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Register your own .mil Domain

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the someone-should-register-paper.mil dept.

JWSmythe writes " As reported in This Story at theregister.co.uk ,and on dailyrotten.com, it seems the US Department of Defense has dropped the ball. Not only can you register a .mil domain, but you can find "secret" domains that aren't publically known (the gov't uses security through obscurity?). I'm looking forward to hacker.mil, warez.mil, and porn.mil."

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  1. The Register story is two days old. by More+Karma+Than+God · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why is this just hitting Slashdot now?

    As far as I know The Register broke the story, and nobody else has cited information that wasn't in The Register's article.

    Does anyone have a screenshot of this site?

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  2. Don't do it... by fmaxwell · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I went to that link and it requires that you indicate a sponsoring agency. Since none of us have one, registering a domain would require entering false information into a DoD computer in order to gain unauthorized access. That is just a very bad idea.

    While it might be funny to register al-qaeda.mil, grain.mil, or saddam.mil, you don't want to find yourself occupying Kevin Mitnick's old cell. The Department of Defense is not renowned for their lighthearted sense of humor and fun. They may very well decide to make an example of someone. Or they might just decide to hold someone for months or years prior to even filing charges.

    It's not worth risking your freedom and your future livelihood for a prank.