A question about tracker domains

[redMonster]

I have a very simple question. I am sure most of you know that .com is the most commonly used domain on the internet. Why are almost none of the private trackers hosted on a .com domain. Most trackers use .org and .net or some other domain, but not .com. What is the reason for this?

Is there some kind of security or privacy issue involved. Are .com domains more dangerous for hosting something like a private torrent tracker considering that most public trackers are hosted on .com?

[Swift]

one of the biggest trackers out there is hosted on a .com domain so i think there is no problem

[integral]

I'm guessing most just follow suit from other trackers. There is no real advantage to registering a .org domain over a .com one, unless the .com one happens to already be taken.

[redMonster]

one of the biggest trackers out there is hosted on a .com domain so i think there is no problemwhich one are you talking about? arenabg??

Keep in mind that I am only talking about private trackers.

[Swift]

demonoid :P

you can register there . btw it's quite a good question

[KushBlow]

I always thought it was to be more secure, because .com is mostly American where hosting trackers or warez is illegal. But I don't think the domain would tie in to the tracker itself but who knows, the MPAA and RIAA (or whatever) is on everyone's ass these days.

[redMonster]

Does it matter where the domain belongs to? The place of hosting matters in terms of the web hosting company, not the domain company, am I right?

[Duckater]

Some times it is due to the name of the site i.e. the .extension figures as part of the name other times a .info might be on offer at a lot less than a .com etc.
If people want the info about who owns the site it can be found if they have not paid for it to be private and then I am sure the authorities could get hold of the info.
We selected the extension as it fit in right for the name and at the time was lucky that extension was on offer and avaliable :)

[nsk]

Is it not to do with what the domains actually mean?

for example .org is supposed to be for a non profitable organisation.

.net = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.net

etc etc.

[jbloggs]

From the .net wiki



.net is one of the original top-level domains (despite not being mentioned in RFC 920 (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc920)), created in January 1985 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985). It was initially intended to be used only for the computers of network providers (such as Internet service providers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_service_provider)). However, there are no formal restrictions on who can register a .net domain name. Therefore, while still popular with network operators, it is often treated as a second .com (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.com). It is currently the third most popular top-level domain, after .com (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.com) and .de (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.de). (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.net#cite_note-0)

I didn't know that .de was the second most popular domain.

[basilhaydens]

I think tracker staff does that to help claim they are nonprofit organizations to avoid problems if they get busted, because infringement for profit is much more serious. In actuality, it probably makes no difference. Most trackers are under-informed about the legality of what they operate and their terms of service do not insulate them.

[105802]

i always assumed it was for security also , i spose for the more 'secret' trackers its to avoid idiots guessing there url and telling the whole world

e.g say a tracker is called supersecretsite , a dipshit will probably just attempt the url supersecretsite.org/com/net

when its actually supersecretsite.in

:D

[hagckz0r]

From my knowledge there is not a very big difference between .com or .org for example. The name of a tracker might sound well, have a bigger impact if it chosen accordingly.

Between .com or other .org, .net it is said it might exist a difference of SEO(search engine optimization). .com domains seem to be better indexed by the search engines.

[ConkiZz]

The price, thats the different.

[integral]

From my knowledge there is not a very big difference between .com or .org for example. The name of a tracker might sound well, have a bigger impact if it chosen accordingly.

Between .com or other .org, .net it is said it might exist a difference of SEO(search engine optimization). .com domains seem to be better indexed by the search engines.

Untrue, all domains are indexed equally. 'dot-com' simply is the most popular. :)

[Brenya]

Between .com or other .org, .net it is said it might exist a difference of SEO(search engine optimization). .com domains seem to be better indexed by the search engines.
That would be pretty unfair for the emerging sites, since already established sites would have already hogged up every decent .com domain name for themselves.

It would be anti-competitive for the search engines to prefer .com domains over others. But I'm sure that isn't the compelling reason, though. Google, et al try their best to write algorithms to determine the quality of the website, because searchers are looking for the best information. The extension isn't a qualifier, because it doesn't determine the quality of the site. It may be an indicator, probabilistically; but it isn't anything determinant.

I still have the perception that .info's are a little less ...professional than .com's.

[hagckz0r]

Integral & Brenya - I hope it to be as you say, but from what I have read the .com domain seems to be more attractive for the 'public' and for the search engines. Anyway I'm not gonna argue too much about that, I really don't have any interest for domains.

.info seems pretty shitty to me too

[flashback3r]

Yeah, I think it's much cooler with .net and .org because it's meant for organizations and networks lol:P

.com stands for commercial and I don't like that kind of piracy :P

[Duckater]

We chose .info for a few reasons
1. It was cheap at the time :)
2. It really fit in with the name we selected
3. With .info standing for information we also thought it fitting as we not only wanted to provide torrents for people but also are willing to give them the info they need about them as well as help and support in getting things running wether or not the a n00b or an experienced user :)
Some info from wikipedia about the .info extension

.info (.information) is a generic top-level domain intended for informative websites, although its use is not restricted. It was a part of ICANN's highly publicized announcement, in late 2000, of a phased release of seven new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). The event was billed as the first addition of major gTLDs to the Internet since the DNS was developed in the 1980s. The seven new gTLDs, selected from over 180 proposals, were meant in part to take the pressure off the overcrowded .com domain.

[RedRansom]

.com coming from (commercial) and "Intended use Company (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce) entities (worldwide)" so i guess no one want to call own tracker as a company and commercial huh?

[Brenya]

.com stands for commercial and I don't like that kind of piracy :P
oi thought it meant computer...

[NippleCake]

isnt .net and .org cheaper than .com.. ..and just not as commonly known so slightly more secretive to the every day internet browser person?

[integral]

isnt .net and .org cheaper than .com.. ..and just not as commonly known so slightly more secretive to the every day internet browser person?

same price usually.