on 1/6/02 12:47, Shawn King at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> In the real world you can't suddenly take over someone's >> phone number simply because they failed to pay the bill on-time. Why should >> that be possible for the analogous URL on the web? > > Because it's not analogous.
It's rather amusing because I do see the analogy (not homology) and find it quite compelling. >> Here in Ontario, you have 3 months before receiving the eviction notice and >> its completion (if it is a legitimate eviction notice)... > > Yes, but we aren't taking about rental homes, or Ontario or eviction. There > are a completely different set of rules involved here and simply because the > situation may seem superficially similar (and I would argue that it isn't) > doesn't mean that the same rules have to apply. Is there any particular reason they *shouldn't* apply? Squatters and poachers seem to be a serious problem when renewals don't happen so there has to be a better mechanism to either (a) ensure that expired URLs can go back to the operator of the site, regardless of the unscrupulous behaviour of registrars or, (b) prevent the situation from happening at all. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
