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 > http://www.open-root.eu/our-rat

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-07-11 Thread Matthew Petach
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Christopher Morrow wrote: > On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Alex Buie > 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-6

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-07-11 Thread Jimmy Hess
On 7/11/13, Alex Buie 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 fact that the company only re

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 wrote:

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-07-11 Thread Christopher Morrow
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Alex Buie 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 binary maths. http://too

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 wrote: > A

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 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 wrote: > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Randy Bush wrote: > > > AfriNIC put

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-07-11 Thread Scott Howard
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Randy Bush 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. * Scott

Re: gTLDs opened up

2013-06-19 Thread Jimmy Hess
On 6/19/13, Owen DeLong 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; I'll agree TLD

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 so

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 c