[LINK] Why should it cost so much that only companies or richpeople can afford it?

[Tom Koltai]

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> [mailto:link-bounces at mailman.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of Martin Barry
> Sent: Friday, 24 June 2011 6:41 PM
> To: link at mailman.anu.edu.au
> Subject: Re: [LINK] Why should it cost so much that only 
> companies or richpeople can afford it?
> 
> 
> $quoted_author = "Tom Koltai" ;
> > 
> > The old domain names will still be routed.
> 
> Domain names are routed?
> 

Yes sorry. Old Fart Disease. I come from a time before Bind where
routing was included in the mail header as packets bopped along merrily
from host to host.

I also spent many years running X.400 PRMD gateways which again is a
different routing animal.

> > And of course, routing preferences and BGP will become a 
> lot easier to 
> > manage.
> 
> You're mixing up your apples and oranges. This has nothing to 
> do with addressing and routing.
> 

Yep. Most definitely. I always seem to be doing that. I wonder why.
Probably indications of early onset ktaft disease.
 
> My take on the situation is that those with an established 
> brand in .com (or other existing GTLD or ccTLD) may acquire 
> the equivalent TLD as a land grab but then not actively use 
> it. So it's just a money spinning exercise with no useful purpose.
> 
> 
> And the best quote since the decision:
> 
>         "ICANN has .cheezburger?"
> 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can_Has_Cheezburger%3F
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