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The British government is transferring sovereignty of an island in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius next week, potentially impacting the existence of the .io domain. (every.to)

submitted 2 months ago by PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to c/technology@beehaw.org

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[–] quant@leminal.space 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Two letters TLD like .io are ISO country codes. Catalonia's .cat is a generic TLD in comparison. Since .io stands for the British Indian Ocean Territory and Chagos Island isn't going to be 'separate' anymore by becoming part of Mauritius, IANA's logic is that the ccTLD has to be retired. That .su is still around after the collapse of USSR isn't a valid argument for them.

[–] sanzky@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago

ok. I was not aware the two letter TLD were more restricted than the others. thanks!