At 9:37 AM -0700 7/9/08, Bill McQuillan wrote:
I wonder if it would make it easier to use "example" DNS names if, in addition to the verbose and clumsy: "*.example", IMHO, we reserved gTLDs like "*.foo", "*.bar", "*.bat", "*.baz", as well as the one used quite frequently on this list lately: "*.tld", for use as example DNS names.
"foo" and "bar" seem fine for nerdy IETF examples. "bat" would pose similar security issues as "com" :-). "baz" seems awfully close to the ever-so-popular "biz" TLD.
"tld" seems like an excellent suggestion. Not much like any current TLDs; it's well-known in the field of use; it is unlikely that there is much commercial value to it; it's nearly impossible to pronounce without spelling out the acronym.
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