Re: [ALUG] Domain name (was Linux friendly external modem, and ISPs)
Thanks for all your comments. I have another quick question, though it is more a matter of taste than anything... Since I am leaving my job at the University shortly, I want to get myself sorted with a new permanent email addy, and want to register a domain name. The one I wanted was to be ww.tyndale.net, or some other acceptable suffix. I like the name as it's firstly the name of the street where I live, I like the historical connection, and it's also a nice short word. dave@tyndale.net - sounds lovely, doesn't it? Trouble is, the only suffixes free are .info or (ugh) .biz. The latter is deffo out, but I am totally undecided as to whether tyndale.info is any good or not. If I decide not, then it's straight back to the drawing board... Does anyone have opinions on this? I could do with some ideas.... Dave On Dec 8 2003, Graham Trott wrote:
On Monday 08 December 2003 10:21, Rob Kendrick wrote:
Thanks. Had a quick search on Dabs, just to get a gauge on prices, and the US Robotics one is £75 - rather more than I thought I would have to spend. Are the £35 odd quid ones not worth bothering with?
Not IME. The USR ones will give you better performance, and will last you forever. Also, I've had bad experiences with cheap external modems - some of them really are Windows-only. Boggle. So be careful what you buy if you're going for a cheap one.
Yes. Most USB ones are basically external WinModems (I didn't know that till recently).
Though I agree external is better - nice flashing lights to look at, too - if your WinModem is Intel or Conexant you shouldn't have too much trouble. The latter have drivers at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/ and I was able to get an Intel WinModem to work pretty easily using downloaded drivers. BT is unpredictable in its provision of broadband so if there's the remotest chance of getting it soon you might be better getting the internal to work.
On Monday 08 December 2003 11:18, Dave Briggs wrote:
Thanks for all your comments. I have another quick question, though it is more a matter of taste than anything...
Since I am leaving my job at the University shortly, I want to get myself sorted with a new permanent email addy, and want to register a domain name. The one I wanted was to be ww.tyndale.net, or some other acceptable suffix. I like the name as it's firstly the name of the street where I live, I like the historical connection, and it's also a nice short word. dave@tyndale.net - sounds lovely, doesn't it?
Trouble is, the only suffixes free are .info or (ugh) .biz. The latter is deffo out, but I am totally undecided as to whether tyndale.info is any good or not. If I decide not, then it's straight back to the drawing board...
Does anyone have opinions on this? I could do with some ideas....
Dave
tyndale.me.uk is also available. And I believe the .eu domain is now accepting registrations. -- GT
In message <200312081131.19930.gt@pobox.com> Graham Trott <gt@pobox.com> wrote:
On Monday 08 December 2003 11:18, Dave Briggs wrote:
Thanks for all your comments. I have another quick question, though it is more a matter of taste than anything...
Since I am leaving my job at the University shortly, I want to get myself sorted with a new permanent email addy, and want to register a domain name.The one I wanted was to be ww.tyndale.net, or some other acceptable suffix. I like the name as it's firstly the name of the street where I live, I like the historical connection, and it's also a nice short word. dave@tyndale.net - sounds lovely, doesn't it?
Trouble is, the only suffixes free are .info or (ugh) .biz. The latter is deffo out, but I am totally undecided as to whether tyndale.info is any good or not. If I decide not, then it's straight back to the drawing board...
Does anyone have opinions on this? I could do with some ideas.... tyndale.me.uk is also available. And I believe the .eu domain is now accepting registrations. You could try an alternative domain name, I am giving a 20 minute talk on these to East Anglian computer user groups. As to .eu when are they going to abolish .fr,.be etc. If the answer is that they are not, then ICANN should not approve it as a ccTLD (or gTLD for that matter). Do not use .biz as many domain owners of .biz domains had their domain removed thanks to a mistake. -- Tarquin Mills
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On Monday 08 December 2003 12:54, Tarquin Mills wrote:
As to .eu when are they going to abolish .fr,.be etc. If the answer is that they are not, then ICANN should not approve it as a ccTLD (or gTLD for that matter).
Why not? Can't they live side by side? -- G
On Mon, 2003-12-08 at 12:54, Tarquin Mills wrote:
You could try an alternative domain name, I am giving a 20 minute talk on these to East Anglian computer user groups. As to .eu when are they going to abolish .fr,.be etc.
Surely abolishing .fr, .be etc because of .eu makes as much sense as abolishing .uk etc because .com exists?
If the answer is that they are not, then ICANN should not approve it as a ccTLD (or gTLD for that matter).
Why? (Assuming I've parsed this 'sentence' correctly.)
Do not use .biz as many domain owners of .biz domains had their domain removed thanks to a mistake.
Not to mention that no business that uses one can be taken seriously. -- Rob Kendrick, Pepperfish Ltd. +44 (0)845 226 4146 www.pepperfish.net PGP signed or encrypted mail welcome Key ID: 3651D17A
On Monday 08 December 2003 7:48 pm, Syd Hancock wrote:
As to .eu when are they going to abolish .fr,.be etc.
France and Belgium are far from abolished so... WTF?
Syd
Well, in the weekly world news this week, there is the headline: 'Belgium destroyed by asteroid - & no-one noticed' Maybe that's the reason? ---------------------------- I'm getting pissed for christmas, Just like the rest of the year, There's no future in this lonely world, So I might as well have a beer Peter & The Test Tube Babes / GBH
On Monday 08 Dec 2003 7:48 pm, Syd Hancock wrote:
As to .eu when are they going to abolish .fr,.be etc.
France and Belgium are far from abolished so... WTF?
Well France were abolished in the Rugby World Cup semi final. Cheers, BJ
Trouble is, the only suffixes free are .info or (ugh) .biz. The latter is deffo out, but I am totally undecided as to whether tyndale.info is any good or not. If I decide not, then it's straight back to the drawing board...
Does anyone have opinions on this? I could do with some ideas....
Depends what you need but if your needs are simple then have a look at One and One http://www.oneandone.co.uk - not free but very cheap e.g .net is nine quid a year to register, hosting from a fiver a month. Or an email only service if you don't need webhosting for seven quid a year. Even without this, the basic domain registration package includes an email address and loads of aliases but may not have webmail access. Also their hosting packages allow more than one domain within the same package i.e. you pay for the space not per domain. Very handy if you want several domains very cheaply. Otherwise, you've probably had a few offers in email to choose from :-) Don't forget that Black Cat Networks is an alug sponsor. Syd
On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 11:18:31AM +0000, Dave Briggs wrote:
Since I am leaving my job at the University shortly, I want to get myself sorted with a new permanent email addy, and want to register a domain name. The one I wanted was to be ww.tyndale.net, or some other acceptable suffix. I like the name as it's firstly the name of the street where I live, I like the historical connection, and it's also a nice short word. dave@tyndale.net - sounds lovely, doesn't it?
Trouble is, the only suffixes free are .info or (ugh) .biz. The latter is deffo out, but I am totally undecided as to whether tyndale.info is any good or not. If I decide not, then it's straight back to the drawing board...
There are always the CentralNIC domains; *.uk.net, *.uk.com, *.gb.net and *.gb.com for example. More expensive and not to everyone's taste, but an option if you've got your heart set on a particular domain. J. -- I reckon that me and you should rule the world.
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