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ICANN: TLDs Could End With EXE. Confused? Users May Be Too...
From: "Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:10:41 GMT
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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 lettersincluding common file extensions such as .exe, .doc, and .pdfbut 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 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017) wj8DBQFHtMpuq1pz9mNUZTMRAj3GAJ96HfHC8zzjwg6Mu2EznDTWmP0sIACgq6uf p6bfP4y6dH3qlA/oWmalQSk= =Tb6/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
Current thread:
- ICANN: TLDs Could End With EXE. Confused? Users May Be Too... Paul Ferguson (Feb 14)
- Re: ICANN: TLDs Could End With EXE. Confused? Users May BeToo... Hubbard, Dan (Feb 14)
- Re: ICANN: TLDs Could End With EXE. Confused? Users May BeToo... Peter Kosinar (Feb 14)
- Re: ICANN: TLDs Could End With EXE. Confused? Users May BeToo... Chris Blask (Feb 14)
- Re: ICANN: TLDs Could End With EXE. Confused? Users May BeToo... Alex Eckelberry (Feb 14)
- Re: ICANN: TLDs Could End With EXE. Confused? Users MayBeToo... Larry Seltzer (Feb 14)
- Re: ICANN: TLDs Could End With EXE. Confused? UsersMayBeToo... Hubbard, Dan (Feb 14)
- Re: ICANN: TLDs Could End With EXE. Confused? Users MayBeToo... Nick FitzGerald (Feb 14)
- Re: ICANN: TLDs Could End With EXE. Confused? Users MayBeToo... Larry Seltzer (Feb 14)
- Re: ICANN: TLDs Could End With EXE. Confused? Users May BeToo... Hubbard, Dan (Feb 14)