←back to thread

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

(status.zoom.us)
634 points RVRX | 1 comments | 17 Apr 25 00:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.227s | source
Show context
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?

replies(5): >>43712339 #>>43712351 #>>43712427 #>>43712517 #>>43713171 #
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.

replies(4): >>43712406 #>>43713860 #>>43714322 #>>43719091 #
eli ◴[17 Apr 25 02:11 UTC] No.43712406[source]▶
I don't think that's a real risk
replies(1): >>43712471 #
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.
replies(3): >>43712624 #>>43712732 #>>43713461 #
sgarland ◴[17 Apr 25 03:11 UTC] No.43712732[source]▶
If I were Mauritius, I would be hitting tech companies left and right to secure a permanent income stream.

You guys want to kick indigenous people off their land for military bases? Enjoy your new bill for .io domains.

replies(2): >>43713243 #>>43713660 #
1. bigstrat2003 ◴[17 Apr 25 06:21 UTC] No.43713660[source]▶
Hopefully that doesn't happen as not everyone who uses a .io is a tech company. I've been using a .io domain for my personal email for something like a decade now, when I just thought "oh that's a cool TLD" and had no idea it was even a country TLD. I don't much relish the idea of getting soaked for money to stick it to the man when I haven't done anything morally wrong.