[dns-operations] gTLD controlled interruption for fun and profit

Stephane Bortzmeyer bortzmeyer at nic.fr
Sun Apr 30 09:48:46 UTC 2017


On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 09:44:24AM +0100,
 Jim Reid <jim at rfc1035.com> wrote 
 a message of 32 lines which said:

> Has anyone documented an actual instance of a name collision event
> or problem with any of the recently created gTLDs?

With .box, because a CPE popular in Germany apparently uses it often:

https://wiert.me/2016/11/18/schlechte-nachrichten-fur-fritzbox-user-httpnic-box-euer-httpfritz-b/

https://www.computerbase.de/forum/showthread.php?t=1634717

[But I agree that ICANN solution is stupid.]




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