Comments on: The .info domain is a vast wasteland http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=590 Helping PC users make sense of Microsoft software since 1991 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: AnotherJim http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=590&cpage=1#comment-5571 AnotherJim Wed, 08 Mar 2006 20:01:19 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=590#comment-5571 I know of a domain called universitycenters.info -- unfortunately, I know someone who works therea and has a need to send and receive emails with students whose email addresses are not in this domain but with private ISPs. Many outgoing mails get blocked, and the network admin's advice is, tell the students to change their ISP! Do *that* many ISPs just block all .info emails? Is there any recourse if you're stuck with a .info email address and you can't communicate with an AOL account? I know of a domain called universitycenters.info — unfortunately, I know someone who works therea and has a need to send and receive emails with students whose email addresses are not in this domain but with private ISPs. Many outgoing mails get blocked, and the network admin’s advice is, tell the students to change their ISP! Do *that* many ISPs just block all .info emails? Is there any recourse if you’re stuck with a .info email address and you can’t communicate with an AOL account?

]]> By: Mike McBride http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=590&cpage=1#comment-1260 Mike McBride Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=590#comment-1260 I know of one .info domain that is reputable: <a href="http://homenetworkhelp.info/" rel="nofollow">http://homenetworkhelp.info/</a> But, unfortunately, that's the only one I can think of... I know of one .info domain that is reputable:

http://homenetworkhelp.info/

But, unfortunately, that’s the only one I can think of…

]]> By: kyle http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=590&cpage=1#comment-1261 kyle Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=590#comment-1261 www.mta.info, for the NYC-metro transit authority http://www.mta.info, for the NYC-metro transit authority

]]> By: Neil T. http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=590&cpage=1#comment-1262 Neil T. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=590#comment-1262 Given enough time I could possibly think of one or two (proxomitron.info maybe?), but you're right, .info domains tend to be dominated by a lot of nastiness. I saw an article ages ago that explains this more fully but can't seem to find it right now, but here's something on those lines: <a href="http://www.icannwatch.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/05/1453206&mode=thread" rel="nofollow">link</a>. Basically they're popular because there tends to be more of them available than .com and that the root nameservers for .info and .biz domains are updated in realtime, instead of once a day for .com and .net. Which means that if your site is shut down you can point the domain at another web server much more quickly. Given enough time I could possibly think of one or two (proxomitron.info maybe?), but you’re right, .info domains tend to be dominated by a lot of nastiness.

I saw an article ages ago that explains this more fully but can’t seem to find it right now, but here’s something on those lines: link. Basically they’re popular because there tends to be more of them available than .com and that the root nameservers for .info and .biz domains are updated in realtime, instead of once a day for .com and .net. Which means that if your site is shut down you can point the domain at another web server much more quickly.

]]> By: johnpro http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=590&cpage=1#comment-1263 johnpro Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=590#comment-1263 Folk complain about span regularly. I use hotmail and don't get any spam. Previously when my email was public knowledge in a msn community site, I got lots of spam. I changed my email address, now I no longer list my addy publicly, I get no spam at all! Also previously I was careless as to who I gave my email address. eg adult sites were regular offenders. Perhaps hotmail is just better at filtering now. Anyhow, the results are what matters. A relation friend of mine had spam problems. Stopping spam was hopeless once it got a "foothold" on your email address. She changed her email address and is more careful with whom she gives the address to. Now she gets no spam! Folk complain about span regularly.

I use hotmail and don’t get any spam.

Previously when my email was public knowledge in a msn community site, I got lots of spam.

I changed my email address, now I no longer list my addy publicly, I get no spam at all!

Also previously I was careless as to who I gave my email address. eg adult sites were regular offenders.

Perhaps hotmail is just better at filtering now. Anyhow, the results are what matters.

A relation friend of mine had spam problems.

Stopping spam was hopeless once it got a “foothold” on your email address.

She changed her email address and is more careful with whom she gives the address to. Now she gets no spam!

]]> By: Wes http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=590&cpage=1#comment-1264 Wes Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=590#comment-1264 <a href="http://www.e-zpass.info" rel="nofollow">http://www.e-zpass.info</a> is the site for the group that runs the E-ZPass interagency compact for electronic toll collection in a number of states in the northeast. Likely they needed this domain because <a href="http://www.ezpass.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ezpass.com</a> was already taken by New Jersey's E-ZPass site. http://www.e-zpass.info is the site for the group that runs the E-ZPass interagency compact for electronic toll collection in a number of states in the northeast. Likely they needed this domain because http://www.ezpass.com was already taken by New Jersey’s E-ZPass site.

]]> By: Jim http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=590&cpage=1#comment-1265 Jim Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=590#comment-1265 This site provides earnings call information. This site provides earnings call information.

]]> By: Jim http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=590&cpage=1#comment-1266 Jim Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=590#comment-1266 This site is an investor relations resource. This site is an investor relations resource.

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