DH.","2005062700","NS.ATI.TN","193.95.66.10").
soa("XN--PGBS0DH.","2005062700","NS2.ATI.TN","193.95.67.22").

Status I-DNS.NET

soa("XN--3RC8E2BB9H.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--81B8B9A9C.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--C1AVG.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--E1APQ.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--G2B9A1A.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--I1B6B7E.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--J1AEF.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--P1AG.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--P1AI.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--QLC9A5A.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--USC8B9A.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--USCN1BV9BH3H.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--VF4B131B.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--ZB0BNW.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").
soa("XN--ZV4B74Y.","2006112608","NSA.I-DNS.NET","64.62.142.131").

Those people dont talk english and they dont use latin keyboerds.
That is why you never heard of them.


Kind regards
Peter and Karin



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