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>why would they buy a .tel when there's other namespaces with more freedoms? What freedoms are you referring to? >I'm not sure that this is as practical a ben

>why would they buy a .tel when there's other namespaces with more freedoms? What freedoms are you referring to? >I'm not sure that this is as practical a benefit as it sounds. If you were to ask me what my ".tel" is and I responded, just use "andrew.tj.id.au" you'd plug it in and use it. Fair enough, it would be great to reach that point! >I'm not clear on what benefit this outlines? Search. That's what I'm working on :) >Agreed on both accounts. The later is part of the reason for my lack of enthusiasm for it. But it works :) And from a developers perspective it's easy - there's a bunch of apps you can play with (iPhone, Blackberry, softphones, etc).

andrewtj 17y ago
> What freedoms are you referring to? I can point the A records for any other domain anywhere I like but with .tel I'm stuck with the providers choice (or have I misunderstood?). > Search. That's what I'm working on :) Ah, I can see how that would be problematic. Do you have a blog or something I can follow your progress on?
- wibblenut 17y ago
  >I can point the A records for any other domain anywhere I like but with .tel I'm stuck with the providers choice (or have I misunderstood?). Ah I see. Yes, the Address record stays pointing at the TelProxy web server (incidentally a major overhaul will be released later this month). Anyway, I don't personally see this as a matter of "freedom" - better to keep the focus on its intended purpose. >Ah, I can see how that would be problematic. Do you have a blog or something I can follow your progress on? andy.tel - no blog, but I tweet, mostly rubbish. :-)