Re: [atlarge-discuss] 006 Deciding Name for Organisation

["J-F C. (Jefsey) Morfin" <jefsey@club-internet.fr>]

At 02:12 12/08/02, Joop Teernstra wrote:

> At 11:07 p.m. 10/08/2002 -0700, todd glassey wrote:
> > You know - I would agree except that I would also point out that using the @
> > sign to replace the word "at" in the name is a real difference in the old
> > name. Its also trade markable... still if it is not to have the @ sign in it
> > as the word AT then we need to probably come up with something totally new.
> >
> > Todd
> >
> > ---- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>
> > To: <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 6:10 AM
> > Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] 006 Deciding Name for Organisation
> >
> >
> > > If we MUST use the atLarge name at all, I prefer worldatlarge.com /
> > > world@large
>
> I must caution against the use of the @ sign in our name. There is a lot 
> of software that reserves this sign and will interpret text around it as a 
> email address.
Dear Joop,
I understand many things now I know you are a lawyer :-)

You know there are so many softwares doing just that, that this has become 
the reason why it is used in the mail addresses ...
unless it was because it meands "ad" (prononciation is wrong in English) 
that it was used to indicate an e-mail?

I so must warn you that this is the most commonly identifier of the 
Internet to the point that a lof a panels, signs, logos use that sign in 
trains, planes, ships, stations, gov buildings, schools, churches, stadium 
etc... to interpret it as an indication for an internet access and take the 
text around the address - specially when there is no dot) as an Internet 
business name :-) :-)

jfc

PS BTW did you evaluate the cost for an African @large member from Zaire to 
use the Forum vs e-mail when you know that in the capital city a minute 
costs $ 1 and $ 2 down in the country with an average daily salary of $ 1?








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