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On 2004-05-19, Chris Hope <chris.DeleteThis@electrictoolbox.com> wrote:
 > Kenneth wrote:
 >
  >> I haven't used them in years. One of my clients was having problems with
  >> their domain, stopped by Network Solutions...
  >>
  >> Was I surprised to see them offering domain registration for 100 years,
  >> bargain price $995....
  >>
  >> Now that's optimism!
 >
 > There was an interesting discussion on Slashdot about this a month ago:
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/03/23/0235244.shtml</font" target="_blank">http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/03/23/0235244.shtml</font</a>>
 >

I haven't been to slashdot in ages....I'd forgotten about how succinct some
of these people can be......

"I'll be dead in a 100 years....I'm not seeing a plus to being dead and
owning a domain name."

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On Wed, 19 May 2004 23:59:02 GMT, Kenneth <Kenneth.TakeThisOut@pickone.anyone>
wrote:

 >On 2004-05-19, Chris Hope <chris.TakeThisOut@electrictoolbox.com> wrote:
  >> Kenneth wrote:
  >>
   >>> I haven't used them in years. One of my clients was having problems with
   >>> their domain, stopped by Network Solutions...
   >>>
   >>> Was I surprised to see them offering domain registration for 100 years,
   >>> bargain price $995....
   >>>
   >>> Now that's optimism!
  >>
  >> There was an interesting discussion on Slashdot about this a month ago:
<font color=green>  >> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/03/23/0235244.shtml</font" target="_blank">http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/03/23/0235244.shtml</font</a>>
  >>
 >
 >I haven't been to slashdot in ages....I'd forgotten about how succinct some
 >of these people can be......
 >
 >"I'll be dead in a 100 years....I'm not seeing a plus to being dead and
 >owning a domain name."

In an issue of a quarterly magazine called Weird New Jersey a reader
submitted a photograph of a man's headstone - which listed his name,
date of birth and death, then his website URL. I wonder if he was one
of the folks signing up for the 100 year domain registration plan?

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On 2004-05-20, C.W <from_you DeleteThis @nomail.com> wrote:
 >
 > In an issue of a quarterly magazine called Weird New Jersey a reader
 > submitted a photograph of a man's headstone - which listed his name,
 > date of birth and death, then his website URL. I wonder if he was one
 > of the folks signing up for the 100 year domain registration plan?
 >
 > Carol

If you go his web site do you get a picture of his headstone?

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"Kenneth" <Kenneth DeleteThis @pickone.anyone> wrote in message
news:slrncanqii.7u0.Kenneth@localhost.localdomain...
 > I haven't used them in years. One of my clients was having
problems with
 > their domain, stopped by Network Solutions...
 >
 > Was I surprised to see them offering domain registration
for 100 years,
 > bargain price $995....
 >
 > Now that's optimism!
 >
No domain can be registered for more than 10 years. What
they are actually offering is automatic renewal of the
domain name every ten years.

Makes a lot of sense to large corporates who are likely to
still be in business even though the current shareholders
may no longer be involved. Not much of a deal if the price
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On 2004-05-20, Bill Logan <who DeleteThis @what.com> wrote:
 >
 > "Kenneth" <Kenneth DeleteThis @pickone.anyone> wrote in message
 > news:slrncanqii.7u0.Kenneth@localhost.localdomain...
  >> I haven't used them in years. One of my clients was having
 > problems with
  >> their domain, stopped by Network Solutions...
  >>
  >> Was I surprised to see them offering domain registration
 > for 100 years,
  >> bargain price $995....
  >>
  >> Now that's optimism!
  >>
 > No domain can be registered for more than 10 years. What
 > they are actually offering is automatic renewal of the
 > domain name every ten years.

Didn't know that....but sound logical

 >
 > Makes a lot of sense to large corporates who are likely to
 > still be in business even though the current shareholders
 > may no longer be involved. Not much of a deal if the price
 > stays the same but if it increases somewhat -

Well, 100 years is a long time. NS will make out like bandit if something
changes in the next 20 years and domain names becomes obsolete or ip numbers
cease to exist....remember, just just two decades ago, disco was in, VHS or
Beta, Beta lost, VHS has been replaced by CD's, cable was for farmers and
wireless calling meant yelling for you neighbor over the fence.

