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thing about the Perl dot com hijack is

2021-02-01 03:20:08.301331+00 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

The thing about the Perl dot com hijack is that it underscores.just how crappy a mechanism renting domain names from registrars is for identity.

[ related topics: Perl Open Source hubris ]

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#Comment Re: thing about the Perl dot com hijack is made: 2021-02-01 20:50:04.007142+00 by: brennen

A thought I have just about every time I have to deal with any question around domain expiry and ownership. :\

#Comment Re: thing about the Perl dot com hijack is made: 2021-02-02 13:30:23.934919+00 by: DaveP

What’s the consensus on “least horrible registrar” at the moment, anyway?

#Comment Re: thing about the Perl dot com hijack is made: 2021-02-03 16:01:50.617304+00 by: brainopener

perl.com is back, sort of: https://old.reddit.com/r/perl/...ks_like_perlcom_is_back/glv71e2/

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