On July 28, you wrote:

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Date: Fri, 28 Jul 95 09:19:42 PDT From: "Roy Engehausen" <enge@almaden.ibm.com>

Just a lurker normally but how about using product/services as a qualifer? Examples: ibm.computers.com att.telephone.com specialized.bicycles.com cisco.networks.com?

I like this one! It not only deepens the name space but can provide some additional (read "advertising") to the user, making it an easier proposal to sell.

For example, I would not want to loose ior.com, but I would be more willing to use ior.isp.com than ior.spk.wa.us (geographic).

It shouldn't be too difficult to have your company listed under multiple product/service categories if your company covers more than one.

I too am normally a lurker here...but I would have to agree. It also makes certain real-world situations easier. Things like "Mr. Sysadmin? You know the Internet real well, right? Can you help me find information on bicycles?" become much easier with a descriptive hierarchy like this. I like it. -Dave McGuire, Systems Digital Express Group, Incorporated mcguire@digex.net