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On 3/1/22 4:08 PM, David Conrad wrote: > See .SU. > > (SU was moved from allocated to "transitionally reserved” back when the > USSR broke up. My recollection is that an agreement was reached by which > .SU users would be migrated out to appropriate new ccTLDs, that is, the > ccTLDs based on ISO codes created for former Soviet republics, and no new > entries would be added to .SU. However, when ICANN tried to propose a plan > to finalize removing .SU from the root (around 2006 or so), the operators > of .SU reopened registrations and complained to the US Dept. of Commerce, > who were overseeing ICANN performance of the IANA Functions contract. > Eventually, the Russian government was able to convince ISO-3166/MA to move > SU to “exceptionally reserved” (like UK, EU, and a number of others) and > forward motion on removing .SU from the root essentially ceased.) I know someone (non-Russian) using .su for a funny name ending in .su. This is non-political and caters only to an English speaking audience. These were registered in the last few years, so they are still open and taking the registrations. I would ask what of .ly used for various URL shorteners, and .kp or .cn? All these are representing evil countries too, why do they get a pass. I'm certain they would argue .us should be revoked for the same. This would break connectivity, and that's a bad thing. - -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - Voice http://bryanfields.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEaESdNosUjpjcN/JhYTmgYVLGkUAFAmIejrUACgkQYTmgYVLG kUA+QQ//Z9ovTSFqVEunql2guHAN3xWaNpCpuNJCGM68dJTBSWrPEY0zFXlmZG1k 0TWrSrRSoWogiJmRvaOuFx6KxkaADqZaZq6OFaCw3jvyFGULw+auyuATGlhnUL8p CV0AbovPUnoAef1qJdglFkqnfrGBxeBGsgRIM8tx2l/G+zq5MdMnCx9cM+JmmN1y b+jrV4oekgXRZLAMI/sA9clMAXUmlgReRvit8YBccunkmMP8naQ92vj9dvVGZld0 hGguK2a7vFXpDiW5o0nFe5GRdGIqM0aWUz6p0qkB9JudkZkAyEqSpCePZky4LdAt ebh9544PZu/vllQjv3L6vENlCURcifTIRSevcwfKZtos7UG4mJI1UQ51OLTRjB7a nqYkVNJSQJ+dXZFLPoRHNUOu4+1MAyozpDeMJzMsr4a7Ru2lh0AOTiXxDaSRhOd+ 2s3rQigh/l6cP/x9iM7+f+rInHzPihHfjbwcxhyqd12EFxgTe3hvi9JlRSe18RYw bnDKQg3xKp1eIk0sZMeLyIWDERjsMxIuEP9MuKHp+oTCrLq6MFSgUiFan7M5Pk2t mwB3sbFuwkVzfmDbbnbelll30ukXQM3d7KVp2AHbsvI6hNs6zHZgRb7ZgGrR9Ep5 6UlYqVqQOWtYNujNxYRgzemFI6lgJj8GHyDeh0wLRCP0aw/ATPg= =KK8e -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
