BarterClub to [email protected]English • edit-21 year agoWelp that answers a lot of why all .ml are downi.imgur.commessage-square516fedilinkarrow-up11.5Kfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.48KimageWelp that answers a lot of why all .ml are downi.imgur.comBarterClub to [email protected]English • edit-21 year agomessage-square516fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•1 year agoTLD - Top Level Domain (.com .ml .whatever) Registrar - NameCheap, PorkBun, etc. Submits your domain.TLD request to a Registry Registry - Maintains the list of domains for a specific TLD and the server infrastructure to run the TLD ICANN - Decides who can be a Registry and for which TLD. Not involved in the nitty gritty of individual domain names.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoHow is that decision made? How hard would it be for a group of amateurs to make an rog and try to be a registry or registrar.
minus-squareLagomorphlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoYou should check out the OpenNic project, which is an organization that has already attempted what you’re describing. https://www.opennic.org/
TLD - Top Level Domain (.com .ml .whatever)
Registrar - NameCheap, PorkBun, etc. Submits your domain.TLD request to a Registry
Registry - Maintains the list of domains for a specific TLD and the server infrastructure to run the TLD
ICANN - Decides who can be a Registry and for which TLD. Not involved in the nitty gritty of individual domain names.
How is that decision made? How hard would it be for a group of amateurs to make an rog and try to be a registry or registrar.
You should check out the OpenNic project, which is an organization that has already attempted what you’re describing.
https://www.opennic.org/