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From: nothing on 3 May 2007 04:01
It would be nice to let the people that know how easy it is to confuse web
addresses

example 1. www.donotcall.gov

example 2 www.donotcall.gov.au

Yes folks number 1 is usa and the ABC radio this morning gave out that
address as being the correct one.

Also wouldn't be easy is somebody did some research and realise a similar
address exists and call it something different.

to much to ask



From: DJ! on 4 May 2007 19:48
On Thu, 03 May 2007 08:01:54 GMT, "nothing" <nothing(a)nothing.xom>
wrote:

>It would be nice to let the people that know how easy it is to confuse web
>addresses
>
>example 1. www.donotcall.gov
>
>example 2 www.donotcall.gov.au

You *are* joking, aren't you?

Are you suggesting that anyone with a domain that isn't .gov or .com
(for example) and has a name that is shared with a TLD has to come up
with a new one? Hahaha....


>Yes folks number 1 is usa and the ABC radio this morning gave out that
>address as being the correct one.

ACMA sets up a site and a radio network hands out the wrong address?
WOW!!!!! <sarcasm>How stupid can ACMA be?!</sarcasm>

Simple, easy to remember (or guess), common language monikers are
selected to give most people - especially fucktards like you - a
chance at finding a site. (eg http://www.health.gov /
http://www.health.gov.au).

Indeed "Do Not Call" is, or will be, used by a number of governments
including:

donotcall.gov USA
donotcall.gov.au Australia
donotcall.gov.uk UK
donotcall.gov.sg Singapore
donotcall.go.th Thailand

>Also wouldn't be easy is somebody did some research and realise a similar
>address exists and call it something different.

English, please?


>to much to ask

A bit like spell checking and appropriate grammar, I guess.

DJ!
From: David Clayton on 5 May 2007 01:58
On Sat, 05 May 2007 09:48:44 +1000, DJ! wrote:

> On Thu, 03 May 2007 08:01:54 GMT, "nothing" <nothing(a)nothing.xom> wrote:
..........
>>Also wouldn't be easy is somebody did some research and realise a similar
>>address exists and call it something different.
>
> English, please?
>
>
>>to much to ask
>
> A bit like spell checking and appropriate grammar, I guess.
>
It's a fair call, selecting something unique like "www.dontcallme.gov.au"
would have avoided any possible confusion.

--
Regards, David.

David Clayton, e-mail: dcstar(a)XYZ.myrealbox.com
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
(Remove the "XYZ." to reply)

Knowledge is a measure of how many answers you have,
intelligence is a measure of how many questions you have.

From: Mr.T on 5 May 2007 04:04

"David Clayton" <dcstarXYZ(a)myrealbox.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2007.05.05.05.58.18.279988(a)myrealbox.com...
> It's a fair call, selecting something unique like "www.dontcallme.gov.au"

The one they have is unique, *all* URL's *must* be unique to be registered
and to satisfy a DNS lookup.

> would have avoided any possible confusion.

Until another country uses www.dontcallme.gov etc.
If people can't get the right URL they can do a search rather than simply
whinging about it!

MrT.


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