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From: trier@cwlim.CWRU.EDU (Stephen C. Trier)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: Imminent death of UUCP Zone predicted
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Date: 2 Jul 90 23:38:15 GMT
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In article <3019.268f6566@mccall.com> tp@mccall.com writes:
>2) You are NOT allowed to create subdomains! This is a ridiculous
>restriction. There is no reason for it other than the fact that the domain
>admin wants it that way, because creating a subdomain would have NO impact
>to the domain admin.

I'm not certain that this is true.  In the documentation I received, it
gave a specific example of a regional computer club allocating a domain
for the use of its members running UUCP.  Perhaps I misunderstand what
you mean by "sub-domain".

The other restrictions are, indeed, fairly major for some sites.  However,
for many sites registration in .US would be worthwhile, especially when
compared to registration in the UUCP Zone.  If you can find an Internet
site for a UUCP feed, registration is a snap and the price is right.  (No
trying to find a name server and no charge.)

The advantage of .US is simplicity; the disadvantage is simplicity.  For
small, single-machine sites like mine, the choice makes sense.  Larger sites
should probably use .COM or .ORG.

-- 
Stephen Trier                              Case Western Reserve University
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