So why should it cost $185k to add it to the root servers? Adding it 
should be 5 lines in a text file as I have 5 name servers. As to whois, 
all you need is a whois on the TLD itself. Everything below .reality is 
mine. People don't get to add 2nd level domains. This is what I'm 
referring to as a private TLD.

It would be like microsoft.com - without the .com


Scott Johnson wrote:
> ok, so now we have a zone published.  it costs 185K+discretionary 
> charges to add that to the root zone.  what else do we need.  some 
> whois?  a little perl script that allows people to add 2nd level 
> domains and adjusts the zone file appropriately running on a web 
> server at nic.reality?
>
> Enjoy,
> Scott
>
> On Thu, 18 Mar 2010, Marc Perkel wrote:
>
>> Les that 20 lines in a config file. I have 5 servers running it. It's 
>> the same 5 servers that run my other domains. It's that easy.
>>
>> If the root servers forwarded the .reality TLD to my servers the 
>> whole world could use it right now.
>>
>> Setup time - 30 minutes.
>> Cost: $0
>>
>> To test it - from a command lin run:
>>
>> dig @65.49.42.32 reality
>> dig @65.49.42.32 ssh.reality
>> dig @65.49.42.32 www.reality
>> dig @65.49.42.32 ftp.reality
>>
>> Just wondering if everyone knew that doing a private TLD was that easy?
>>