A DNS Record Now Flags Domains for Sale. Adoption Is Up to Registrars

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A new DNS standard (RFC 10023) lets domain owners publicly signal they are willing to sell using a TXT record at '_for-sale'.
The record includes a version tag and optional fields for contact URIs, text, codes, and asking prices.
It acts as a discovery layer, not a marketplace; negotiations and transactions remain separate and human-driven.
Proposed by SIDN Labs to make the domain market more transparent, particularly benefiting owners who are not professional traders.
The standard applies to all domain extensions (not just .nl) and has been piloted with registrars who expose a 'Sell' button.
Adoption depends on registrars implementing the feature, which may conflict with their secondary-market incentives.
The record is neutral enough that brokers can also use it to find active sellers.
As an Informational RFC, it is not mandatory, and carries security risks such as misuse of contact fields or false intent signals.

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