<s>
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
(	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
Project	O
)	O
is	O
a	B-Protocol
user-owned	O
and	O
-controlled	O
top-level	O
Network	B-Protocol
Information	I-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
that	O
offers	O
a	B-Protocol
non-national	O
alternative	O
to	O
traditional	O
top-level	O
domain	O
(	O
TLD	O
)	O
registries	B-Protocol
such	O
as	O
ICANN	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
recognizes	O
and	O
peers	O
all	O
existing	O
ICANN	B-Application
TLDs	O
,	O
for	O
compatibility	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
has	O
not	O
yet	O
evaluated	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
hold	O
a	B-Protocol
formal	O
position	O
on	O
future	O
ICANN	B-Application
TLDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
resolving	O
hostnames	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
ICANN	B-Application
root	B-Application
,	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
also	O
resolves	O
hostnames	B-Protocol
in	O
OpenNIC-operated	O
namespaces	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
within	O
namespaces	O
with	O
which	O
peering	B-Protocol
agreements	I-Protocol
have	O
been	O
established	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
recursive	O
servers	O
(	O
Tier	O
2	O
servers	O
)	O
are	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
high	O
speeds	O
and	O
low	O
latency	O
,	O
relative	O
to	O
other	O
more	O
widely	O
used	O
DNS	B-Protocol
recursors	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
anonymizing	O
or	O
no-logging	O
policies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
servers	O
offer	O
DNSCrypt	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tier	O
2	O
servers	O
are	O
operated	O
by	O
community	O
volunteers	O
across	O
a	B-Protocol
multitude	O
of	O
geographic	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
alternative	B-Protocol
root	I-Protocol
DNS	I-Protocol
systems	I-Protocol
,	O
OpenNIC-hosted	O
domains	O
are	O
unreachable	O
to	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
Internet	O
users	O
,	O
because	O
they	O
require	O
a	B-Protocol
non-default	O
configuration	O
in	O
one	O
's	O
DNS	B-Protocol
resolver	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
an	O
article	O
was	O
posted	O
on	O
kuro5hin.org	O
advocating	O
a	B-Protocol
democratically	O
governed	O
domain	B-Protocol
name	I-Protocol
system	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
servers	O
went	O
into	O
operation	O
July	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
TLDs	O
are	O
currently	O
served	O
by	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
and	O
were	O
constructed	O
with	O
the	O
approval	O
of	O
the	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NameIntended	O
useDate	O
introducedRestrictionsNotesStatus.bbsBulletin	O
Board	O
System	O
servers	O
,	O
and	O
related	O
BBS	O
websites	O
and	O
services2000-12-29Domain	O
must	O
provide	O
BBS	O
type	O
services	O
..	O
chanA	O
Top	O
Level	O
Domain	O
"	O
for	O
imageboards	O
and	O
communities	O
related	O
to	O
imageboard	O
culture	O
"	O
2015-10-21.cybCyberpunk-related	O
content2017-08-14.dyn	O
Dynamic	B-Protocol
DNS	I-Protocol
pointers2014-05-30Only	O
A	B-Protocol
,	O
AAAA	B-Protocol
,	O
RP	O
and	O
TXT	B-Protocol
records	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
modified.Unused	O
domains	O
are	O
removed	O
after	O
28	O
days	O
..	O
epicGeneral	O
purpose	O
domain	O
for	O
anything	O
of	O
an	O
"	O
epic	O
"	O
nature2019-09-03.free	O
Organizations	O
that	O
encourage	O
the	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Free	O
InternetNon-commercial	O
use	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
new	O
registrations	O
accepted.Moved	O
to	O
.libre	O
following	O
ICANN	B-Application
addition	O
of	O
.free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
still	O
resolving	O
..	O
geek	O
Anything	O
of	O
a	B-Protocol
personal	O
or	O
hobbyist	O
nature	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
considered	O
"	O
geeky	O
"	O
2008-02-18.gopher	O
Content	O
delivery	O
via	O
the	O
gopher	B-Protocol
protocolMust	O
serve	O
content	O
via	O
the	O
gopher	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
..	O
indy	O
Independent	O
media	O
and	O
arts.libreOrganizations	O
that	O
encourage	O
the	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Free	O
Internet2017-01-03Non-commercial	O
use	O
