Re: UKNM: Wacky names

[ben]

M [dot] Beechsyzygy [dot] net

 on Mon, Jul 17, 2000 at 01:41:12PM +0100

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Melanie,


That's not fair. Remember most people only know about .co.uk and at a push

org.uk and ac.uk . It took me 5 minutes to actually remember that the nhs

had its own domain space (mind you so does the British Library so it really

shouldn't surprise me).


Interesting whois shows that nhsdirect.co.uk is owned by NHS direct and it

appears that netbenefit hasn't set up the redirect correctly.


Likewise nhsdirect.com is owned by two shires Ambulance NHS Trust and

doesn't go anywhere. I'm sure Netcom are just being forgetful here and there

will be a DNS entry soon.


So if anyone here is from netbenefit (or netnames) and netcom could you

spend 30 seconds and forward requests to  nhsdirect.nhs.uk . You might save

someone from a headache /hangover/ death.


Ben



On Mon, Jul 17, 2000 at 01:41:12PM +0100, Melanie Beech wrote:

> That wasn't so bad.  Tried www.nhs.uk, then clicked straight through to

> www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk.

>

> > -----Original Message-----

>

> From: Cait Hurley [caitvirgin [dot] net (mailto:caitvirgin [dot] net)]

> > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 1:10 PM

>

> To: uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

> > Subject: Re: UKNM: Wacky names

> >

> >

> > dashes suck.

> >

> > the other major frustration is that people don't

> > strategically buy all

> > domain variants.

> >

> > Try finding NHS Direct.

> >

> > That is your task over approximately the next  5 minutes.

> > Think everyday

> > user - or you in a hurry trying to find out about some

> > niggling worry. And

> > no using search engines, that's cheating. (although, granted

> > it's also the

> > obvious solution).

> >

> > At 12:31 17/07/2000 +0100, you wrote:

> > >But dashs. Who remembers to type them instead of going to

> > the non dash

> > >competitor.

> > >

> > >Ben

> > >---

> > >(knowingly opening the game further).

> > >


> > >--

> > >Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the company.

> > >But as I own it I would imagine that it will eventually prevail.


--

Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the company.

But as I own it I would imagine that it will eventually prevail.



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