Re: [wg-c] nine principles for domain names

["Mark C. Langston" <skritch@home.com>]

On Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 10:58:31AM -0800, Bret A. Fausett wrote:

> 
> Trust: a gTLD that purports to stand for something should give the net user
> confidence that the intended distinction between it and other gTLDs is
> meaningful.
> 


This should be expanded.  Replace "net user" with "net user and domain
name registrant".

I wish it were not necessary to be that specific, but many of us tend
to overlook the fact that "net user" is not restricted to "web surfer".

This debate has started walking down that path.  Please try to bear in
mind that domain names are not solely for web pages or e-commerce.  There
are a myriad of uses of domain names that have nothing whatsoever to
do with either, but would also be affected by any decisions made here.


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Mark C. Langston
mark@bitshift.org
Systems & Network Admin
San Jose, CA