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    Re: Lego at Gerf.Org —Frank Filz
   (...) As a consumer, I really appreciate that when I form a host name out of a company name, 9 times out of 10, I get that companies web site. Imagine if instead, 9 times out of 10 you got a competitor's site? What if lego.com pointed to a porno (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
   
        Re: Lego at Gerf.Org —Matthew Miller
   (...) I realize that it's convenient, but it's just not realistic. (See my earlier comments. Or e-mail me if you want to hear me rant more.) The DNS is NOT meant to be a directory service. For many reasons, it doesn't work well as one. As for the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
   
        Re: Lego at Gerf.Org —James Brown
   (...) To a certain extent, it doesn't really matter how it was meant to be used, but how it does get used. Lego sets aren't >meant< to be used by adults. Does that mean we should all stop using them? <grin> James (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
   
        Re: Lego at Gerf.Org —Matthew Miller
   (...) Sure, but I hope that what _actually works well_ does matter. And DNS-as-directory doesn't. (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
 

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