Kathy Forer on tue 30 dec 03
On Dec 29, 2003, at 1:06 PM, daniel wrote:
> Slightly OT (well perhaps a lot), but the only .to users I've seen so
> far
> have been clay people.
I've known this domain as a place to find, well, cereal. aka tools for
computer hackers. So it's not just clay, although that can be hacking
too, or .to.
> So what is the advantage of the .to domain ? I notice that the only
> ones
> I've seen using it are from Aus. So John Dellow, Ian Currie, or Steve
> Harrison etc. was there a specific reason why the .to was preferrable
> ? It
> seems very expensive by comparison with regular domains ? Was it just
> to be
> able to get the name you wanted or was there more to it ?
There are various threads about whether .to is a "rogue domain" and
years ago Wired had an article about this
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,4396,00.html Basically it
would seem .to benefits from an "open-door" policy. After many years,
Tonic Corporation remains the domain registry.
Kathy Forer
Forever Ink
Lee Love on tue 30 dec 03
----- Original Message -----
From: "daniel"
>
> So what is the advantage of the .to domain ? I notice that the only ones
> I've seen using it are from Aus. So John Dellow, Ian Currie, or Steve
> Harrison etc. was there a specific reason why the .to was preferrable ?
Because it is available?
Mashiko.com and mashiko.net were taken so I bought
Mashiko.org. I use .org for my email addresses and will also use it for
my main web page. But on further investigation, I learned that .org is
not for commerce. I bought mashiko.us for commerce. The rules on the
.us domains, is that you are either supposed to live in the USA or be a US
citizen. Commerce is allowed on them.
I've changed all my domains to godaddy.com They are inexpensive
and are set up so you can manage your domains easily at their web page.
The big thing I noticed when I changed to godaddy.com, is that my spam to my
forwarded addresses fell way off. I heard that the old company that I
dealt with sold your information to be used by spammers.
--
Lee In Mashiko, Japan
http://Mashiko.us
John K Dellow on tue 30 dec 03
Daniel,
I don't pay for mine its a basic freebie. Got it up about 8 years
ago I used Geo Cities to host
my page and use V3 for the free domain and forwarding .
John
daniel wrote:
> Hi ya,
>
> Slightly OT (well perhaps a lot), but the only .to users I've seen so far
> have been clay people.
>
> So what is the advantage of the .to domain ? I notice that the only ones
> I've seen using it are from Aus. So John Dellow, Ian Currie, or Steve
> Harrison etc. was there a specific reason why the .to was preferrable
> ? It
> seems very expensive by comparison with regular domains ? Was it just
> to be
> able to get the name you wanted or was there more to it ?
>
> Thanx
> Daniel
>
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steve harrison on wed 31 dec 03
Hi Daniel,
I don't really know why .to
I'm piggy backing on Ian's site.
I believe that Ian's son Hamish, who is a programmer, organised the
domain selection.
If Ian is currently on the list, maybe he can tell us.
I'm afraid that I'd be just guessing.
When I looked into getting my own domain name I thought that
was a very good domain name,
but the .sh domain (St Helena) was the most expensive one I came across.
at Au$360 per year for rego only, hosting extra. No way!
The name is not that good
Best wishes
Steve Harrison
Hot & Sticky Pty Ltd
5 Railway Pde
Balmoral Village
NSW 2571
Australia
http://ian.currie.to/sh/Steve_Harrisons_books.html
On Tuesday, December 30, 2003, at 05:06 AM, daniel wrote:
> Hi ya,
>
> Slightly OT (well perhaps a lot), but the only .to users I've seen so
> far
> have been clay people.
>
> So what is the advantage of the .to domain ? I notice that the only
> ones
> I've seen using it are from Aus. So John Dellow, Ian Currie, or Steve
> Harrison etc. was there a specific reason why the .to was preferrable
> ? It
> seems very expensive by comparison with regular domains ? Was it just
> to be
> able to get the name you wanted or was there more to it ?
>
> Thanx
> Daniel
>
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