onlySuccessor	O
to	O
.free	O
after	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
.free	O
on	O
the	O
ICANN	B-Application
namespace.neoGeneral	O
purposeUsage	O
should	O
lean	O
towards	O
themes	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
'	O
emo	O
subculture	O
 '	O
.nullMiscellaneousNon-commercial	O
use	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
provides	O
resolution	O
of	O
select	O
other	O
alternative	B-Protocol
DNS	I-Protocol
roots	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Nations	O
provides	O
TLDs	O
for	O
nation-states	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
recognized	O
by	O
the	O
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
standard	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
have	O
n't	O
received	O
their	O
own	O
ccTLD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FurNIC	O
aims	O
to	O
bring	O
a	B-Protocol
unique	O
identity	O
to	O
Furries	O
,	O
Furry	O
Fandom	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
Anthropomorphic	O
interest	O
websites	O
across	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FurNIC	O
and	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
work	O
closely	O
,	O
with	O
.fur	O
(	O
Furry	O
fandom	O
)	O
generally	O
being	O
treated	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
for	O
most	O
purposes	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	B-Protocol
separate	O
peer	O
entity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
domains	O
registered	O
in	O
Emercoin	O
's	O
blockchain	B-Application
became	O
accessible	O
to	O
all	O
users	O
of	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
DNS	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emercoin	O
DNS	B-Protocol
supports	O
the	O
domain	O
zones	O
.bazar	O
,	O
.coin	O
,	O
.emc	O
,	O
.lib	O
,	O
.ness	O
and	O
.sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Emercoin	O
DNS	B-Protocol
records	O
can	O
be	O
registered/maintained	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
Emercoin	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
's	O
management	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
operates	O
some	O
special-use	O
TLDs	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
meant	O
for	O
technical	O
or	O
organizational	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NameIntended	O
useRestrictionsNotesStatus.opennic.glueProvides	O
hostnames	B-Protocol
for	O
Tier	O
1	O
DNS	B-Protocol
servers	O
and	O
organizational	O
websites	O
and	O
services.Domains	O
cannot	O
be	O
registered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Domains	O
are	O
granted	O
to	O
each	O
Tier	B-Protocol
1	I-Protocol
server	I-Protocol
operator	O
or	O
upon	O
approval	O
of	O
the	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
community.Example	O
:	O
"	O
ns2.opennic.glue	O
"	O
.dns.opennic.glueProvides	O
hostnames	B-Protocol
for	O
Tier	O
2	O
DNS	B-Protocol
servers	O
on	O
the	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
network.Domains	O
cannot	O
be	O
registered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
the	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
community	O
voted	O
13-2	O
for	O
dropping	O
support	O
for	O
.bit	B-Protocol
domains	O
due	O
to	O
them	O
"	O
being	O
used	O
as	O
malware	O
hubs	O
"	O
as	O
a	B-Protocol
result	O
of	O
their	O
"	O
anonymous	O
nature	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Protocol
similar	O
proposal	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
but	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
reach	O
the	O
voting	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
then	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
resolved	O
.bit	B-Protocol
(	O
Namecoin	B-Protocol
)	O
domains	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	B-Protocol
centralized	O
server	O
which	O
generated	O
a	B-Protocol
DNS	B-Protocol
zone	O
from	O
the	O
Namecoin	B-Protocol
blockchain	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	O
was	O
provided	O
through	O
a	B-Protocol
Tier	B-Protocol
1	I-Protocol
server	I-Protocol
which	O
bridges	B-Protocol
the	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
system	O
and	O
Namecoin	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
OpenNIC	B-Protocol
DNS	B-Protocol
servers	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
a	B-Protocol
Spamhaus-maintained	O
blacklist	O
of	O
malicious	O
.bit	B-Protocol
domains	O
.	O
</s>
