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Only a small proportion of ISPs actually use any of the zones served by alt-root operators, generally sticking to the ICANN-specified root servers. This in turn led to the commercial failure of several alternative DNS root providers. | Only a small proportion of ISPs actually use any of the zones served by alt-root operators, generally sticking to the ICANN-specified root servers. This in turn led to the commercial failure of several alternative DNS root providers. | ||
A | A '''.biz''' TLD created by Pacific Root was in operation before ICANN approved a '''[[.biz]]''' run by Neulevel, and for some time after the creation of the ICANN-sanctioned '''.biz''' several alt roots continued to resolve '''.biz''' to Pacific Root's rather than Neulevel's. There were therefore '''.biz''' domain names that existed in different roots and pointed to different [[IP address]]es. The possibility of such conflicts, and their potential for destabilizing the Internet, is the main source of controversy surrounding alt roots. Many of the alternate roots try to coordinate with each other, but many do not - and they have no conflict resolution procedure between them. | ||
==List of alternative roots and the non-ICANN zones they include== | ==List of alternative roots and the non-ICANN zones they include== | ||
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=== OpenNIC === | === OpenNIC === | ||
Public Access Website: [http://www.opennicproject.org] | Public Access Website: [http://www.opennicproject.org] | ||
* | * '''.bbs''' — aimed toward ( [[Telnet]] style ) Bulletin Board System servers, and affiliated/related/owned websites. | ||
* | * '''.dyn''' — Approved by the OpenNIC Community, and will be introduced in mid-2008. Used to resolve Dynamic DNS. | ||
* | * '''.free''' — non-commercial use of the internet | ||
* | * '''.fur''' — [[Furry]] and [[Furry fandom|Furry Fandom]] related sites | ||
* | * '''.geek''' — anything geeky | ||
* | * '''.glue''' — Sites related to infrastructure | ||
* | * '''.indy''' — Independent News and Media | ||
* | * '''.ing''' — fun TLD. Further details to be confirmed | ||
* | * '''.null''' — miscellaneous non-commercial individual sites | ||
* | * '''.oss''' — Open Source Software | ||
* | * '''.parody''' — Parodies | ||
* | * '''.eco''' — Intended for the use in [[socially responsible investing]] (SRI) and ecological [[cooperatives]], wholly owned subsidiaries, and other organisations that exist to promote or support the said [[co-operative]]. | ||
See [[OpenNIC]] [[Wikipedia]] entry for further detail and historical information. | See [[OpenNIC]] [[Wikipedia]] entry for further detail and historical information. | ||
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=== New.Net === | === New.Net === | ||
Website: [http://www.new.net/] | Website: [http://www.new.net/] | ||
* | * '''.agent''' — | ||
* | * '''.arts''' — | ||
* | * '''.auction''' — | ||
* | * '''.chat''' — | ||
* | * '''.shop''' — | ||
* | * '''.free''' — | ||
* | * '''.golf''' — | ||
* | * '''.llc''' — | ||
* | * '''.llp''' — | ||
* | * '''.love''' — | ||
* | * '''.ltd''' — | ||
* | * '''.school''' — | ||
* | * '''.scifi''' — | ||
* | * '''.soc''' — | ||
* | * '''.video''' — | ||
* | * '''[[.travel]]''' — conflicts with ICANN-sanctioned TLD | ||
* | * '''.tech''' — | ||
* | * '''.kids''' — | ||
* | * '''.church''' — | ||
* | * '''.game''' — | ||
* | * '''.mp3''' — | ||
* | * '''.med''' — | ||
* | * '''.mail''' - | ||
* | * '''[[.xxx]]''' — | ||
* | * '''.club''' — | ||
* | * '''.inc''' — | ||
* | * '''.law''' — | ||
* | * '''.family''' — | ||
* | * '''.sport''' — | ||
=== UnifiedRoot === | === UnifiedRoot === | ||
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Website: [http://www.open-rsc.org/] | Website: [http://www.open-rsc.org/] | ||
* | * '''.per''' — personal pages | ||
* | * '''.etc''' — anything | ||
* | * '''.web''' — for the web | ||
* | * '''.shop''' — online shops | ||
* | * '''.pickle''' — just a general funny name | ||
* | * '''.sco''' — for Scottish culture | ||
* | * '''.mail''' - a tld for email - to reduce spam and clearly identify email servers. | ||
=== Inactive public root zones === | === Inactive public root zones === | ||
[[AlterNIC]] (stopped in 1997) | [[AlterNIC]] (stopped in 1997) | ||
* | * '''.exp''' — | ||
* | * '''.llc''' — | ||
* | * '''.lnx''' — | ||
* | * '''.ltd''' — | ||
* | * '''.med''' — | ||
* | * '''.nic''' — | ||
* | * '''.noc''' — | ||
* | * '''.porn''' — | ||
* | * '''[[.xxx]]''' — | ||
[[eDNS (alternative DNS root)|eDNS]] (stopped in 1998) | [[eDNS (alternative DNS root)|eDNS]] (stopped in 1998) | ||
* | * '''.biz''' — General business use | ||
* | * '''.corp''' — For use by corporations | ||
* | * '''.fam''' — For and about Family | ||
* | * '''.k12''' — For and about Kids | ||
* | * '''.npo''' — Non-profit organizations | ||
* | * '''.per''' — Personal Domain Name services | ||
* | * '''.web''' — Web-based sites (ie: web pages) | ||
[http://www.iperdome.com/ Iperdome] (stopped in 1999) | [http://www.iperdome.com/ Iperdome] (stopped in 1999) | ||
* | * '''.per''' — Personal Domain Name services | ||
* see the [http://www.iperdome.com/releases/990924.htm announcement] | * see the [http://www.iperdome.com/releases/990924.htm announcement] | ||
* later the TLDs changed to: | * later the TLDs changed to: | ||
** | ** '''.biz''' — General business use | ||
** | ** '''.corp''' — For use by corporations | ||
** | ** '''.gay''' — For and about the Gay Community | ||
** | ** '''.k12''' — For and about Kids | ||
** | ** '''.npo''' — Non-profit organizations | ||
** | ** '''.pol''' — Related to Poland and Polish organizations | ||
** | ** '''.web''' — Web-based sites (ie: web pages) | ||
=== Active private root zones === | === Active private root zones === | ||
