Dashes are allowable, but you'll probably be refused the new name because it's too similar to the old one. If it confuses a mail reader, the mail reader's author should be shot.
Casper Boden-Cummins. >---------- >From: Gerry Jensen[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: 21 August 1996 20:43 >To: Debian-User >Cc: The recipient's address is unknown. >Subject: Can domain names have a dash (-)? > >Recently, another company approached us requesting to take our domain >name >from us. They claim they have it trademarked which we haven't really >investigated yet. Anyway, if we do have to change our domain name, we >might want to change it to 'opti-med.com'. Does anyone know if it is >legal to have a dash (-) in a domain name? If it is legal, could any >problems arise from it's use (like confusing mail readers)? > >Gerry >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >PS: Sorry, I know this isn't a Debian-specific question, but I thought >I'd >ask here because I know Debian users are the smartest, most coolest >guys >(and gals) around. :) > >
