Rust LanguageMar 22, 2024

We got an email from the Serbian Registry of Internet Domain Names (RNIDS), the organisation that is responsible for the `.rs` top-level domain.

Looks like they are a big fan of Rust. 😊

Show threadBahco
@rust In this case it seems to work out alright, but in general one must be careful with country TLDs and their registrars, witness what happened to queer.af. https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/12/24071036/queer-af-mastodon-taliban-shut-down-afghanistan
The ‘queer.af’ Mastodon instance disappeared because of the Taliban

The administrator of the “queer.af” Mastodon instance was surprised to find the Afghanistan Taliban government had disabled its domain two months before its renewal date.

The Verge
Mar 22, 2024 at 4:22pmWeb
Show threadDiego Elio PettenòMar 23, 2024

@Bahco @rust it's a nitpick but *geographical* TLDs.

.eu has its own set of problems.

https://flameeyes.blog/2018/04/10/the-dot-eu-kerfuffle/?mtm_campaign=social&mtm_kwd=mastodon

The dot-EU kerfuffle — or how EURid is messing with their own best supporters

TL;DR summary: be very careful if you use a .eu domain as your point of contact for anything.…

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