Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-lcc!ames!sri-spam!sri-unix!hplabs!felix!dhw68k!david From: david@dhw68k.UUCP (David H. Wolfskill) Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: What doamin do private machines (ie PCs) belong in? Message-ID: <405@dhw68k.UUCP> Date: Sun, 28-Dec-86 09:57:37 EST Article-I.D.: dhw68k.405 Posted: Sun Dec 28 09:57:37 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 29-Dec-86 21:45:06 EST References: <2847@ista.UUCP> Organization: home; Anaheim, CA (USA) Lines: 18 Summary: moral support In article <2847@ista.UUCP>, thomas@ista.UUCP (Matt Thomas) writes: > What domain do private machines (such as PCs) belong in? [I would like to > register ista in a "real" dmoain but as of yet I haven't figured which one > it belongs in. For now I'm using .UUCP] > > I can't see them belonging in .COM (not commercial), .EDU (not an > educational institution), .GOV (not governmental), or .MIL (etc.). Do we > need another domain or would you put them in a domain such as (for me) > .CA.USA? Who would manage this [new] domain? Since I have the same problem, I'm offering moral support. Perhaps it would help to get some idea what the magnitude of the problem is? (But we probably shouldn't flood the network with a broadcast message from each private machine on the net....) I'm willing to help if I can. david -- ...{trwrb | hplabs}!felix!dhw68k!david