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See Ya .su
Sarkastro writes "Wired has this story on the pending death of the .su domain. Since the Soviet Union broke up a decade ago, all of the former members now have their own ccTLDs. Now, some people are ready to see .su be put to rest, including ICANN who is quite firm in their stance. Others within the former Soviet Union would like to see it stick around as a geopgraphical area domain. Currently, .su domains cost $15,000 (.ru cost less than $30), so there are only about 28,000 registered. It's especially interesting to watch how the Internet reacts to geographical boundaries that no longer exist. It's easy to add a ccTLD, but much much harder to remove one."
What justification do they have for that exorbitant price tag?
Voodoo Girl is the bomb!
In a bid to protect new domains from cybersquatters, the FID set a $15,000 price tag on registering a dot-su domain.
If you're a cybersquatter such as Microsoft or PETA, price isn't a problem, now is it?
Now, there's the matter of actually wanting a domain like that. I don't even think either of them are capable of such wasteful spending... then again...
Okay, I'm going to sleep. Having no sleep is hazardous to your health, and causes you to make posts like this one.
Danish != nationality
Ju-jit.sus u
diahat.su
goat.su
stfu.su
my-betty.
15000-is-way-too-much-for.su
ugh.. need sleep
I thought this was obvious? ;-)
Software is not supposed to be about how to work around a useability issue. - Ken Barber
If they succeed in keeping .ru, I'd like to get the .we ccTLD for Pangea (for Whole Earth). It broke up a lot longer ago than the Soviet Union.
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Like every thing with the former Soviet Union and Socialist economics in general... You just had to bribe the .ru database administrator with a loaf of bread, a roll or toilet paper, or bottle of vodka to get an .ru domain.
www.bannination.com Two things float to the top he
If they decide to take away .su, you could always sue. http://www.lawyers.su ;)
Assign them to Teacher's Pets, high ranking corporate and political subordinates, Slashdot Karma Whores, and other such people. Reason?
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Nah, I just want our true TLD's to get brought out.. you know, .earth .moon .mars =)
ok, yes it's $1,000 according to nic.ru. .su officials.
But it's $15,000 according to your creditcard bill; nic.ru 'forgot' to include the cost a new car that's needed to bribe to
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Yours Sincerely, Michael.
My name is Yuri.
.su domains here in the ligoroursly disposed U.S.S.R as yous in West part like to say, it is C.C.R.
.su!
I ams Top Level Directorate of
Asks us and thinks us we are bad yet unrepentant Political Party in Russia that gathers steams in large bushels.
We are Voice of The Peoples.
To say that we have no longer a voices in top leveled domains is propaganda. We are the largest party of politics in Russia. Powerful and forceful. With clouts. We have!
We be shall returning to the International Arena with forces and large clout given to us by the Land of The Mother.
By Stalin! We shall retake Leningrad and
All U R Ship R Belong to Us.
that, once reunited, the Soviet Union might hire a bunch of lawyers and su ? ;)
At the ICANN Building in New York City, a meeting of nations is in progress.
Russian official: The Soviet Union will be pleased to offer amnesty to your wayward website.
American official: The Soviet Union? I thought you guys broke up.
Russian official: Yes, that's what we wanted you to think! [evil laugh] -- "Simpson Tide", Episode 3G04
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