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Dot-Word Bidders In Last Minute Dash

Posted by Soulskill on from the sit-back-and-watch-them-scramble dept.

benfrog writes "Dot-word bidders are in a last-minute dash for domain names as ICANN has revealed its timetable for the controversial new TLDs. The organization will close its TLD Application System (TAS) at a minute before midnight tonight (23.59 GMT, 19.59 ET, 16.59 Pacific). The TAS was originally supposed to close on April 12, but the deadline was extended twice because of a security bug. The winners for domains will be selected (initially) by a 'widely derided mechanism' of 'digital archery' in which every bidder will be assigned a date and time and then be asked to login to a secure website and hit a submit button as close to that time as possible."

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  1. Ha, I got .midgetassporn, suckers! by crazyjj · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That's right! Jealous?

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