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".ist" domain extension

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Looks like it's been open for a while already, most of the good "-ist" dictionary words are already taken. Would have loved to get "minimal.ist"!

Which is strange, they seem to require a certificate if you actually want to register a .ist domain.

http://www.atakteknoloji.com/en-US/default.aspx?Load=9&domai...

It says "certificate required".

javascript off, chr.ist is available.

javascript on... no longer available.

I guess the good lord does not look kindly upon javascript? Hanging out for too long with the Perl Monks, perhaps?

f.ist seems to still be free

Single letter second level domains are reserved since 1993

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-letter_second-level_dom...

The Wikipedia article you link to lists 76 TLDs that allow single-letter domain registration. .ist/.istambul isn't in the list, but the article could be out of date.

https://www.morewords.com/ends-with/ist/

Gotta catch 'em all!

Can imagine art.ist went very quickly!

https://athe.ist

"ist" also is the third person singular conjugation of the german verb equivalent to the english "to be", allowing you to spell stuff like

pilif.ist/doof

This was my first thought and I don't even speak German. Dibs on das.ist though.

http:// das.ist /sehr/schoen

Was.ist/das

Couldn't you just say it's German for "is"? :)

wasgut.ist

I prefer my .is domain, it was shorter and english feels more "international" :D

http://www.morewords.com/ends-with/ist/ http://www.wordfind.com/ends-with/ist/

http://todoist.com must quickly snap up http://todo.ist (which I'm sure they will).

Frequently get a Not Found page error when searching. Anyone else?

This is an extension ripe for phonetic use - does this document say anything regarding limitations to registration outside of Istanbul or Turkey?

> According to the Medya A.Ş., .istanbul will improve awareness on İstanbul's historical heritage and help economic growth by allowing unlimited and open registration of the names.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.istanbul

Look at Medya A.Ş's logo :) https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/679270968834002944/Ds5O...

There's an English link in the top right; English page says:

> The Central Registry Agency services offered as "open" and "unrestricted", which enable everyone around the world to register a name in the top level domains .istanbul and .ist

I see, thank you. The English link didn't work on mobile.

Currently, however, the registration is limited to Turkish individuals for their full name, Companies registered in Turkey, foreigners with a residence in Istanbul until the end of March. After that, all restrictions will be lifted, according to the IHS[1] (a hosting company operating in Turkey)

[1] (Turkish) https://www.ihs.com.tr/istanbul-alan-adi-domain-tescili.html...

The second I saw this I wanted great.ist just to really make people go "WTF?" Sadly, someone beat me to the punch..

istanbul.. https://www.name.com/domains/ist

Not Constantinople?

Now it's Istanbul..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsQrKZcYtqg

.con

And that would trigger a lot of giggling from the French side of the internet (con ~= dimwit)

I think you are more than 500 years too late for this comment =)

The first thing I thought of were Diablo 2 runes...

ist.ist?

is there anyway to get a domain through a Turkish company early?

My first reaction was [I]slamic [St]ate? Guess that would have been too controversial.

looks like someone registered terror.ist though.

1st? Ist? lst?

Title has now changed to show that it is Ist. Sans Serif fonts can be confusing :-)

post.1st

It's pricy ... 300 $

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