“They didn’t know it was impossible, so they did it.”

(Mark Twain)


”The AnyName concept directly fulfills ICANN’s stated objective for new gTLDs: to enhance innovation and utility within the DNS.”




AnyName — a Public-Benefit NX-Domain Resolving System for gTLDs that:

  • Serve End-User Utility and

  • Have a Single Trusted Interpreter

Turning NXDOMAIN into Signal by Interpreting User Intent




Eligibility CRITERIA

Overview

AnyName operates on a constitutional framework based on the spirit of RFC 8890 (“The Internet is for End Users”).

A TLD is eligible to deploy AnyName only if:
• It demonstrably serves the intent or benefit of the Internet user.
• It operates under a single trusted and mandated interpreter of that intent.
• Its responses are limited to results within the same TLD namespace.


User-Intent Exposure and Registration Policy

Resolving inexistent domains exposes user intent and creates new type-in traffic.
Open registration policies would invite monetization-targeted, speculative, or SEO-driven registrations — acting counter to the user benefit.
Only gTLDs with restrictive, enforced registration-eligibility rules that prevent such exploitation would be eligible to deploy the AnyName concept safely.

.org Use Case
The .org registry currently cannot prevent such behaviour or guarantee neutral outcomes.
Additionally, while .org serves many genuine organizations, its registry does not have the mandate to represent them.


Naturally Eligible Namespaces

  • Spec-13 (Brand) gTLDs — inherently eligible, as they have a vested interest in providing results that match the intent of the Internet user.

  • .airport — inherently eligible, as it operates under unified community control and is uniquely positioned to provide results that align with the user’s intent.

  • Other Examples — .gTLDs such as .edu, .gov, .int, .post, .radio, .pharmacy, .insurance, and .coop are also eligible because each operates under a recognized mandate and is capable of serving intra-gTLD results that match the intent of the Internet user.
    Examples:
    – florida.edu → returns .edu-based domains of universities and colleges in Florida.
    – voterregistrationchicago.gov → returns .gov-based voter-registration URLs in Chicago.
    – florida.radio → returns .radio-based Floridian broadcasters.


AI-powered Interactive gTLD Eligibility Check


You can test any existing or prospective gTLD here to see whether it meets the AnyName eligibility criteria.



About AnyName

AnyName is a public-benefit NX-domain resolving framework that reinterprets unregistered domains within trusted namespaces to serve the Internet user. It extends RFC 8914 (EDE codes) for safe, audited forwarding of intent-aware responses inside eligible gTLDs.

For the full AnyName Technology Website, click here.




For more information please send an email to alexander.schubert@anyname.technology or call +1(202)888-2029