The verdict on .biz domains ???
OK so what's the verdict on .biz domain name extensions that I believe are about to be released. Should I rush out and buy my domain with this extension or are they really an excuse for the domain selling companies. I think they are but in offering them they are forcing those of us with web sites to purchase the .biz extension so no one else gets it.
What do you think ?
The Webmistress posted this at 12:32 — 30th August 2001.
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I don't think they are really all that good & I certainly won't be rushing out to buy them. The same goes for .info ones although quite a few of my clients have expressed an interest in getting the .info extensions for their domains.
It may help some companies/individuals get the domain they wanted but lost out on the original ones.
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mjames posted this at 21:47 — 30th August 2001.
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Many people think the company that behind all these new domains, New.net, is a big scam, I choose to stay away from them.
Moreso, people can't even access domains other than the three normal .com, .net, and .org unless they have a tricky software add-on installed.
Not worth it!
Mark Hensler posted this at 22:20 — 30th August 2001.
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I can get to http://www.cc and I haven't installed any software. I think that domain extensions that are officially released are not a problem.
Now that I think of it, you can also access .edu, .gov, and all those strange country extensions without any problems.
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mjames posted this at 22:00 — 31st August 2001.
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The .edu, .gov, and country domains I forgot to mention.
You do need software, still, to access .info, .sport, etc. .cc is not related.
Mark Hensler posted this at 01:11 — 1st September 2001.
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and what about all those .uk and stuff?
mjames posted this at 18:25 — 1st September 2001.
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.co.uk, you mean? That's another country domain, like .au for Australia.
Mark Hensler posted this at 01:04 — 2nd September 2001.
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do you need software for those?
The Webmistress posted this at 09:40 — 2nd September 2001.
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I don't see how they can expect anyone to buy additional software just in case they come across a new extension such as .biz!! Surely they will just be the same as any other extension - .co.uk .com .au. de .org .org.uk etc.
Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....
Keegan posted this at 15:38 — 2nd September 2001.
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Mark may have been referring to helping your browser use those extensions. Some extensions are out there yet the standard browsers cannot view them. I cannot spew out the reason why technically but it is a fact, why? Because the yorkie did it!
(Yorkie munches my toes as I type, doing that nibble thing, trying to get a snippet of skin, little monsters!)
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Mark Hensler posted this at 18:53 — 2nd September 2001.
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This is what I'm thinking. Any domain extension that is officially released will be supported by DNS servers, and so, will not be a problem.
I don't think that browsers do anything to resolve domain names. When you type in a URL, your computer asks the closest DNS server what the IP is for that URL. (If your using @HOME or something similar, you may remember telling your computer the IPs of 2 or more DNS servers.)
I think that the only extensions you need to beware of are the ones that people fart into life. Read more here and here.
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