New TLD's under consideration

Brian · 03-20-2004, 09:24 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/interne....ap/index.html

".asia," ".cat," ".jobs," ".mail," ".post," ".tel," ".xxx," ".mobi," and ".travel."

Sounds interesting.

Calisonder · 03-20-2004, 09:29 AM

i think that it's a good idea to have a few more, but not that many, mabey have a law that requires all pornographic websites to have a ".xxx", to insure that people know where there going when they click on a link

Jazzee · 03-20-2004, 09:31 AM

I think things are going to get confusing. The only one that I think is needed is the .xxx, which should be manditory for all pornographic sites.

Added: Yes, I am a little slow at typing today

I agree with Calisonder.

kwvarga · 03-20-2004, 09:48 AM

I want a .xxx

Brian · 03-20-2004, 09:49 AM

I agree with have .xxx for all porn sites. It would clear up a lot of confusion and hopefully stop many little kids from accidently visiting a porn site.

kwvarga · 03-20-2004, 09:50 AM

what about irc vhosts..
@i.know.you.want.xxx

haha

Pimpen 2010 · 03-20-2004, 12:22 PM

I read about the .mobile TLD in the Dispatch. I think it's stupid. (But like everyone else said, the .xxx is a good idea...)

greg · 03-20-2004, 12:32 PM

i think .mobi would be good. There is a growing number of people getting online with mobile phones, and with java now enabled it makes it even easier. It would be great being able to know which sites support mobile phones and which didn't. It seperates them off in their own category like they should be, because mobile phones adher to a totaly different set of rules and standards than computers.

the others are stupid other than the .xxx one.

SN3 · 03-20-2004, 01:50 PM

.xxx, yeah sounds like porn. .mail could get confuse people when they configure mail servers..maybe. How do you make a TLD? .cat could also be porn...

kwvarga · 03-20-2004, 01:51 PM

you.. cant.
those communist people at network solutions make them :p

SN3 · 03-20-2004, 01:51 PM

I could see .travel and .jobs going for a lot of money

greg · 03-20-2004, 02:58 PM

you have to put in a request for the TLD when the commission comes around once every 2 years i believe. Most of the time you have to sponser it, which cost a decent amount of money. The reason for this is that they don't want a bunch of crazy TLDs going on out there, would be like interenet before the www standard.

edbarton · 03-20-2004, 03:01 PM

These -
.agent, .arts, .auction, .chat, .church, .club, .family, .free, .game, .golf, .inc, .kids, .law, .llc, .llp, .love, .ltd, .med, .mp3, .school, .scifi, .shop, .soc, .sport, .tech, .travel, .video, .xxx

Have been available on www.easyspace.net for about 12 months

You need to install a browser plugin for it to work though

greg · 03-20-2004, 03:03 PM

yeah, you can make any TLD work tht you want honestly. But the browsers are built around the world wide web standard, so you have to modify the browser.

SN3 · 03-20-2004, 05:19 PM

.mp3, .free and .tech look like good ones!

SN3 · 03-20-2004, 05:40 PM

I wonder what the prices will be...

Brian · 03-20-2004, 05:54 PM

Well, if they're smart business men, they would probably have the prices start out a tad high, then gradually go down from there. (It's what I would do, at least).

Pimpen 2010 · 03-20-2004, 06:00 PM

.tech would be nice.

Just think about it:

software.tech freeware.tech reviews.tech hardware.tech

All owned by me!! muahahahaha

edbarton · 03-21-2004, 01:10 AM

They are about £10 (about $20) a year on easyspace

Here is some info about the plug in. I am pretty sure having to install a plugin would be enough to prevent them from hitting off. It makes you ask questions such as would google have this plugin? Would it be able to view the site?

Quote:

Originally Posted by easyspace

Plug-In

1. What are the minimum system requirements for the plug-in?

The plug-in requires Windows 9x, Windows NT, or Windows 2000. Installation requires Internet Explorer and/or Netscape Navigator/Communicator v4.5 or higher.

Note: Windows NT and Windows 2000 users require administrator access in order to install the New.net plug-in.

2. Is the plug-in required to resolve New.net domains?

No. The plug-in is only necessary for customers that do not currently access the Internet with one of New.net's ISP partners. Customers using one of New.net's ISP partners are able to resolve all New.net domains without the need for the New.net plug-in.

3. What browsers currently support the plug-in installation?

The plug-in installation only supports Netscape Navigator/Communicator and Internet Explorer v4.5 or higher. There is a separate installation for Netscape and Internet Explorer. Below are the URLs for each browser installation: