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- From: djk@boombox.apana.org.au (David Keegel)
- Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle,comp.mail.uucp
- Subject: Re: Mixed format addresses
- Message-ID: <mp4NrANLBh107h@boombox.apana.org.au>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 16:36:38 +1100
- References: <1gl0i3INNddg@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <PJsTVB5w165w@1776.COM> <1gisdmINN3gf@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <id.Q8XV.JWJ@ferranti.com>
- Reply-To: David.Keegel@apana.org.au
- Organization: Private site, Melbourne, Australia.
- Lines: 18
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- In <id.Q8XV.JWJ@ferranti.com> peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes:
- >In article <1gl0i3INNddg@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> trier@slc6.ins.cwru.edu (Stephen C. Trier) writes:
- >> Here's the question: What would legitimizing .UUCP offer that the current
- >> domain system does not offer? Try to answer clearly so that I can understand.
-
- >Because the alternatives for a site with no obvious affiliation are currently
- >.com and .us. The problem with .com is that it carries the assumption that you
- >are carrying on a business. Many people would rather not give the local phone
- >company YET ANOTHER excuse to charge a hobby at business rates.
-
- Assumption or requirement? Anyway, you don't give any arguments against
- .us which I think is the appropriate place, unless your site cannot fit
- into that geographical structure. If this is a problem, someone can set
- up a non-geographical subdomain of .us (".pri.us" seems to be the popular
- choice -- we are/were talking about priv.au for Australia).
-
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- David Keegel Home: <djk@boombox.apana.org.au> Tel: +61 3 593-1460
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