BarterClub@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoWelp that answers a lot of why all .ml are downi.imgur.comimagemessage-square493fedilinkarrow-up11.48Karrow-down115file-textcross-posted to: tech@pawb.social
arrow-up11.46Karrow-down1imageWelp that answers a lot of why all .ml are downi.imgur.comBarterClub@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square493fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: tech@pawb.social
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoAnyone know how companies get the rights to domains to sell in the first place? Do they literally submit a list of all domains to ICANN or something? Sorry if this is a stupid question, I just never understood how any of this really works.
minus-squaresteltek@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoTLD - Top Level Domain (.com .ml .whatever) Registrar - NameCheap, PorkBun, etc. Submits your domain.TLD request to a Registry Registry - Maintains the list of domains for a specific TLD and the server infrastructure to run the TLD ICANN - Decides who can be a Registry and for which TLD. Not involved in the nitty gritty of individual domain names.
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoHow is that decision made? How hard would it be for a group of amateurs to make an rog and try to be a registry or registrar.
minus-squareLagomorph@rabbitea.rslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYou should check out the OpenNic project, which is an organization that has already attempted what you’re describing. https://www.opennic.org/
Anyone know how companies get the rights to domains to sell in the first place? Do they literally submit a list of all domains to ICANN or something? Sorry if this is a stupid question, I just never understood how any of this really works.
TLD - Top Level Domain (.com .ml .whatever)
Registrar - NameCheap, PorkBun, etc. Submits your domain.TLD request to a Registry
Registry - Maintains the list of domains for a specific TLD and the server infrastructure to run the TLD
ICANN - Decides who can be a Registry and for which TLD. Not involved in the nitty gritty of individual domain names.
How is that decision made? How hard would it be for a group of amateurs to make an rog and try to be a registry or registrar.
You should check out the OpenNic project, which is an organization that has already attempted what you’re describing.
https://www.opennic.org/