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Welp that answers a lot of why all .ml are down (i.imgur.com)
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[–] steltek@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TLD - Top Level Domain (.com .ml .whatever)

Registrar - NameCheap, PorkBun, etc. Submits your domain.TLD request to a Registry

Registry - Maintains the list of domains for a specific TLD and the server infrastructure to run the TLD

ICANN - Decides who can be a Registry and for which TLD. Not involved in the nitty gritty of individual domain names.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is that decision made? How hard would it be for a group of amateurs to make an rog and try to be a registry or registrar.

[–] hop@rabbitea.rs 3 points 1 year ago

You should check out the OpenNic project, which is an organization that has already attempted what you're describing.

https://www.opennic.org/