Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!dvlmarv!alanm From: alanm@dvlmarv.UUCP Newsgroups: ont.uucp Subject: UUCP Domains Message-ID: <702@dvlmarv.UUCP> Date: Fri, 20-Feb-87 16:15:28 EST Article-I.D.: dvlmarv.702 Posted: Fri Feb 20 16:15:28 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 21-Feb-87 04:49:58 EST Reply-To: alanm@dvlmarv.UUCP (Alan Matsuoka) Distribution: ont Organization: Develcon Electronics, Toronto Lines: 31 After inquiring about domain registration with Mark Horton, I was directed to Frank Pronk (ubc-vision!pronk) about the .CAN domain. He sent me the following reply about .CAN. Please send responses to ubc-vision!pronk, not to me. > From: > Subject: Re: UUCP Domain Registration > I've chosen to not become part of the USA's name space, and instead use > a top-level domain name of .CAN. For example, in the uucp world, sites > here at UBC will soon be known as host.UBC.CAN. Other sites in > Vancouver will likely also become known as host.CAN, or for larger > organisations, host.sub-domain.CAN. (Note) .CAN seems to suit our purposes since we're not an educational institution. I realize that there may be some sites that are already using .COM but send in your replies anyway. > As you may also be aware, many sites in Ontario have chosen to use .EDU > as their top-level domain, or become schitzophrenic, and have at least > two names in the uucp world. Both .CAN and .EDU have their own merits > as a top-level domain; I think .CAN is a more appropriate choice. So do I. > I'd appreciate some feedback from people in your part of Canada as to > what the general feeling is as to choice of top-level domain names. > Frank So how about it sports fans ? Could you send him your replies?