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Posted by William Tasso on 03/06/06 15:30
Fleeing from the madness of the jungle
NotMe <me@privacy.net> stumbled into
news:alt.www.webmaster,alt.html,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains
and said:
> "Richard Rundle"
>
> | > Take care if you register a *.ws domain as once registered you can't
> | > transfer the registration.
> | >
> | But if you're not in Samoa, it shouldn't really be a problem, should
> it ?
>
> Not many of the *.ws domains have anything to do with W Samoa. The
> company
> that administers the domain is located in the USA.
>
> Most think *.ws = *.WebSite ...
which makes it more or less superfluous don't you think?[1] - but then I
think the whole idea of TLDs wasn't properly thought out [2] - we are all
familiar with the potential for confusion viz. http://whitehouse..... &c.
> I doubt if the holders can even find it on
> a map.
I suspect the inhabitants are grateful for that.
FWIW I've yet to field one single enquiry for a .ws domain - the same is
also true for .info - I have one .biz on the books.
[1] yes, I know - but this is a webmaster group so live with it.
[2] hindsight is blessed with 20/20 vision
--
William Tasso
whither a trophy?
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