> Whoa now, I didn't think the .shop tld's were live yet?
They're not. They have their own root for .shop, .club and a bunch of other
TLDs that aren't ICANN approved.
> Is *that* why you need a plugin for the things - because they're NOT
> live? This 'plugin' most likely changes your HOSTS file so that you
> can see the domain. Not a nice way to go if that's how they're doing
> it.
>
Some ISPs like Earthlink and @Home are apparently partners so their
customers don't need to do anything to see those sites.