Re: UKNM: Registering .edu domains

[Speechrad]

In a message dated 16/10/00 13:02:59 GMT Daylight Time,

jocanuhackit [dot] net

writes:


<<

 Does anyone know whether UK organisations can register .edu domains (the

 usage would be for a website to promote an educational text) and, if so,

 what is the cost and process involved?


 Thanks.



 Jo. >>


Jo, I'd be very surprised if you could, you can't get a .ac.uk domain.

Anyway, IMO you shouldn't be doing this, even if you can. the .edu is

intended to tell the visitor that it is a recognised educational insitution.

Why not put the marketing in the name - educationaltext.com or whatever..com

? If it is educational it should be country specific so for the UK it should

be a .co.uk domian.


Educational buyers aren't likely to be looking to buy from a .edu domain and

any search engine is likely to search the domain name part rather than the

domain classification.


Michael


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