Ask HN: Should I become a DNS registrar?
I want to update the root servers for my few dozen hobby domains and I can see running a registrar as a hobby.  The requirements look rather easy to meet. [1]  I sit through audits all the time.  Not sure if I really still have to run a Whois server, since that is going away.<p>I can not find an existing registrar that meets my requirements:<p>- No web UI, just an API<p>- Easily define apex nameserver records in API<p>- Drop domains no longer in use via API<p>Has anyone else tried to create a registrar and what technical or bureaucratic challenges did you run in to?<p>[1] - https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.verisign.com&#x2F;en_US&#x2F;channel-resources&#x2F;become-a-registrar&#x2F;verisign-domain-registrar&#x2F;index.xhtml