synth-diy.org - more news

[David Halliday]

Also, as just a comment, I realize that NetworkSolutions.com isn't the
fastest acting agency in this world ( I have several grisly horror stories
available ), BUT... they generally get a new registrant up and running on
the whois screen pretty quickly ( fresh blood... <grin> )

Just did a whois and got:

    No match for "SYNTH-DIY.ORG".

    You agree that you will not reproduce, sell, transfer, or
    modify any of the data presented in response to your search request, or
    use of any such data for commercial purpose, without the prior
    express written permission of Network Solutions.


I then went to the registry section and asked to register synth-diy.org and
got:

    synth-diy.org is available.
    These Web Addresses are also available!
    Register your name in all 3 extensions (.com, .net, .org) to create a
stronger Internet identity.
    Just click the box next to each Web Address you want to register.
    synth-diy.com
    synth-diy.net

I recently sold my old domain name ( greymatter.com ) and created a new one
( synthstuff.com ).  When I filled out the form to register synthstuff.com,
out of a perverse curiosity, I tried to register it later that day and was
told that the domain was not available.

Proteus has claimed ownership of that synth-diy.xxx for more than a week but
I simply do not see any indication of this from the current world registrar
of internet names.


Maybe I should take it...  <g>




----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Maddox <space_banana at hotmail.com>
To: <proteus at xmission.com>
Cc: <synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 2:16 AM
Subject: Re: synth-diy.org - more news


> Captain Proteus,
>
>
> > Next, the "Synth-DIY" identity crisis, as I'll call it. Rick
> >wished the site be named something other than synth-diy.* because it
>could
> >be erroneously linked to this mailing list.
>
> errr, but isnt that the point?
>
> I find it quite amusing (Im not starting a flame war here but raising a
> point) that for someone who "claims no ownership of synth-diy" to get so
> stressed about a domain name... if he doesnt own it then as it is born
from
> this list and will have stuff on related to this list I personally think
> that it should be synth-diy.org.com.whatever..
> If he does 'own' the list then fair enough, so to this end;
> Rick, which is it? do you or do you not own it?
>