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

• kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I think the point is that a reputable registrar wouldn’t sell domains like these in the first place… But I’m not saying that’s actually the case :/

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  • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Governments are unpredictable. It’s not the registrar’s job to mitigate that unpredictability to their customers.

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    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Idk, I feel like we’re only saying this because it’s Mali… If it were .US or .CN people would be like “well, duh”

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      • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Every country gets to decide how tight of a grip they have on their TLD. Some sell it for some extra income (like Tuvalu) while others hang onto it for government or domestic use only

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      • bill@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Not really. When you pay for .us domain you have it for a certain number of years. If the US tried to suddenly yank those back and violate the outstanding contracts for x number of years, there would most likely be lawsuits and an injunction from a federal judge blocking the action until there are hearings, etc. It would be a whole thing. If you simply couldn’t renew your .us domain anymore, that’s something you would know ahead of time and could plan for. It wouldn’t just vanish one day.

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    • marmo7ade@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yes it is. The level of “unpredictability” varies greatly. And it is obvious which governments pose a higher risk.

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