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arg · 05-19-2003, 12:05 AM

It depends on which company's .xxx domains you're talking about, but I'd guess that all of them are pretty worthless. Several different companies sell incompatible .xxx domains (or used to sell them and then folded), but until ICANN sanctions one of them, they won't have the universal reliability of .com and other recognized top level domains. Further, ICANN is unlikely to sanction a company that would "grandfather in" their prior .xxx registrations...they consider the method of name distribution when considering applications, and as I recall, a few .xxx applications were previously submitted, so there are likely to be a few to choose from if ICANN ever decides to okay the idea.

05-19-2003, 12:05 AM
arg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,164	It depends on which company's .xxx domains you're talking about, but I'd guess that all of them are pretty worthless. Several different companies sell incompatible .xxx domains (or used to sell them and then folded), but until ICANN sanctions one of them, they won't have the universal reliability of .com and other recognized top level domains. Further, ICANN is unlikely to sanction a company that would "grandfather in" their prior .xxx registrations...they consider the method of name distribution when considering applications, and as I recall, a few .xxx applications were previously submitted, so there are likely to be a few to choose from if ICANN ever decides to okay the idea.