Old Sytem Link

[Alan Saunders]

I am using my brother's PC so had to remember the address of this site and came up with www.canalworld.co.uk - old news, old forum. Would not let me log in.

 

Clearly I guessed www.canalworld.net or I would not be here but I think a little fix is needed?

 

Cheers - Alan

Edited January 22, 2005 by Alan Saunders

[DHutch]

www.canalworld.co.uk IS NOT our old forum! It is and compleatly unrealated forum that has nothink to do with this one!! (although it is rumered that it has run my a meber of this forum)

 

- "Our" old forum is at www.canalworld.net/forum , and had a very clear link to here (www.canalworld.net/forums)

 

daniel

Edited January 22, 2005 by dhutch

[Alan Saunders]

www.canalworld.co.uk  IS NOT our old forum! It is and compleatly unrealated forum that has nothink to do with this one!! (although it is rumered that it has run my a meber of this forum)

 

- "Our" old forum is at www.canalworld.net/forum , and had a very clear link to here (www.canalworld.net/forums)

 

daniel

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So, I am the victim of a .NET ripoff! Undt I am ze profezzional dammit!

 

.NET is intended for network service providers. A forum might be considered a network service but only if the provider also owns the regional domain. It is a pity that there is a shortage of names but, there you have it, designed by Yanks!

 

Perhaps the owner of the .co.uk domain should bow to his usurper? Glynn, if you are a member here, email me - you have my 100% support!

 

Alan

[Bernie]

This site has always been .net and never .co.uk. The other site was set up long after this one, but with a similar URL which has confused a few.

Edited January 22, 2005 by Bernie

[Sam]

So, I am the victim of a .NET ripoff! Undt I am ze profezzional dammit!

 

.NET is intended for network service providers.  A forum might be considered a network service but only if the provider also owns the regional domain.  It is a pity that there is a shortage of names but, there you have it, designed by Yanks!

 

Perhaps the owner of the .co.uk domain should bow to his usurper?  Glynn, if you are a member here, email me - you have my 100% support!

 

Alan

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The domain endings like .net, .co.uk, .com, .info etc.. were all setup to have there own meanins. However now people don't really know what they mean and don't care - they just type it into their address bar.

[maffi mushkila]

I am using my brother's PC so had to remember the address of this site and came up with www.canalworld.co.uk - old news, old forum.  Would not let me log in.

 

Clearly I guessed www.canalworld.net or I would not be here but I think a little fix is needed?

 

Cheers - Alan

 

Alan you say in your profile that you were not previously registered with the old forum, so even when you do get there it will not accept you new forum details.

[Jon]

Not sure what you mean by a .net rip off. See evidence below...

 

From Whois:

 

Domain Name.......... canalworld.net

  Creation Date........ 2001-03-09

  Registration Date.... 2001-03-09

  Expiry Date.......... 2008-03-09

  Organisation Name.... Jonathan Belcher

 

 

And

 

 

Relevant Dates (canalworld.co.uk):

Registered on:  28-Feb-2004

Renewal Date:   28-Feb-2006

Last updated:   14-Jan-2005

 

I am sure that you can see, canalworld.co.uk was registered on 09-03-2004, while canalworld.co.uk was registerd much earlier

 

As for technicalities for domain names, if that was strictly enforced, they wouldn't be available for sale to the general public via sites like getdotted.com, and many other resellers. While I appreciate that technically you may be correct, many people who use the internet probably wouldn't know that (I didn't!).

Perhaps next time you could get your facts together before you start publically accusing me of "ursurping" another site.

 

Interesting.... but not relevant.

 

Jon

Edited January 24, 2005 by Jon

[Sam]

I am sure that you can see, canalworld.co.uk was registered on 09-03-2004, while canalworld.co.uk was registerd much later.

 

 

Jon

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Jon - I think you mean canalworld.net was registerd first!

[Jon]

Thanks

[Alan Saunders]

I stand corrected - sorry about the lack of research on my part. It is unusual for someone to register a .net domain when the .co.uk is available! Perhaps it became available later?

 

Perhaps I should take a breathalyser test before posting - except in the pub'?

 

Maffi - I knew how to find the old forum but I was under the illusion that I had found it at canalworld.co.uk! I can still browse the old forum but, unfortunately, not search it.

 

Alan

[Jon]

The old forum unfortunately had no search facilities, hence the upgrade.

 

The .co.uk domain was available, however with limited budget etc, I only got the .net domain.

 

 

Jon

[DHutch]

yeah, the .uk names are about twice the price, hence we have spurstow.com (also all the [uk village/town].co.uk names have been baged)

 

 

daniel

[Sam]

yeah, the .uk names are about twice the price, hence we have spurstow.com (also all the [uk village/town].co.uk names have been baged)

daniel

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Since when???:/ WHo told u tht????

 

.co.uks are the cheaper - hence why many people have a .co.uk hosting package and just a .com domain name. look at SupaNames.com & JustReg.com and you will see what i mean about the prices!!

[DHutch]

Since when???:/ WHo told u tht????

 

.co.uks are the cheaper - hence why many people have a .co.uk hosting package and just a .com domain name. look at SupaNames.com & JustReg.com and you will see what i mean about the prices!!

 

Yeah, dunno what i was thinking when i wrote that, i know the .uk names are less!!

 

- i must be going mad!!

[maffi mushkila]

Yeah, dunno what i was thinking when i wrote that, i know the .uk names are less!!

 

- i must be going mad!!

 

 

You were probably distracted by the thought of all those young ladies you will be meeting at Uni. You're forgiven