Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 21:53:18 +0100 (MET) From: Leif Erlingsson <leif@lege.com> To: nicadmin@zd.com, nictech@zd.com, nicbill@zd.com Subject: [linux-biz] LINUX-BIZ in use world-wide since 30 Oct 1996 10:28:35 GMT Dear Sir/Ms, it has come to my attention that you have registered the domain name LINUXBIZ.COM (see below). I would like to point out that this name, linux-biz, has been in use world-wide since 30 Oct 1996 10:28:35 GMT, when the creation of linux-biz@lege.com was first announced at comp.os.linux.announce. As you will see from it's home-page at http://www.lege.com/linux-biz.html, the list has since been a focus for much of the discussion around Linux in a Business setting. I therefore consider our use of the name to be first, and ask you not to activeley use this domain-name for other purpouses than those that we might agree is in harmony with the spirit of the "Linux Business Discussion Group <linux-biz@lege.com>" mailing-list. Please stydy the archives for that! We'd love to open up a discussion with you on how the LINUXBIZ.COM domain should be used, please contact me so that I can subscribe you to the mailing-list (only subscribers may post), and then we can have an open discussion of this on the list. We are about 350 people world-wide, many from the various Linux companies and companies using Linux in our businesses. There is still many of us that have hanged on since the beginning, 30 Oct 1996. So, please write me (don't write to the list yet, as you are not allowed to post before I register you there, which I will as soon as you tell me which From: - address you will be using) and tell me your From: - address!!! Later, Leif Erlingsson -- list maintainer for LINUX-BIZ. ________________________________________________________________ whois linuxbiz.com [rs.internic.net] Registrant: Ziff-Davis Inc. (LINUXBIZ-DOM) 1 Athenaeum Street Cambridge, MA 02142 US Domain Name: LINUXBIZ.COM Administrative Contact: ZD Net (ZIFF-ADM) nicadmin@zd.com 617-225-3344 Technical Contact, Zone Contact: ZD Net (ZIFF-TEC) nictech@zd.com 617-225-3344 Billing Contact: ZD Net (ZIFF-BIL) nicbill@zd.com 617-225-3344 Record last updated on 01-Dec-98. Record created on 01-Dec-98. Database last updated on 16-Dec-98 03:49:10 EST. Domain servers in listed order: NS2.BARRNET.NET 131.119.246.6 NIC3.BARRNET.NET 131.119.245.6 KNOCK.SER.BBNPLANET.NET 192.239.16.129 The InterNIC Registration Services database contains ONLY non-military and non-US Government Domains and contacts. Other associated whois servers: American Registry for Internet Numbers - whois.arin.net European IP Address Allocations - whois.ripe.net Asia Pacific IP Address Allocations - whois.apnic.net US Military - whois.nic.mil US Government - whois.nic.gov ________________________________________________________________ Leif Erlingsson, Katrinebergsvagen 70, 146 50 Tullinge, Sweden TEL +46 8 778-5038, MOB +46 709 14-0631, URL http://www.lege.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ Unsubscribe: To: linux-biz-request@lege.com, Subject: unsubscribe