.xxx and the Domain Name System

Posted Friday, 23 March 2007, 12:46 HST @865

On February 6, I posted two articles about the Domain Name System (DNS). As the debate continues over a proposed .xxx TLD (top level domain), I found another article that includes a good description of what the domain name system actually does.

The .xx TLD is a good idea. While some argue that adult content web sites will register and keep the .com and .xxx version of their domain names, it’s much easier to explain to a corporate or government user that any service .xxx domain name is forbidden territory on their work computer. This may be one reason why many adult content providers do not support the .xxx proposal.