Hi Gavin, On 2 August 2011 11:30, Gavin Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> > At a guess, some registrars sell them as if they're normal domains, > > and some less tech-savy customers fall for it. > > They are normal domains. Sure. Would you like to buy extension x201 off of my PABX? Unless what you're saying is the usual "they're > just subdomains", which is of course true of all domains except the > root. > I think what people are saying is that the holders of .uk.com (and similiar) have not signed any agreement with ICANN, and that they act as an unofficial sTLD. And that registrants are being misled into believing that these domains are official sTLDs and that they are within the purview of ICANN. When they are not. Anand
