[nacs]

Neither of those URLs work for me (DNS doesn't resolve).

[zamadatix]

https://google. isn't supposed to work, for ai try http://ai./ instead.

[decrypt]

http://ai./ and https://ai./ does not work either. Is that an issue with my DNS resolver?

[rany_]

If you are using systemd's resolved you will have to disable `LLMNR` and enable `ResolveUnicastSingleLabel`. It should look something like this:

  $ cat /etc/systemd/resolved.conf
  [Resolve]
  LLMNR=no
  ResolveUnicastSingleLabel=yes

[arthurcolle]

use a better dns resolver

[mastazi]

I don't think it's a dns resolver issue. I'm intentionally using 8.8.8.8 to prove the point (same results with other mainstream services like 1.1.1.1 by the way):

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$ nslookup google 8.8.8.8

Server: dns.google

Address: 8.8.8.8

Name: google.

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$ nslookup google. 8.8.8.8

Server: dns.google

Address: 8.8.8.8

Name: google

-----

(Edit: formatting).

[zamadatix]

It's the local client not the resolver. Try "ai."

[mastazi]

I had no issue with ai, I'm referring to google, see the nslookup outputs I pasted above.

[BareNakedCoder]

Or use a worse DNS resolver. Your ISP may be trying to cash in on DNS names that don't resolve / ain't found by instead sending you to another website that pays the ISP a small fee.