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> From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP
> FIDO.ORG is a concept that might fly, after all, FIDO is an organization
> and all the proposed subdomains are members of the organization.  Also,
> UUCP is putting hobbyists who want domains in 3rd level domains under ORG...

    The only thing I can add to that (not knowing completely how the net
gods work) is that FIDO is NOT an organization.  IFNA is an organization
that is a support group for FIDO, but FIDO is a net.  Any one wanting to 
apply to the net and showing the ability to be able to send/receive mail
can join.  There are no fees collected by IFNA.  The system is totally 
free and very anarchistic.  
    If we are baseing the name of the gateway on FIDO (not IFNA) the better
name would be .NET.

    Also, I'm not sure what you consider hobbyists.   If you mean people 
that are doing this non-professionally or with out pay, or are neophytes,
think again.  The net contains individuals from 15 year olds to corperations
like BYTE, USR, PC-WEEK, US Forest Service (the goverment list is too long
to list here), Electric Companies, Radio Stations from KLOK-FM (San Francisco)
to Radio Netherlands, and software companies like Phoenix.  There are several
companies also makeing their bread and butter with the net.  Although 
commercial advertising is discouraged, shareware is encouraged.  
    I do not see the difference between UUCP and Fido on this matter.  I have
noticed that UUCP seems to be less willing for change or progress.  

-- 
        Tim Pozar
UUCP    pozar@hoptoad.UUCP
Fido    125/406
USNail  KLOK-FM
	77 Maiden Lane
	San Francisco CA 94108