On a related topic, the IAB has just put out this statement: http://www.iab.org/documents/correspondence-reports-documents/2013-2/iab-statement-dotless-domains-considered-harmful/
In it, the IAB says things like:
Since the advent of the DNS, Internet naming systems have always relied
on the presence of dots in names to distinguish between names that are
intended to be interpreted locally, and names that are intended to be
looked up on the Internet. Dotless domains lead to ambiguities in their
resolution, and therefore unintended and unexpected results when used by
proper implementations of IETF standards.
And:
The IAB believes that the current IETF recommendations against the use
of dotless domains are important to the continued viability and success
of the Internet, and strongly recommends that the Internet community
strictly adhere to them.
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Stéphane Van Gelder
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+1 Stephane. Excellent analysis. And very timely.
Thank you,
RA
Excellent post by Stephane...
Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal
"Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey
From: Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com>
Date: July 9, 2013, 10:56:59 PM EDT
To: Phil Corwin <psc@vlaw-dc.com>
Subject: The Technical Impact of New gTLDs: Are We Pushing on Regardless?