I also agree the domain nae should be registered
Mike in fnal
On Wed, 23 Apr 2003, Themis Bowcock wrote:
> I now agree with Roger - we should go ahead and reserve the name.
>
> I guess if ScotGrid are an independent entity then there is an
> excellent precedent for us being one too.
>
> Themis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NorthGrid [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Roger
> Jones
> Sent: 23 April 2003 13:41
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: NorthGrid domain name
>
>
> Apologies to all for the previous mail that was meant for Themis, I didn't
> notice I was replying to a list posting!
>
> As to the subject, its an interesting question. My gut feeling is that for
> precisely the reasons Themis raised in our meeting last November, that we
> are the kernal of a regional resource with potential interests beyond HEP,
> it is not a bad thing for us to have our own identity. After all, ScotGrid
> pre-existed GridPP and will not be dissolving into it. I would hope we are
> seen as a partner to co-operate with not a component resource to be
> controlled. (I am aware of my growing paranoia here!)
>
> In purely practical terms, if we don't reserve it, I would bet someone else
> will take the name.
>
> Naturally, we should be linked from the GridPP site though.
>
> Cheers,
> Roger
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: NorthGrid [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Themis
> > Bowcock
> > Sent: 23 April 2003 11:37
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: NorthGrid domain name
> >
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > This is not a bad idea. Should it not really be part of gridpp though?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Themis
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: NorthGrid [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Andrew
> > Mcnab
> > Sent: 23 April 2003 11:28
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: NorthGrid domain name
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Since things are starting to come together with NorthGrid, I think we
> > should register northgrid.ac.uk (compare scotgrid.ac.uk) to use for
> > webpages and shared services with names that we don't want tied to just
> > one institute (brokers, information services etc.) Apart from the
> > convenience when you want to move a service to a different site (or run
> > redundant versions at different physical locations), it's going to look
> > more serious than just a webpage.
> >
> > I did this for gridpp.ac.uk and it is quite straightforward to do, but
> > I think we should get this done as soon as possible since ac.uk is
> > operated on a first come, first served basis.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Andrew
> >
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