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[Renard Bleu <dnsadmin123456 AT proton.me>]

Hi,

> That leaves .cyb, .epic, and .neo unaccounted for.

Are there any current domain names using these TLDs (.cyb, .epic, and .neo)? 
Or are there any current DNS records for domains using these TLDs? If there 
are still alive domain names using these TLDs, and if finally we decide to 
remove these TLDs, I think we may record a backup of current domains and DNS 
records of these TLDs, and keep these existing records alive until original 
expiration date of these domain names.


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On Sunday, February 15th, 2026 at 19:07, Jeff Taylor <shdwdrgn AT sourpuss.net> 
wrote:

> I wanted to update our findings between the mailing list here and some
> discussions on IRC.
> 
> .o still has a lot of interest, so if Jonah doesn't respond then we will
> consider transferring it to a new home.
> 
> .chan is still alive, the admin is working on some issues but is still
> with the project.
> 
> .null/.oz are still alive, sort of, but I don't think I've seen a
> response from the admin?
> 
> That leaves .cyb, .epic, and .neo unaccounted for.  We have two options
> here.  If there is zero interest in these domains, we can take
> individual votes to remove them.  If anyone is interested, we can
> discuss transferring admin control.  I think this subject deserves a new
> thread, so I'll start one to get the ball rolling on that.
> 
> 
> On 1/29/26 10:27, 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?
> >
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