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.name Grandfathered

What HN thinks

Relief that 22,000 people get to keep first.last.name, plus a surprisingly passionate detour into the interrobang‽

Domains need stronger ownership rights
Many argue the near-termination shows a domain is just a rented ledger entry, and want legal protections so registries can't yank paid-for names.
Third-level .name breaks web assumptions
Others explain Verisign's motive: .name's shared second-level setup complicates registrars, email forwarding and the Public Suffix List, sparking debate on replacing that list.
Stick to stable TLDs
Some advise avoiding newer gTLDs with price hikes, preferring .com/.net or ccTLDs, though others note .name is an old TLD.

Consensus: Most agree grandfathering existing registrations is the right outcome and that the original plan to drop them was unfair. Many note it only applies to existing third-level domains; new ones are closed.

Recommended in the comments

007names (service): Cited as one of the few registrars accepting transfers of third-level .name domains with email forwarding.
Gandi (service): Named as supporting third-level .name domains.
INWX ↗ (service): Suggested as a place to register .name domains.

Summarised by Claude from the comment thread 2 days ago.

Points: 902
Comments: 196
Best rank: #1
Posted: 2026-11-10 by p4bl0
Category: DevOps & infra

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