[ga] Confusion in the Namespace

["Patrick Corliss" <patrick@quad.net.au>]

On Saturday, April 14, 2001 3:16 PM (AEST)
William X. Walsh <william@userfriendly.com> wrote:
Subject: Re[2]: [ga] I want to be on the Inclusivbe Name Space SIG ML


> Friday, April 13, 2001, 8:16:12 PM, Sandy Harris wrote:
> > ( Methinks that was a bad decision. There's an obvious possible confusion
> >   with .bz, so I don't think ICANN should allow .biz. )
>
> It hasn't been a major issue between .co and .com, there is really
> little evidence it will be for .bz and .biz.
>
> The letter from .bz was just another "open" commercially run ccTLD
> trying to slow namespace expansion, much like others did during the
> workgroup C process.

I agree with your comment that there would probably not be much confusion
between .BIZ and .BZ but not for the reason you gave.

The .COM is a TLD and the .CO is a 2LD so they are not at the same level.

Regards
Patrick Corliss











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