Re: Can domain names have a dash (-)?
In your email to me, Gerry Jensen, you wrote: Recently, another company approached us requesting to take our domain name from us. They claim they have it trademarked which we haven't really Research it. IF you had the domain before they had the trademark, they are SOL. Check with the internic. investigated yet. Anyway, if we do have to change our domain name, we might want to change it to 'opti-med.com'. Does anyone know if it is legal to have a dash (-) in a domain name? If it is legal, could any problems arise from it's use (like confusing mail readers)? the '-' is legal, the '_' is no longer legal. Tim -- (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] / (home) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.buoy.com/~tps Nothing is work unless you'd rather be doing something else. - George Halas ** Disclaimer: My views/comments/beliefs, as strange as they are, are my own.**
Re: Can domain names have a dash (-)?
On Wed, 21 Aug 1996, Gerry Jensen wrote: might want to change it to 'opti-med.com'. Does anyone know if it is legal to have a dash (-) in a domain name? If it is legal, could any problems arise from it's use (like confusing mail readers)? There are bazillions of them, like my old one: 'tu-berlin.de' for the Technical University of Berlin. Never had any problem with it. Heiko - Heiko Selber (Fritz-Haber-Institut Berlin) | Vs lbh pna ernq guvf | http://www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de/~selber | lbh unir jnfgrq lbhe gvzr. | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | UBX| Phone:+49-30-8413-4574, Fax:+49-30-8413-4686 ||
RE: Can domain names have a dash (-)?
Dashes are allowable, but you'll probably be refused the new name because it's too similar to the old one. If it confuses a mail reader, the mail reader's author should be shot. Casper Boden-Cummins. -- From: Gerry Jensen[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 August 1996 20:43 To:Debian-User Cc:The recipient's address is unknown. Subject: Can domain names have a dash (-)? Recently, another company approached us requesting to take our domain name from us. They claim they have it trademarked which we haven't really investigated yet. Anyway, if we do have to change our domain name, we might want to change it to 'opti-med.com'. Does anyone know if it is legal to have a dash (-) in a domain name? If it is legal, could any problems arise from it's use (like confusing mail readers)? Gerry [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS: Sorry, I know this isn't a Debian-specific question, but I thought I'd ask here because I know Debian users are the smartest, most coolest guys (and gals) around. :)
Re: Can domain names have a dash (-)?
Gerry Jensen wrote: : : might want to change it to 'opti-med.com'. Does anyone know if it is : legal to have a dash (-) in a domain name? If it is legal, could any : problems arise from it's use (like confusing mail readers)? Read some RFC's or simply ask the DNS for e.g. `ardenne-at.de' ... Heiko -- email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] pgp : A1 7D F6 7B 69 73 48 35 E1 DE 21 A7 A8 9A 77 92 finger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