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C.W. wrote:

  > On Wed, 19 May 2004 23:59:02 GMT, Kenneth <Kenneth RemoveThis @pickone.anyone>
  > wrote:

   >>On 2004-05-19, Chris Hope <chris RemoveThis @electrictoolbox.com> wrote:
    >>> Kenneth wrote:
    >>>
    >>>> I haven't used them in years. One of my clients was having problems
    >>>> with their domain, stopped by Network Solutions... Was I surprised to
    >>>>see them offering domain registration for 100 years, bargain price
    >>>>$995.... Now that's optimism!
    >>>
    >>> There was an interesting discussion on Slashdot about this a month ago:
<font color=brown>    >>> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/03/23/0235244.shtml</font" target="_blank">http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/03/23/0235244.shtml</font</a>>
    >>>
   >>
   >>I haven't been to slashdot in ages....I'd forgotten about how succinct
   >>some of these people can be...... "I'll be dead in a 100 years....I'm not
 > seeing a plus to being dead and owning a domain name."

  > In an issue of a quarterly magazine called Weird New Jersey a reader
  > submitted a photograph of a man's headstone - which listed his name,
  > date of birth and death, then his website URL. I wonder if he was one
  > of the folks signing up for the 100 year domain registration plan?

  > Carol

Isn't that taking spam to a new level?
Next thing you'll see on grave markers is animated banners.
Hmmm. Money making oppurtunity here?<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Kenneth wrote:

  > On 2004-05-20, C.W <from_you RemoveThis @nomail.com> wrote:
   >>
   >> In an issue of a quarterly magazine called Weird New Jersey a reader
   >> submitted a photograph of a man's headstone - which listed his name,
   >> date of birth and death, then his website URL. I wonder if he was one
   >> of the folks signing up for the 100 year domain registration plan?
   >>
   >> Carol

  > If you go his web site do you get a picture of his headstone?

  > ken

And a live webcam of the inside of the coffin!<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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On Thu, 20 May 2004 13:58:35 -0500, "Richard" <Anonymous.TakeThisOut@127.001>
wrote:

 > C.W. wrote:
 >
  > > On Wed, 19 May 2004 23:59:02 GMT, Kenneth <Kenneth.TakeThisOut@pickone.anyone>
  > > wrote:
 >
   > >>On 2004-05-19, Chris Hope <chris.TakeThisOut@electrictoolbox.com> wrote:
   > >>> Kenneth wrote:
   > >>>
   > >>>> I haven't used them in years. One of my clients was having problems
   > >>>> with their domain, stopped by Network Solutions... Was I surprised to
   > >>>>see them offering domain registration for 100 years, bargain price
   > >>>>$995.... Now that's optimism!
   > >>>
   > >>> There was an interesting discussion on Slashdot about this a month ago:
<font color=brown>   > >>> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/03/23/0235244.shtml</font" target="_blank">http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/03/23/0235244.shtml</font</a>>
   > >>>
   > >>
   > >>I haven't been to slashdot in ages....I'd forgotten about how succinct
   > >>some of these people can be...... "I'll be dead in a 100 years....I'm not
  >> seeing a plus to being dead and owning a domain name."
 >
  > > In an issue of a quarterly magazine called Weird New Jersey a reader
  > > submitted a photograph of a man's headstone - which listed his name,
  > > date of birth and death, then his website URL. I wonder if he was one
  > > of the folks signing up for the 100 year domain registration plan?
 >
  > > Carol
 >
 >Isn't that taking spam to a new level?

Well certainly would be taking spam to a whole new level if the person
was limited "being exposed" to the spam by needing to be within the
vicinity of the headstone to read it.

A limited reach in audience. But, as the person who took the photo
then submitted it to the magazine proved, was a method of site
promotion that did "catch one's eye".

 >Next thing you'll see on grave markers is animated banners.
 >Hmmm. Money making oppurtunity here?

Somehow I don't think it will catch on as a "spamming technique" due
to the cost of headstones then the pricing of the "wording". An
animated banner or scrolling text would only be more money involvement
and one aspect that lures people to spam is a low-cost factor.

On the other hand though - I did like the parking meter thought one
guy's family, in Indiana, used for his burial plot. I already told my
kids that they could duplicate that one for me when my time comes

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