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Users nostalgic for Saskatchewan's old .sk.ca domains
Original: Whenever I see a .sk domain I get excited and think it’s a Saskatchewan website. I remember back in the day there were .
A Canadian internet user sparked a nostalgic discussion about former Saskatchewan domain names like .sk.ca and .on.ca, recalling them from the early web era. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority stopped registering these third-level geographic domains in 2010, and the poster argues that bringing them back would be a fitting move for provincial identity online, inviting the registry to consider a revival.
Why now: Nostalgia for Canada's old provincial domain system and a public call on CIRA to revive it
Evidence
- Whenever I see a .sk domain I get excited and think it’s a Saskatchewan website. I remember back in the day there were . sk.ca and . on.ca domain names. I found CIRA stopped registering them in 2010. So that’s sad! @ cira would be cool to bring it back! #tech #canada #internet · plzupgrademe@fedi.txw.ca · 2
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