"Once [the country code] IO is removed, the [Internet Assigned Numbers Authority] will refuse to allow any new registrations with a .io domain.
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"Once [the country code] IO is removed, the [Internet Assigned Numbers Authority] will refuse to allow any new registrations with a .io domain. It will also automatically begin the process of retiring existing ones. (There is no official count of the number of extant .io domains.)"
via https://infosec.exchange/@jerry/113272637623967392
EDIT: See a note from @proactiveservices: https://fosstodon.org/@proactiveservices/113273992151197926
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@stefan
I had my old company register a .io for a digital product as a placeholder to issue certs for it.I don't think it was ever actually used, and it expires next year, so I'm just imagining the chaos when the poor shlump whose job it is to keep track of these things (a) finds it's unrenewable, and (b) tries to contact me…
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@RealGene Hah, yeah. Good reminder to stay away from country TLDs, unless it's specifically needed.
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@stefan whatever anyone's feelings may be on sunsetting .io, I'm glad to see the Chagossians who want to be allowed to return to their home.
Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius?
An agreement between the UK and Mauritian governments could see thousands of exiled Chagossians resettled again.
Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
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@cade That is good news!
