On Sun, 2003-02-02 at 21:41, Roger B.A. Klorese wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I'd prefer if all TLDs were open, and that consumers made the choice > >what namespace they wanted to be under. I see no compelling reason for > >TLDs to have enforced charters. > > > I see a very obvious one: because it makes the Internet easier to access. > > You seem to think the domain-holder is the consumer for whom things > should be made easiest. > > I disagree -- the domain-ACCESSOR is the person who we should be > considering. > > Companies should be in .COM because that's where consumers will look for > them. Individuals should be in .NAME because that's where associates > will look for them. > > Otherwise, we could just call them .1, .2, .3, and so on.
Web surfers you mean. I could get into the (very correct) point that the internet is so much more than the web, but let's take your premise that it alone should dictate these regulations you seek. Web surfers do not use domain names to "find" things. They use search engines. To find people, they use people directory searches, or regular search engines. The DNS is not a search engine, nor should it be. The DNS Databases contain millions of entries, have a directory for users to "Browse" the DNS database would be the only way your premise would have any validity, and the fact is that even under your regulations, such a database would be unusable for the purpose. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
