daniel on mon 29 dec 03
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
daniel on tue 30 dec 03
Hi Kathy,
Interesting read in wired. It did seem that Tonga was generating revenue in
return for a free and easy processing procedure. That said getting .com is
hardly hard unless you want something in use, admittedly a common enough
experience. .to just stood out like a sore thumb in the naming convention.
Mind you IANA doesn't seem to mind.
Thanx
D
> 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
>
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daniel on tue 30 dec 03
Thanx John,
Really liked looking at your stuff by the way. The scale of your work kills
me. How do you centre 40-50 kg ?!! I like the chimney pots but the planters
are really great - what sort of size are they ? They look at least a couple
of feet.
Worongary looks like a nice spot. I've been through that area but not for a
while. I must say I was puzzled by Blue Mountains pottery in QLD until I
read your blurb.
Thanx
D
> 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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