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RE: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora'sBox of new TLDs)
From: "Matthew Huff" <mhuff () ox com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:35:04 -0400
that's exactly my point! it's _not_ reliable, but it's the behavior that the average user has come to expect. If we can't even guarantee reliability with the small handful of TLDs currently in use, when we start introducing arbitrary new ones to anybody that can pay, I'm concerned that it's going to make user support even more of a headache (for those of us unfortunate enough to be involved in that role, professionally or personally :)) -- darkuncle@{gmail.com,darkuncle.net} || 0x5537F527 http://darkuncle.net/pubkey.asc for public key
It's amusing to see companies actually profit from this behavior. The poker gambling sites know they can't advertise on TV as a gambling site, so everyone of their ads mention *.net which is their play for free site. They know that a major of people will instead go to their *.com website which isn't a free site.
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- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs), (continued)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs) Jay R. Ashworth (Jun 30)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs) Eric Brunner-Williams (Jun 29)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs) Jean-François Mezei (Jun 27)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs) Valdis . Kletnieks (Jun 27)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs) Jean-François Mezei (Jun 27)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs) David Conrad (Jun 28)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs) Jay R. Ashworth (Jun 30)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs) Roland Perry (Jun 27)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs) Scott Francis (Jun 27)
- RE: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora'sBox of new TLDs) Matthew Huff (Jun 27)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs) Jay R. Ashworth (Jun 27)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs) David Conrad (Jun 27)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs) Scott Francis (Jun 27)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs) David Conrad (Jun 27)
- RE: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora'sBox of David Schwartz (Jun 28)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora'sBox of Joe Greco (Jun 28)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora'sBox of Peter Beckman (Jun 29)
- Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora'sBox of Jim Popovitch (Jun 29)