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[Jacob Bachmeyer <jcb62281 AT gmail.com>]

On 1/28/26 12:48, Renard Bleu wrote:
> Hello,
>
> There is an issue that, domains with .o TLD may be mistaken as an object file 
> with .o extension name (eg. intermediate output file produced by a compiler 
> from c or cpp source code).
> (ref link: https://community.cloudflare.com/t/opennic-domain-names/98832/2    
> ). Therefore, I think it is not secure for domain name operators to provide 
> .o domain name registration services.

That is ridiculous because DNS and the filesystem are separate 
namespaces.  There is no possibility of confusion between a .o domain 
and an object file unless you work very hard to be stupid about it.

Even the plausible scenario of storing files downloaded from a Web site 
in a tree corresponding to the URL does not produce confusion because 
the ".o" name in that case would be a *directory*, which is different in 
the filesystem from any file that could have that name.  (Never mind 
that downloaded resources and object files are rather unlikely to appear 
in the same directory.)

In short, this claim of "not secure" is bogus.


-- Jacob