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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (27 children)

Out of curiosity, other than fmhy.ml, lemmy.ml, and lemmygrad.ml, what other Lemmy instances were using .ml domains? Also, how are the latter two still running but fmhy.ml isn't?

edit: This has triggered a chain of comments I wasn't expecting. I'd appreciate it if someone can answer on a technical level. Is the latter two using a different registrar or name server which is why it still works for them?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (26 children)

Why are so many instances using .ml anyway?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it's because ML is a popular shorthand for 'Marxist-Leninist' since they mostly seem to be communist servers

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

.ml stands for Mali.

.ee stands for Estonia.

.tv stands for Tuvalu

Just like .ca stands for Canada.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks, I know what it stands for but I am trying to explain why that particular top-level domain was picked for those lemmy instances

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

.ml was the main Lemmy before .world Most communities were there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thats not a rebuttal. The .ml instance is run by Marxist-Leninists

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