Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-07-12 Thread Christian de Larrinaga
hilarious! Now we know that open really means ... closed. C Alex Buie wrote: They apparently have different zones (ie, they run 5 different, separate roots), and you pay a different price depending on how many zones you want your TLD to be active in. (cf

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-07-11 Thread Scott Howard
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Randy Bush ra...@psg.com wrote: AfriNIC put these wonderful people on stage at the African Internet Summit. At least they are good enough to include the facts in their FAQ : * 5 - Do business firms use open roots?* *Nowadays, no, or they are not identified.

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-07-11 Thread Alex Buie
Am I missing something, or is that purporting to be an IPv4 address beginning with 478? http://www.open-root.eu/about-open-root/how-to-install-an-open-root-website-69/ On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Scott Howard sc...@doc.net.au wrote: On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Randy Bush

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-07-11 Thread Michael Brown
On 13-07-11 04:08 PM, Alex Buie wrote: Am I missing something, or is that purporting to be an IPv4 address beginning with 478? Heh... it seems as though they mistyped '*78.47.115.194*' there. 7 - How to distinguish between identical TLDs? Within the Icann framework, names such as:

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-07-11 Thread Scott Howard
If you're re-defining the general perception of DNS, why not re-define IPv4 whilst you're at it? It looks like the 4 at the start shouldn't be there - or at least, there is a DNS server at the IP address you get without the 4... Scott On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Alex Buie

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-07-11 Thread Christopher Morrow
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Alex Buie alex.b...@frozenfeline.net wrote: Am I missing something, or is that purporting to be an IPv4 address beginning with 478? http://www.open-root.eu/about-open-root/how-to-install-an-open-root-website-69/ you clearly are being limited by your bias to

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-07-11 Thread Alex Buie
They apparently have different zones (ie, they run 5 different, separate roots), and you pay a different price depending on how many zones you want your TLD to be active in. (cf http://www.open-root.eu/our-rates/list-of-zones-and-pricing/) On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Michael Brown

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-07-11 Thread Jimmy Hess
On 7/11/13, Alex Buie alex.b...@frozenfeline.net wrote: Wow... that's pretty exciting; long has the internet been plagued by the scourge of global DNS name uniqueness. The 10,000 fee to register in all zones, practically guarantees, that for some TLDs, you could take advantage of the

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-07-11 Thread Matthew Petach
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Christopher Morrow morrowc.li...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Alex Buie alex.b...@frozenfeline.net wrote: Am I missing something, or is that purporting to be an IPv4 address beginning with 478?

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-06-19 Thread Owen DeLong
AfriNIC did not put them on the stage. AIS was not convened by AfriNIC. It is very much like holding APNIC responsible for the content of other parts of an APRICOT meeting. It just doesn't reflect the facts. I agree that these TLD sellers are rather silly, but the organizers of the conference

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-06-19 Thread Jeroen Massar
On 2013-06-19 12:14, Owen DeLong wrote: You are, of course, free to criticize as you wish, but ideally, you should at least direct your criticism at those responsible. Indeed, you should point out the simple fact that anybody with a budget can simply buy their time to sound like they belong

Re: [afnog] gTLDs opened up

2013-06-19 Thread Randy Bush
How is AFRINIC responsible of that? AfriNIC put these wonderful people on stage at the African Internet Summit. afrinic put them on the stage. it is said because you needed to fill slots in the program, but i really do not know why or care. randy

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-06-19 Thread Jimmy Hess
On 6/19/13, Owen DeLong o...@delong.com wrote: I agree that these TLD sellers are rather silly, but the organizers of the conference chose to allow free speech. I'm not sure it matters. Besides, you can always ignore their presentation, abstain from the meeting, go home, or bitch on NANOG;