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SSAC Report on Dotless Domains
| Date Issued | Document | Reference ID | Current Phase | ||||||
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| SSAC Report on Dotless Domains | SAC053 |
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Description:
Dotless domains will not be universally reachable and the SSAC recommends strongly against their use. As a result, the SSAC also recommends that the use of DNS resource records such as A, AAAA, and MX in the apex of a Top-Level Domain (TLD) be contractually prohibited where appropriate and strongly discouraged in all cases.
STATUS UPDATES
| Date | Phase | Type | Status Updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closed | Phase Change | This Advice Item is now Closed |
| Phase 5 | Board Update | Status provided in 19 October 2016 letter from ICANN Board Chair to SSAC Chair (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-faltstrom-19oct16-en.pdf). On 13 August 2013, the ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) adopted a resolution affirming that "dotless domain names" are prohibited: https://www.icann.org/resources/boardmaterial/resolutions-new-gtld-2013-08-13-en#1. |
| Phase 5 | Phase Change | Now in Phase 5: Close |
| | Phase 1 | Phase Update | SSAC published SAC053: SSAC Report on Dotless Domains: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-053-en.pdf. |
