benjojo.co.uk

benjojo posted 14 Sep 2024 19:59 +0000

Mildly interesting, .gb (a dead TLD) has TXT records at the root

$ dig TXT gb +short
"This domain is frozen and will be phased out"
"Domain names for United Kingdom go under .uk"
"For details see the web page on:  www.nic.uk"

Edent@mastodon.socia.. replied 14 Sep 2024 20:06 +0000
in reply to: https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/d3H8RlHKshk336tmb4

@benjojo I tried to get it retired a few years ago - but didn't get very far.
https://cddo.blog.gov.uk/2022/11/15/is-it-time-to-retire-the-gb-top-level-domain/

benjojo replied 14 Sep 2024 20:08 +0000
in reply to: https://mastodon.social/users/Edent/statuses/113137706141324772

@Edent I guess it's just one of those things where doing nothing is much easier than doing something!

Edent@mastodon.socia.. replied 14 Sep 2024 20:11 +0000
in reply to: https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/TJrlrW4cvg1M1j83Q9

@benjojo yeah. A lot of admin faff for not very much reward.

alexhudson@c.im replied 14 Sep 2024 21:09 +0000
in reply to: https://mastodon.social/users/Edent/statuses/113137724296134888

@Edent @benjojo feels like keeping it around when it might be extremely relevant in, say, 15 years, is not a terrible idea.

United Kingdoms of Great Britain is probably the compromise though...

artnacrea@mastodon.i.. replied 14 Sep 2024 21:19 +0000
in reply to: https://c.im/users/alexhudson/statuses/113137955467969670

@alexhudson @Edent @benjojo It'll be called the Former United Kingdom and it'll have a new TLD