Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

On Sun, 29 Jun 2008, Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET wrote:
> > > This requires serious elaboration. How could you use a domain in
> > > ".exe" to actually attack someone? (No handwaving, please, actual
> > > study.)
> >
> > I think it would be the other way around - I would assume that that
> > was a near worthless TLD, as it
> > would come with a built in DOS : If I had (say) program.exe as a
> > domain name,
> > what Windows user would ever type it in ?
>         I think this would be one of the TLDs that they'd refuse.
> Then again, there are DOS commands that do end in .com (CHOICE,
> COMMAND, CMD, DISKCOMP, HELP,etc). More can be seen at :
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/72188

What about .stupid?

        Gadi.

>                 Tuc/TBOH