Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 15:14:30 +0000 (GMT) From: Paul Richards <p.richards@elsevier.co.uk> To: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert) Cc: cross@math.psu.edu, jkh@time.cdrom.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A call for DNS secondaries to server for <dom>.freebsd.org Message-ID: <199512111514.PAA05518@cadair.elsevier.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199512082305.AAA18506@keltia.freenix.fr> from "Ollivier Robert" at Dec 9, 95 00:05:40 am
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In reply to Ollivier Robert who said > > It seems that Dan Cross said: > > > What do you think? I can get the domain name and a name server sorted > > > out but not the actual mirror sites, not enough bandwidth. > > > > I agree with this logic, it also fits in with the problem that Jordan > > mentioned regarding the existing freebsd.org stuff in the US. Why bother > > changing stuff around when there's an easier, and arguably more intuitive > > alternative? > > Forget about it in France. A new domain after the first one that you get > with your provider will cost you between $200/y and $600/y depending on > whether he (the provider) has paid the $6000 fee to be in the FR-NIC > council or not. > > In France, it is not as easy as paying $50/y for a domain :-( > > In other words, forget about freebsd.org.fr. I don't even think they would > accept it as they ask the name to be a registered trade mark in order to > reduce name space pollution in .fr. How do they deal with non-profit organisations? I'm just curious, the UK naming committee mailing list discussed naming conventions a few months ago and I argued strongly against adopting a policy of only allowing .co.uk names to be given to registered companies since there a lots of legitimate bodies that might want a .co.uk domain name that are not registered companies. Is this common around the world, has the UK got a half sensible policy for once :-) Ohh, there's no charge in the UK either at the moment though that was another thing under discussion. -- Paul Richards. Originative Solutions Ltd. Internet: paul@netcraft.co.uk, http://www.netcraft.co.uk Phone: 0370 462071 (Mobile), +44 1225 447500 (work)
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