[Opensim-dev] Suggested in-world DNS: .sim

[Giulio Prisco]

There are .im domains (Isle of Man) and, guess what, opens.im is available.
https://www.nic.im/HomeDomainAvailable.mth?domainname=opens.im&x=0&y=0

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Mark Malewski <mark.malewski at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree with Ted, it's just another useless TLD, and just another waste.
> There are plenty of TLD's, and another stupid TLD is meaningless.
> Nobody will use it, and it's just a waste.  I see no real benefit as well.
> Users could simply keep their current domain name, and just use a
> "grid.domain.com" no reason to create a whole new domain name, just for the
> grid server.  You don't go out and get a whole new domain name just for your
> mail server, so I can't imagine why you'd need one for your grid server.
>  Seems foolish.  You can host your web, mail, and grid all on your same
> domain.  No reason to put it on a separate domain.  Makes no sense.  I see
> no real benefit as well.  It makes more sense to just stick with the current
> geographic/organizational structure that is currently in use.  No reason for
> another silly TLD.
>                Mark
>
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 3:09 AM, Tedd Hansen <tedd at konge.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> pop.domain.us
>> smtp.domain.co.uk
>> mail.domain.fr
>> www.domain.de
>> ns1.domain.es
>> sql.domain.com
>> domain.sim
>>
>> One doesn't fit. :)
>> Currently internet is built on a system where TLD's being allocated to
>> geographic/organizational relation, and subdomains are
>> server(service)-specific. Even more so as they are considering adding
>> TLD's
>> for cities as well (to loosen up competition for domain names).
>>
>> Private networks such as I2P use their own TLD because the service offered
>> is geographically unknown, doesn't reside on a fixed IP and should
>> *really*
>> not be resolvable from the internet.
>>
>> I see a whole lot of misunderstandings, technical difficulties, etc. in
>> adding it. And no benefits.
>>
>> BR,
>>  Tedd
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>> [mailto:opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Dzonatas Sol
>> Sent: 24. februar 2010 00:44
>> To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
>> Subject: [Opensim-dev] Suggested in-world DNS: .sim
>>
>> One of the natures of the internet is for alternate backbones. This
>> feature is rarely used, but easily to add through hosts definition files
>> and DNS hops. After enough people agree to use these new alternate
>> backbones, then they could be proposed to IANA for more static backbone
>> networks.
>>
>> If you are familiar with freenode, you probably already understand how
>> some of this works.
>>
>> With opensim, I wanted to suggest a new TLD: .sim
>>
>> That way simulators can easily find each other based on name/host
>> resolutions. This could lead to more dynamic region presence.
>>
>> In one sense, it would basically mean to drop a DNS/BIND server into
>> opensim. I'm sure people in-world would like their own "in-world
>> internet" to work beyond simulators even if the simulator isn't bordered
>> on the physical sides on the other simulator.
>>
>> IPv6 if you will...
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