Grex Coop11 Conference Item 81

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aruba

response 24 of 42:

Mar 5 14:58 UTC 1999

I suppose it's possible that some users might start to confuse the two
systems; if they kept seeing "M-Net is having a fundraiser" in Grex's MOTD,
they might start to think M-Net and Grex were the same thing.  (I've gotten
mail from a number of people who refer to our system as "cyberspace", so I
know we're not doing a completely effective job of getting people to recognize
the name "Grex".)

rcurl

response 25 of 42:

Mar 5 17:18 UTC 1999

You'd have to change to grex.org to do that.

remmers

response 26 of 42:

Mar 5 18:39 UTC 1999

Actually, we have registered grex.org.

Re resp:23 - historically, there's a strong link between M-Net and
Grex, but history is history, now is now, the two systems have
independent governance and have evolved in different directions,
and I don't see how it translates into motd space for fundraisers.
Anyhow, the Agora conference is available for any non-profit,
including M-Net, to announce events.

devnull

response 27 of 42:

Mar 5 19:51 UTC 1999

I myself would be in favor of having the system switch to using grex.org
for outgoing mail etc; but I have no idea what everyone else thinks.
(This seems like something that might be reasonable to thave the membership
vote on, too.)

scg

response 28 of 42:

Mar 5 20:26 UTC 1999

I always use grex.org because it's easier to type, but I do think
cyberspace.org looks cooler.

cmcgee

response 29 of 42:

Mar 5 20:59 UTC 1999

*grin* me too scg.  I tell people cyberspace, even though I use grex myself.
I think it's easier for people to remember.

robh

response 30 of 42:

Mar 5 21:21 UTC 1999

Every time I hear someone mention my e-mail, they refer to it
as "Rob's cyberspace account".  It's easy to remember, that's
for sure!

response 31 of 42:

Mar 5 22:27 UTC 1999

Isn't the issue (mostly) making sure we aren't confused with grex.com?
(Enter "grex" by itself as an URL in most browsers & they'll default to
grex.com - which features mostly pictures of immodestly-clad women....)

janc

response 32 of 42:

Mar 5 22:38 UTC 1999

I think if outgoing mail came from "grex.org" instead of
"cyberspace.org", we'd have fewer mail users.  Some come here expressly
because "user@cyberspace.org" is a cool E-mail address.

tpryan

response 33 of 42:

Mar 5 23:18 UTC 1999

        Too bad we didn't think to take cyberspace.com just to keep
some one else using it.

rtg

response 34 of 42:

Mar 11 08:53 UTC 1999

I'd rather be known for organizing cyberspace than commercializing it.

tpryan

response 35 of 42:

Mar 12 02:49 UTC 1999

        Have your tried cyberspace.com?

steve

response 36 of 42:

Mar 12 03:12 UTC 1999

   Yup.

srw

response 37 of 42:

Mar 15 19:15 UTC 1999

We got there fast enough to be able to register our rightful name. Many 
organizations didn't. Cyberspace.org turns out to be a very cool domain, 
so the way I see it, getting cyberspace.org was a coup. 

grex.org was a defense, basically, to keep others from getting it. I 
don't object to users using it, but I really want to see the system 
continue to use cyberspace.org as our preferred domain, even though 
thousands of new users haven't yet figured out that their new account is 
on "grex," not "cyberspace."

albaugh

response 38 of 42:

Mar 18 23:01 UTC 1999

Sorry, I don't care to see mnet's or any other organizations' fundraiser
announcements in grex's motd.  I couldn't care less about any historical
"ties" between mnet & grex.

mic

response 39 of 42:

Mar 21 03:22 UTC 1999

I agree.  Grex's motd should pertain to Grex specific news.

lilmo

response 40 of 42:

Apr 15 22:23 UTC 1999

How owften DOES M-Net have fundraisers?

krj

response 41 of 42:

Apr 16 02:00 UTC 1999

Approximately quarterly.

lilmo

response 42 of 42:

Apr 16 22:18 UTC 1999

I don't think that would be a great MOTD burden, depending on how long we left
the announcement up.

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