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ICANN: TLDs Could End With EXE. Confused? Users May Be Too...

Jacqui Cheng writes on ARS Technica:

ICANN is in the process of hammering out its new generic top-level domain (gTLD) policy, and has begun to address technical issues that could pop up once the new round of applications is open later this year. As part of a discussion on how to manage DNS stability during this potentially huge expansion of the TLD system, an organization within ICANN has proposed a few basic rules for what can and can't be used as a domain extension.

Put simply, new domains will be able to make use of nearly any string of letters—including common file extensions such as .exe, .doc, and .pdf—but there will be a number of other restrictions.

More here.

Note: This needs to be watched very closely, as it could unintentionally introduce some major security issues... -ferg

posted by Fergie @ 2/14/2008 03:05:00 PM