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RE: new.net
From: Mathew Butler <mbutler () tonbu com>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 16:59:22 -0800
You -could- always do the whois-type thing, where ALL records containing 'apple' are returned, on first access to the name? -Mat Butler -----Original Message----- From: Simon Lockhart [mailto:simonl () rd bbc co uk] Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 2:32 PM To: richb () pioneer ci net Cc: nanog () merit edu Subject: Re: new.net
Therefore any company which creates a broader hierarchy is not motivated by what's best for Internet users, who are best served by a simple hierarchy (IBM is IBM is IBM no matter what you append to it).
Okay. You picked an example which proves your point. However, there's plenty of exceptions. Who should have "apple" in this flat namespace? Apple Computers? Apple Records? Apple Fruitstore? While the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a fairly well-known name worldwide, what gives us more claim to "bbc" in the flat namespace than "Big Blue and Cousins" or "Baptist Bible College" (bbc.org and bbc.edu respectively)? Have we now got bbc.com because we had a greater claim to it, or because we had the better lawyers? Simon -- Simon Lockhart | Tel: +44 (0)1737 839676 Internet Engineering Manager | Fax: +44 (0)1737 839516 BBC Internet Services | Email: Simon.Lockhart () bbc co uk Kingswood Warren,Tadworth,Surrey,UK | URL: http://support.bbc.co.uk/
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