[WEB4LIB] Re: Library webmasters on the "other side"

[Charles P. Hobbs]

Jennifer Geard wrote:

> Lee Jaffe got a .com domain name because:
> > ... my ISP, who handled the domain registration for me,
> > didn't think I was eligible for .org, .edu, or .net.
>
> Do you know whether your ISP was acting on its own account or whether there
> are guidelines for allocation of .org and .net domains? I know .edu tends to
> be protected, but I wasn't asked about my organisational status when I
> registered my US .org domain. I got the impression I could have been a .net
> as easily.

Now, I think .com, .net and .org are just about interchangeable....edu is a
little
stricter, but stuff still slips through (that video-game site I posted about
last
week was an extreme example).

--
Charles P. Hobbs
King Drew Health Science Library
http://www.cdrewu.edu/kdhsl