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On 2026-01-29 20:27, Jeff Taylor wrote:
> There is quite a mess in the Tier 1 servers currently, which I think 
> needs to be addressed.  ALL of the following servers are marked as 
> offline due to no response or very limited response.  The big question 
> here is, if the owners don't respond and get their servers back online, 
> should we consider dropping these TLDs?
>
> NS3 (since Jan 2019) .neo -- neo
> This one is disabled, I assume they meant to come back?  The last zone 
> update was in 2017.
>
> NS5 (offline since Apr 2024) -- verax
> No TLDs, this was just an extra T1 server in the Netherlands.
>
> NS9 (since Apr 2025) .o -- jonaharagon
> NS11 (since Apr 2024) .o -- jonaharagon
> Last zone update was 2024 and there are ZERO domains listed. Waiting to 
> see if he responds on IRC.
>
> NS10 (since Dec 2025) .null and .oz -- mars
> Seems to be resolving all TLDs except their own.  Both TLD zones was 
> last updated in December and have an extensive list of domains. This 
> one is probably still alive and just needs some admin intervention.
>
> NS12 (since Jun 2020) .cyb -- sy, albino
> The last zone update was in 2019.  There is a decent list of domains 
> registered, but I don't know if anyone still uses them?
>
> NS13 (since Oct 2023) .epic -- okashi_o
> I believe the last zone update for .epic was in 2020.  Again, no idea 
> if anyone is still using these domains.
>
> NS14 (since Jun 2024) .chan -- OWNER UNKNOWN
> The last zone update for .chan was in 2019
>
> So at the very least, we should have a discussion about removing or 
> re-homing .neo, .cyb, .epic, and .chan.  If there is still interest in 
> these TLDs I can always add them to the registration server at be.libre 
> or someone else can take over, but this would require all current 
> domain owners to claim their domains so they could be re-registered 
> from the new host.
>
> In addition, we should have a vote about removing peering with 
> NewNations (ti uu te ku rm ko) since they have been broken for several 
> years now.  Does anyone have any discussion about that before I start a 
> new thread to being voting?
>
> The same applies for peering Emercoin (bazar coin emc lib).  I don't 
> see that those domains are responding either, so I believe they should 
> be removed.  Again, is there any discussion about this peer before I 
> start a vote?

Hello,

As the recent discussion owner of the .o domain, I will volunteer to 
host the .o TLD if jonaharagon wasn't around anymore.