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? >>