REMINDER: EURALO Call Tuesday, 16 February 17:00 UTC
Dear All, This is to remind you that the next EURALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 16 February 2010 at 1700 UTC. The draft agenda and call details can be found at: https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?16_february_2010 If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff@atlarge.icann.org. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff@atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org
* ICANN At-Large Staff wrote:
This is to remind you that the next EURALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 16 February 2010 at 1700 UTC.
I'm so sorry, but I'm still on a customer workplace to fix an bad problem. I did not manage to come into the call nor inform you earlier.
I was jammed up too, sorry. Bill On Feb 16, 2010, at 10:33 PM, Lutz Donnerhacke wrote:
* ICANN At-Large Staff wrote:
This is to remind you that the next EURALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 16 February 2010 at 1700 UTC.
I'm so sorry, but I'm still on a customer workplace to fix an bad problem. I did not manage to come into the call nor inform you earlier.
Why is the dot VU ccTLD popular with German speaking Internet users? Very high number of German registrants and webpages using .VU names in German. I know registrations were free and some German registrars are still offering names at no cost. But is there something about VU that's particularly relevant to German language or use (example an abbreviation for something like Ltd. or Plc company registration.) Sorry, a bit off topic for the RALO, but help appreciated. Thanks, Adam
Adam, no explanation for this. There is nothing special in the German language for .vu (as it is for .tk in Danish which means registered company). Vu is neither a word in itself nor are there many german words which end with .vu. Probably there is something special behind it (to make a difference, exotic etc.). Would be interested to find this out. Wolfgang ________________________________ Von: euro-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org im Auftrag von Adam Peake Gesendet: Do 18.02.2010 06:04 An: Discussion for At-Large Europe Betreff: [EURO-Discuss] question -- not really ALAC related Why is the dot VU ccTLD popular with German speaking Internet users? Very high number of German registrants and webpages using .VU names in German. I know registrations were free and some German registrars are still offering names at no cost. But is there something about VU that's particularly relevant to German language or use (example an abbreviation for something like Ltd. or Plc company registration.) Sorry, a bit off topic for the RALO, but help appreciated. Thanks, Adam _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list EURO-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss_atlarge-lists.i... Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org <http://www.euralo.org/>
The Velvet Underground, Rockband aus den 1960er und -70er Jahren ein Album der Band, siehe VU (Album) ?¿?¿ CW ;-)) On 18 Feb 2010, at 09:41, Kleinwächter, Wolfgang wrote:
Adam,
no explanation for this. There is nothing special in the German language for .vu (as it is for .tk in Danish which means registered company). Vu is neither a word in itself nor are there many german words which end with .vu. Probably there is something special behind it (to make a difference, exotic etc.). Would be interested to find this out.
Wolfgang
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Von: euro-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org im Auftrag von Adam Peake Gesendet: Do 18.02.2010 06:04 An: Discussion for At-Large Europe Betreff: [EURO-Discuss] question -- not really ALAC related
Why is the dot VU ccTLD popular with German speaking Internet users? Very high number of German registrants and webpages using .VU names in German.
I know registrations were free and some German registrars are still offering names at no cost. But is there something about VU that's particularly relevant to German language or use (example an abbreviation for something like Ltd. or Plc company registration.)
Sorry, a bit off topic for the RALO, but help appreciated.
Thanks,
Adam
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* Adam Peake wrote:
Why is the dot VU ccTLD popular with German speaking Internet users? Very high number of German registrants and webpages using .VU names in German.
There was/is a very successful free domain registration service "*.de.vu". They did not ask for personal details, and they had a lot of domain names available, which are already registered via DENIC.
Thanks for these replies (Christopher, Velvet Underground, no comment :-)) Some colleagues are looking at how languages are used under different ccTLDs, sometimes the connection's obvious, sometimes less so. Adam At 8:53 AM +0000 2/18/10, Lutz Donnerhacke wrote:
* Adam Peake wrote:
Why is the dot VU ccTLD popular with German speaking Internet users? Very high number of German registrants and webpages using .VU names in German.
There was/is a very successful free domain registration service "*.de.vu". They did not ask for personal details, and they had a lot of domain names available, which are already registered via DENIC.
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participants (6)
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"Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" -
Adam Peake -
Christopher Wilkinson -
ICANN At-Large Staff -
Lutz Donnerhacke -
William Drake