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That edit, about NatWest buying up the example domain to "fix" the problem, gave me real good laugh. It's interesting how simple mindedness can be so unexpected
by freeflight 9y ago
That edit, about NatWest buying up the example domain to "fix" the problem, gave me real good laugh.
It's interesting how simple mindedness can be so unexpectedly expected.
- andrewflnr 9y agoYep. I laughed out loud in an empty room at that one.
- quickthrower2 9y agoActually that is a smart thing to do in it's own right, as long as they quickly move to https.
- yjftsjthsd-h 9y agoNot even predicated on HTTPS; owning more domains helps combat some obvious forms of fraud. Though, really, I agree that HTTPS is more important.
- quickthrower2 9y ago> Not even predicated on HTTPS Sorry that's what I meant. Both moves are smart. Doing both is smartest.
- marksomnian 9y ago> Alarmingly though, nw0lb.com is still available as is nuu0lb.com and it-doesnt-matter-because-that-isnt-the-point.com. My sides.
- JepZ 9y agoWell, they probably got a process for buying domains, but changing the websites architecture requires a project/task-force/whatever, which can't be set up so quickly (I'm just guessing).