Subj : Re: general question about serving ports and domain names
To   : comp.programming
From : robertwessel2@yahoo.com
Date : Fri Aug 19 2005 04:50 pm


gds@best.cut.here.com wrote:
> If you want a top-level domain name, you have to use a commercial
> registrar, generally speaking.  Otherwise, you may be able to get one
> from a noncommercial registrar or even a hobbyist who's willing to
> delegate subdomains of their domains to you.


Actually you can't get a top level domain (well, not unless you become
a country or convince IANA that a new TLD is a good idea).  "com" or
"us" are top level domains.  If you get myname.com, that's a second
level domain, or myname.co.uk would be a third level domain.

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