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Zoom outage caused by accidental 'shutting down' of the zoom.us domain

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634 points RVRX | 1 comments | 17 Apr 25 00:55 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ajdude ◴[17 Apr 25 01:53 UTC] No.43712307[source]▶
A few years ago I had a .us TLD. I eventually decided that I probably shouldn't be reliant on a country code for my domain, it's the same reason why I don't use .io

I'm not saying that this couldn't have happened with a gTLD But why put your brand at the mercy of a government like that?

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jsheard ◴[17 Apr 25 01:58 UTC] No.43712339[source]▶
> it's the same reason why I don't use .io

Dodged a bullet there given that .io is at risk of being discontinued altogether. It hasn't been decided yet, but better to not have that dangling over your head.

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eli ◴[17 Apr 25 02:11 UTC] No.43712406[source]▶
I don't think that's a real risk
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jsheard ◴[17 Apr 25 02:19 UTC] No.43712471[source]▶
It wouldn't be the first time a ccTLD has been retired after its country ceased to be, though it would be the most disruptive given how popular it is, hence the uncertainty as to what they'll do this time.
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apitman ◴[17 Apr 25 02:49 UTC] No.43712624[source]▶
Whatever happens is going to set some really important precedent for sure.
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TheDong ◴[17 Apr 25 03:32 UTC] No.43712856[source]▶
I think '.su' is already that precedent, since it had many active domains, recently had active registration, and ICANN has announced plans to phase it out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.su

See also '.yu' and friends, which have already been deleted.

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1. ascorbic ◴[17 Apr 25 06:03 UTC] No.43713571{3}[source]▶
The fact that the country ceased to exist a year after .su was created and yet the TLD still exists 34 years later is probably precedent for the opposite.