[SGVLUG] [OT] Could use some domain advice
Emerson, Tom (*IC)
Tom.Emerson at wbconsultant.com
Tue Feb 12 18:36:52 PST 2008
> -----Original Message----- Of Emerson, Tom (*IC)
> > -----Original Message----- Of John E. Kreznar
>
> > Add some punctuation to the taken name if you like it so much,
> > and use that; I think insufficient use is made of allowed
> > punctuation in domain names, such as "_" as I recall.
>
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> It can also be viewed with a bit of suspicion that you might
> be trying to "phish" users of the current site
Found this on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typosquatting
which details even more ways this is "a bad thing"
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