> > Not sure if you follow the whois area but www.whois.sc > > is the best whois then betterwhois.com > > You should remap the whois command to www.whois.sc > > I agree.
Though I like www.whois.sc - I don't like that it limits the number of searches you can perform at any given time. It is hardly functionally useful to have your default search of a particular type limited in such a way. The way DQSD is currently designed it is very simple to remap your *own* searches to anything you choose. It's simply a matter of defining an alias in your localaliases - which will supercede searches of the same name. > ...We could then send out bulk e-mails... Are you serious? Bulk email is probably the most irresponsible thing the web has to offer, and it could only damage DQSD's reputation. When I see a website that I value or like the way searches function or what the search capabilities offer I either write a search for DQSD (most often) or I make an effort to contact the webmaster directly, individually, and provide information about how to create a search for DQSD to make their site more useable and gain the exposure to all of the DQSD users. I recently carried on a discussion with the owners of www.RegExLib.com which went close to these lines, where I convinced them to make their site more DQSD friendly. Chances are the webmaster simply doesn't know what DQSD is or how to make their forms more DQSD-friendly, or that even with 'support' for DQSD that the user will STILL visit their site - and they will NOT lose whatever advertising revenue they would otherwise have gained. This last point is the one that has changed more minds than any others. Be sure to explain to them that the results will STILL be seen on their site, not through any tool locally that would strip out their advertising, so their ad revenue will not decrease, but their immediate potential audience *will* grow to all users of DQSD. I have no idea how many people this is, but imagine it could sway most webmasters. Regards, Shawn K. Hall http://ReliableAnswers.com/ '// ======================================================== Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened. -- Winston Churchill ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email sponsored by: Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo The Event For Linux Datacenter Solutions & Strategies in The Enterprise Linux in the Boardroom; in the Front Office; & in the Server Room http://www.enterpriselinuxforum.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe visit: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=8601
