ICANN: TLDs Could End With EXE. Confused? Users May Be Too...

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via ARS Technica.

[snip]

ICANN is in the process of hammering out its new generic top-level domain
(gTLD) policy, and has begun to address technical issues that could pop up
once the new round of applications is open later this year. As part of a
discussion on how to manage DNS stability during this potentially huge
expansion of the TLD system, an organization within ICANN has proposed a
few basic rules for what can and can't be used as a domain extension.

Put simply, new domains will be able to make use of nearly any string of
letters—including common file extensions such as .exe, .doc, and
.pdf—but there will be a number of other restrictions.

[snip]

More:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080214-icann-tlds-could-end-with-exe
- -confused-users-may-be-too.html

Note: This needs to be watched very closely, as it could
unintentionally introduce some major security issues...

- - ferg

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