.web TLD

[matt_bodis]

Any news on the .web tld?

I heard it was proposed to ICANN since 2000 and declined back then. I have heard from a rather larger investor that he is looking forward to .web and .xxx.

Has there been any news for .web? I think it would be the second biggest TLD.

 

[Toker]

There is a .web.com but it's not worth bothering with.

 

[Barrucadu]

.web sounds restrictive to me, a bit like .mobi: I can't imagine a domain that is good only for websites and not for e-mail/ftp/etc so what is the point of .web ? :gl:

I agree, .web sounds like the domain is ONLY used for http - no pop3, ftp, smtp, etc.
Also, when I first heard .web, I immediatly imagined sites with information about the internet, and domain-related services, not just general sites. (eg: icann.web, [registrar name here].web, historyofthe.web)