OT: Infosec gets a mascot

2002-10-16 Thread Ben Boulanger
Dewie the Turtle http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/infosecurity/index.html -- "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the things you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Exp

Re: OT: Infosec gets a mascot

2002-10-16 Thread pll
In a message dated: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:25:28 EDT Ben Boulanger said: >Dewie the Turtle >http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/infosecurity/index.html This is cool! Thanks for the link, it made my day :) -- Seeya, Paul -- It may look like I'm just sitting here doing nothing, but I

[OT] How much is a domain worth?

2002-10-16 Thread Jeff Macdonald
Hi, Someone sent me an email offering money for my domain. They at first offered $200, now they say 'name your price'. What's a reasonable price for a domain name? This is just my personal site, so it isn't critical. But at the same time I've had this domain for years __

Re: [OT] How much is a domain worth?

2002-10-16 Thread bscott
On 16 Oct 2002, at 2:11pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What's a reasonable price for a domain name? For *a* domain? $17. That's what DomainMonger charges to register one. For a *particular* domain? Ah, well, that depends entirely on how much it is worth to the buyer. If your buyer is just

Re: [OT] How much is a domain worth?

2002-10-16 Thread Kenneth E. Lussier
On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 14:11, Jeff Macdonald wrote: > Hi, > Someone sent me an email offering money for my domain. They at first > offered $200, now they say 'name your price'. > > What's a reasonable price for a domain name? This is just my personal > site, so it isn't critical. But at the same t

RE: [OT] How much is a domain worth?

2002-10-16 Thread Tilly, Lawrence
That depends on who is *really* interested. Do as much research as you can. Ask the guy making the inquiry to give you some information on his company, including the name of any parent company. If he doesn't think that's important let him know that you've had the domain for years and who you se

Re: [OT] How much is a domain worth?

2002-10-16 Thread Hewitt Tech
So Jeff, if it works out well, send us a postcard from whatever small island you retire to... ;^) -Alex - Original Message - From: "Kenneth E. Lussier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jeff Macdonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "GNHLUG List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 2:4

Re: [OT] How much is a domain worth?

2002-10-16 Thread Hewitt Tech
Well I guess if the buyer absolutely *needs/wants* your domain name then you can get whatever the market will bear so to speak. I think if the domain name is significant to you, you wouldn't part with it for whatever you consider small money. -Alex P.S. BTW, my little domain name problem got res

Re: [OT] How much is a domain worth?

2002-10-16 Thread Rodent of Unusual Size
Hewitt Tech wrote: > > P.S. BTW, my little domain name problem got resolved. > Apparently Verisign must really have screwed up somewhere. > In the meantime, once I found out the domain was good for > two years, I transferred it to a different registrar. i didn't think you could transfer mid-term

Fun with RH 8

2002-10-16 Thread Randy Edwards
I recently decided it's time to check out the competition and get up to speed on RH and Gnome, so I downloaded and installed RH 8 on a laptop and am convinced I'll try to use that as my primary laptop for a month or so. Overall, I'm impressed by RH 8. I like their install better than M