[clug] .com vs .org

[Conrad]

For the .au versions, there are requirements to be met (officially) to qualify for either. That's not to say that some registrars aren't more lax about enforcing them then others.

I do not believe the same to be true for .com and .org domains. I've never registered a .org though and it may be that there is some evidence required to qualify for one.
As Steve (I think) pointed out, absolutely anyone can get a .com domain - including your friendly phishing operation.

Conrad.
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-------- Original Message --------
From: Ivan Lazar Miljenovic <ivan.miljenovic at gmail.com>
Sent: Tue Feb 05 13:28:28 AEDT 2013
To: Stephen Rothwell <sfr at canb.auug.org.au>
Cc: CLUG List <linux at lists.samba.org>
Subject: Re: [clug] .com vs .org

On 5 February 2013 13:17, Stephen Rothwell <sfr at canb.auug.org.au> wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> On Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:12:37 +1100 Robert Edwards <bob at cs.anu.edu.au> wrote:
>>
>> Can any of the fine minds on this list suggest what she may have been
>> referring to by this remark, that dot coms are to be trusted more than
>> dot orgs?
>
> Personally, I would not trust a web site just because it was a .com or
> a .org - anyone can register either name with no proof of anything.  The
> trust belongs to the particular site.

There are further requirements for .com.au and .org.au with regards to
actually needing to be a charity or something though, aren't there?

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