Interesting question.  Owning an entire TLD could make you a billionaire. ------------------------ Keith Smith (520) 207-9877 PHP Programmer --- On Sat, 7/5/08, Joshua Zeidner wrote: From: Joshua Zeidner Subject: Re: Icann and new TLD's To: stephen.p.rufle@cox.net, "Main PLUG discussion list" Date: Saturday, July 5, 2008, 9:38 PM Will I be able to buy an entire TLD? -jmz On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Stephen P Rufle wrote: > Not sure how this is related , but didn't Icann veto teh .xxx tld. Does > this mean now that the adult entertainment industry could now pool funds > to get the xxx domain. > > I like your nike shoes example. > > Others > mc.donalds > kickass.music > blockbuster.movie > > [distro_name].linux > > > > Charles Jones wrote: >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7475986.stm >> >> Icann, voted unanimously to relax the strict rules on so-called >> "top-level" domain names... >> >> Under the new plans, domain names can be based on any string of letters, >> in any script. >> >> Individuals will be able to register a domain based on their own name, >> for example, as long as they can show a "business plan and technical >> capacity". >> >> I wonder how long before we start seeing domains like http://nike.shoes >> and the like. I wonder how many email and domain parsing scripts this is >> going to break, especially domain names with asian and arabic characters. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > -- > Stephen P Rufle > stephen.p.rufle@cox.net > H1:480-626-8022 > H2:480-802-7173 > Yahoo IM: stephen_rufle > AOL IM: stephen1rufle > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- - http://www.joshuazeidner.com/ --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss