Last night I finally got around to setting my system up to | |
use OpenNic nameservers for resolving my DNS queries. For | |
those that do not know, OpenNic is an alternate domain root | |
that provides their own top level domains and peers with | |
a few other similar services. They also run a decentralized | |
and volunteer run network of DNS resolvers. | |
As it happens, one of the top level domains they offer is | |
`.gopher`! So I now have: | |
bombadillo.gopher | |
as a secondary way to get to the gopher site for my | |
gopher/gemini/finger/http/telnet/file client. The old | |
address (bombadillo.colorfield.space) also still works. | |
I could not figure out how to get gophernicus to allow | |
multiple addresses to the same content. Actually, it isnt | |
gophernicus it is gopher itself. Since the host is hard | |
coded into the links (rather than allowing relative lnks) | |
I cannot do more than have the first page someone visits | |
work with either, but all links will resolve to the original | |
bombadillo.colorfield.space | |
I have been using the nameservers and they do resolution | |
fine for the regular web, but also work for this additional | |
little pocket. Domain registration is free and super quick | |
and easy. The options are pretty basic for a registrar and | |
they do not offer an easy way to configure dynamic dns... | |
but still, not bad at all. | |
If you are looking for a free domain they have some cool | |
ones... | |
Check em out here: | |
OpenNic | |
EDIT (2020-06-04): | |
Doing a little more research I did find out that there is | |
a TLD through OpenNic that explicitly supports/is for | |
dynamic DNS: .dyn | |
Other TLDs people might be interested in: | |
.gopher - ideally for hosting gopher content | |
.cyb - indended for cyberpunk related content | |
.libre - for "organizations that encourage the | |
non-commercial use of the free internet" | |
.bbs - for bbsd servers and related sites/services | |
In general there is a big focus on non-commercial use | |
of the internet, free culture, and social good. | |
More info can be found in their wiki: | |
OpenNic TLD List | |