TLDR; basically you can now use .internal for local/intranet and it will not resolve externally. I wish they would pick something shorter but this is better than nothing.
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From the post:
>Whereas, on 18 September 2020, the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) published SAC113: SSAC Advisory on Private-Use TLDs (SAC113), recommending that the ICANN Board ensure a string is identified and reserved at the top level of the Domain Name System (DNS) for private use, and that this particular string must never be delegated.
TLDR; basically you can now use .internal for local/intranet and it will not resolve externally. I wish they would pick something shorter but this is better than nothing.
Archive: https://archive.today/DvNis
From the post:
>>Whereas, on 18 September 2020, the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) published SAC113: SSAC Advisory on Private-Use TLDs (SAC113), recommending that the ICANN Board ensure a string is identified and reserved at the top level of the Domain Name System (DNS) for private use, and that this particular string must never be delegated.
