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[Christopher <weblionx AT gmail.com>]

Update: Appears NearlyFreeSpeech.net does support OpenNIC TLDs. See:
http://www.weblionx.geek/

On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 9:01 PM, Christopher <weblionx AT gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, I tried to log in to my OpenNIC account to register a domain but
> it's having issues. Busy this weekend so will mess with it later.
> They're cheap to get started with at least.
>
> On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 8:32 PM,  <vv AT cgs.pw> wrote:
>> I'd be interested in knowing if that actually works.
>> I wasn't able to find any place that would do
>> non-ICANN domains.
>>
>> ~ Ole
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:12:02 -0400
>> Christopher <weblionx AT gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I tested out adding a .geek domain to
>>> NearlyFreeSpeech.net and it seemed to work fine. I don't
>>> have any registered so I can't actually test right now.
>>> Would just cname to the internal name they give you.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 8:02 PM, Jonah Aragon
>>> <jonaharagon AT gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Perhaps you could consider buying a VPS and doing it
>>> > yourself? It isn't that much more expensive than a
>>> > hosting plan and it provides a lot more in terms of
>>> > flexibility and reliability. As low as $5/mo at
>>> > DigitalOcean.
>>> >
>>> > I was thinking of providing hosting services for .o
>>> > users but I don't have anything setup yet, or else I'd
>>> > suggest that, ah well.
>>> >
>>> > You're not going to be able to use Let's Encrypt with
>>> > OpenNIC domains, they don't support our namespace.
>>> >
>>> > Jonah
>>> >
>>> > On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 6:57 PM Zac
>>> > <opennicproject AT dearzac.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I tried to get DreamHost to manually add my .o domain,
>>> >> but in January they said they won't. (I've been too
>>> >> busy to investigate further until now)
>>> >>
>>> >> Does anyone know a hosting company that will let you
>>> >> use OpenNIC domains?
>>> >>
>>> >> Bonus if they allow/facilitate Let's Encrypt SSL certs.
>>> >>
>>> >> My conversation with DreamHost:
>>> >>
>>> >>  > > I apologize for the delayed response. I've been
>>> >>  > > informed that we
>>> >> will not
>>> >>  > > > support the .O tld at this time. However we
>>> >>  > > > might offer support
>>> >> for this
>>> >>  > > > TLD in the future. If you still have any other
>>> >>  > > > questions let us
>>> >> know and
>>> >>  > > > we will be happy to address them for you.
>>> >>  > >
>>> >>  > > Does "not support" mean you won't add .o as a
>>> >>  > > valid TLD in the DreamHost Web Panel, or does it
>>> >>  > > also mean you won't manually add my domain to my
>>> >>  > > account?
>>> >>  >
>>> >>  > I'm happy to assist you again. Unfortunately we
>>> >>  > won't allow the .O tld
>>> >> to
>>> >>  > be used at all in your account at this time. The .O
>>> >>  > tld is not a normal tld like .com or .net. We might
>>> >>  > allow it to be added in the future. If you still
>>> >>  > have any other questions let us know and we will
>>> >>  > address them for you.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
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