BarterClubJul 21, 2023

Welp that answers a lot of why all .ml are down

https://sh.itjust.works/post/1473025

Welp that answers a lot of why all .ml are down - sh.itjust.works

Show threaddb2Jul 21, 2023
This brings a disturbing thought to mind… if an instance domain name like foo.bar lapses and someone else snaps the domain up (or of it gets stolen) can the new controller plop Lemmy on a server and be instantly federated? If so what kind of damage could they do?
Show threadhemmesJul 21, 2023

ICANN has an Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP) that requires your registrar to give your domain a 30-day grace period before deleting the records. ERRP also requires them to shutdown your DNS resolutions 8 days before deletion.

You’d have to be really mismanaging your domain if you miss all the required email reminders and don’t notice your domain has been non functional for a couple of days.

5 Things every Domain Name Registrant should know about ICANN's Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP) - ICANN

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I think Microsoft and Google have both done it, but what do they know? 🤣
Jul 21, 2023 at 6:01amWeb
Show threadhemmesJul 21, 2023
Oh really? Haven’t heard that one, back in the day or something?
Show threadphysicswizardJul 21, 2023
Yeah some dude bought the google.com domain via some glitch a while back. Here’s a story about it.
The guy who bought Google.com from under Google's nose

Google confirms that ex-employee Sanmay Ved bought the Google.com domain for about a minute last fall for $12, and that it paid $12,000 to charity to get it back.

CNNMoney
Show threadhemmesJul 21, 2023
Awesome lol
Show threadcdivJul 21, 2023
Yup. Microsoft let hotmail lapse once. Someone paid for the renewal for them. slashdot.org/…/microsoft-hotmail-domain-reward-ch…
Microsoft Hotmail Domain Reward Check on E*Bay - Slashdot

Big_Joe wrote to us with the continuing story of Michael Chaney. Michael is the guy who paid the re-registration fee for the Hotmail domain name, after Microsoft had failed to over the Christmas holiday. He's auctioning the 500$ "thank you" check off on E*Bay and has pledged to donate the winning b...