ICANN Board OKs New Internet Domain Names

KingFishKingFish
edited October 2004 in Science & Tech
Two new Internet domain names—".post" and ".travel"—could appear online as early as next year as the Internet's key oversight board announced preliminary approval on Wednesday.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, in advancing the applications for postal services and the travel industry, said they were still considering eight other proposals including ".asia," ".jobs," and ".xxx." Separately, ".eu" for the European Union also is in the works. ICANN said the decision on ".post" and ".travel" had less to do with relative merit and was primarily based on the level of technical and commercial details their sponsors were able to quickly provide. Negotiations will now begin on creating and running the domain names. The process could take months, though officials warned that there was no guarantee the domains would ultimately be accepted.
Source: eWeek

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Ok, here's my stupid little gripe about damn domain extensions.

    I HATE EXTENSIONS WITH MORE THAN THREE LETTERS.
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