From: dawson@hobbes.bsan.bls.com (Willard Dawson)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle,comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: Mixed format addresses
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 16:35:40 GMT
Organization: BellSouth Systems Integration

trier@slc6.ins.cwru.edu (Stephen C. Trier) writes:

>In article <PJsTVB5w165w@1776.COM> bob@1776.COM (Robert Coe) writes:
>>As it happens, I answered that question in the part of the article that Mr
>>Trier didn't quote.  Perhaps he didn't read that far.
>
>Ah, I did read that far.  In fact, I read the entire article and failed to
>see an explanation of why the current system didn't satisfy you.  Let me
>rephrase my question this way: If you don't like the geographical references
>in the .US domain (and I think you have a valid complaint there!), why not
>register under .ORG or .COM?  
>
>Perhaps you should consider, rather than attempting to insult me, that my
>failure to understand your point might mean that poor small-brained me (and,
>perhaps, many others with similarly small brains) needs a better explanation
>of said point.

Chill, dude.  I don't see any reason to shoot your guns.  Where did Stephen
Trier attempt to insult you?  Perhaps you're reading more "between the
lines" than I've been able to do.

>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.

Trying to avoid unnecessary flamage is a good idea.  It's also a good idea
to ask additional questions to fully understand the original intent of the
poster to whom you are following-up.  If, by careful selection of questions,
you manage to point out that the original poster has overlooked some vital
elements in his essay, then you've accomplished your point without damaging
any egos.  Even if one is insulted, proper netiquette would suggest that
he conducts his follow-ups via email, no?  The added traffic is noise, as
it lies outside the charter for the newsgroup... as this paragraph is
100% noise, perhaps I should take my own advice and quit typing...

>(By the way, I do like the .PRI suggestion from another poster.  The current
>convention seems to allow for private sites in either .COM or .ORG, at the
>owner's preference, which, while admittedly not ideal, does work acceptably.
>Maybe one solution would be to create a .pri.us domain, for people who don't
>want .com or .org, but who also dislike geographical naming.)

Likewise, I think the .PRI suggestion is right on the money.  Maybe that
was a poor choice of words...  As I've been pre-guessing in email to one
or more persons, one reason we may not see the quick introduction of the
.PRI domain is that there is little incentive for it to be done by any of
the present players in the domain-services companies.  (I do hope I'm
just being cynically pessimistic...).  I still think it's a neat idea,
and would fill an ever-growing niche in the network.  The number of private
systems that want to have access to news and email should continue to
sky-rocket as new and better software becomes available.

>
>-- 
>Stephen Trier                      "We want to offer you a price that you
>Network software type               just can't afford to take advantage of."
>Case Western Reserve University         - Sales blurb from HSC Software
>trier@ins.cwru.edu
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