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Small Business Administration Objects to .US Deal

Posted by michael on from the standing-up-for-the-little-guy dept.

rlarner writes: "The United States Small Business Administration has written a letter to the NTIA that challenges the .US sale. The SBA claims that the UDRP and sunrise period were not properly enacted - they needed comment periods, etc. The letter is here." We've done a few previous stories about the handling of .us. Free registration of second-level domains under .us were supposed to go live shortly.

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  1. Re:err another useless TLD by speederaser · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course they care. There are probably hundreds of /.ers waiting to lock in the url all.your.base.are.belong.to.us

    The 1337 kiddies out there will want
    411.y0ur.b453.4r3.b3|0ng.70.us

    And what about toys.r.us?

  2. Re:What do we want for .us? by zulux · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think all .gov and .mil addresses should be changed to .gov.us and .mil.us addresses.


    We should leave the .mil namespace alone - so when the Three-Headed Mars Menace takes over our military thought their mind-rays, we can easily find the .mil DNS servers and cover hem with aluminum foil (shinny side out) to keep them under our controll. That and, .mil and .edu is kinda of an homage to the people who helped develope the internet.

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    Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.

  3. Re:What do we want for .us? by SamBeckett · · Score: 3, Funny
    That and, .mil and .edu is kinda of an homage to the people who helped develope the internet.

    Wouldn't we need .al.gore.us too, then?

  4. This is all moot to me by TheRealFixer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Having a domain other than .com, .net, or .org is like getting kissed over the telephone, or winning a silver medal.