gTLDs opened up

Thu Jul 11 20:51:49 UTC 2013

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 <michael at supermathie.net>wrote:

>  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: tube.com, tube.net, tube.org,
> etc. allow in principle to differentiate different domains under the same
> name.
>
> > Within the open root framework, if there are several .tube, one will
> distinguish them according to the root being activated.
> Wait… so 'open root' isn't a single alternative root namespace? It's
> different depending on… near as I can tell which part of the planet you're
> in?
>
> Or is the product multiple independent roots… are you buying your own '.'
> tree or a 'tld.' tree?
>
> Clearly, this will work‽
>
> Is this the future? "Visit my site at
> http://fluttershy.turgid.wonka.^78.47.115.194/index.go"
>
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