[SLE] Obtaining Web Address
What is the proper source for a US citizen to obtain a web address? What are the limitations and advantages to various suffixes other than .com (.net, .org)? -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, John P Carroll wrote:
What is the proper source for a US citizen to obtain a web address? What are the limitations and advantages to various suffixes other than .com (.net, .org)?
Contact the ISP that you plan on hosting your domain about this. They probably have a preferred registrar. As far as limitations and advantages, there are no limitations (except for .gov), but the advantage is proper marketing. .com - Commercial Site .org - Non-Profit Organization .net - Network Service Providers (ISPs, backbones) .gov - Government Agency .edu - Educational Institute -- -=|JP|=- Jon Pennington | Atipa Linux Solutions -o) jpennington@atipa.com | Kansas City, MO /\\ 816-241-2641 x107 | http://www.atipa.com _\_V -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
.com - Commercial Site .org - Non-Profit Organization .net - Network Service Providers (ISPs, backbones) .gov - Government Agency .edu - Educational Institute
addendum .mil - Military .us - For the US. Severely underused. /Mattias -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
At 01:25 PM 2/25/00 -0600, Jon Pennington wrote:
On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, John P Carroll wrote:
What is the proper source for a US citizen to obtain a web address? What are the limitations and advantages to various suffixes other than .com (.net, .org)?
Contact the ISP that you plan on hosting your domain about this. They probably have a preferred registrar. As far as limitations and advantages, there are no limitations (except for .gov), but the advantage is proper marketing.
.com - Commercial Site .org - Non-Profit Organization
.org is NOT just for NPO's, it is for miscellaneous organizations.
.net - Network Service Providers (ISPs, backbones) .gov - Government Agency .edu - Educational Institute
Don't also forget: .mil - Military Installations .int - International Organizations -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, John P Carroll wrote:
What is the proper source for a US citizen to obtain a web address? What are the limitations and advantages to various suffixes other than .com (.net, .org)?
Contact the ISP that you plan on hosting your domain about this. They
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From: Jon Pennington
have a preferred registrar. As far as limitations and advantages, there are no limitations (except for .gov
IIRC .edu is also limited, you have to provide proof that your a institute of learning (I don't know what is accepted as proof).
), but the advantage is proper marketing.
.com - Commercial Site .org - Non-Profit Organization .net - Network Service Providers (ISPs, backbones) .gov - Government Agency .edu - Educational Institute
-- -=|JP|=- Jon Pennington | Atipa Linux Solutions -o) jpennington@atipa.com | Kansas City, MO /\\ 816-241-2641 x107 | http://www.atipa.com _\_V
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At 02:08 PM 2/25/00 -0600, Jack Barnett wrote:
IIRC .edu is also limited, you have to provide proof that your a institute of learning (I don't know what is accepted as proof).
Colleges/Universities... High Schools, etc. do not qualify for an .edu domain (at least, according to the spec's, I won't deny that probably some have squeaked through against the rules *G*) D -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 14:13:01 -0500, you wrote:
What is the proper source for a US citizen to obtain a web address? What are the limitations and advantages to various suffixes other than .com (.net, .org)?
There are a bunch of registries on the net, but I can tell you from personal experience that buying your own domain is only the beginning, which is why you should heed Jon's advice and buy from a full service provider (or at least consider the cost in your purchasing decision) - full service meaning: web access & nameserving. Otherwise, you will end up, like I did, thinking that $50 ($30 in my case) for two years, with a URL (www.stuarthall.net) is a good deal - that doesn't go anywhere. I got lucky and had a fellow Linux enthusiast agree to nameserve/web direct my pages. Thanks Thomas B. Stuart Good luck! Stuart -- Stuart Hall Cheshire, Connecticut, USA Linux User# 141732 -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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dredd＠megacity.org -
jbarnett＠axil.netmate.com -
jpcarroll＠juno.com -
jpennington＠atipa.com -
mattias＠hemmet.chalmers.se -
stuarthall＠mailandnews.com