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Old 08-16-2005
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Approval of '.xxx' Domain for Porn Delayed

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The Internet's key oversight agency agreed Tuesday to a one-month delay in approving a new ".xxx" domain name after the U.S. government cited "unprecedented" opposition to a virtual red-light district.

The department received nearly 6,000 letters and e-mails expressing concerns about the impact of pornography on families and children and objecting to setting aside a domain suffix for it, he said.
The only reason I believe that porn sites should be forced to use the .xxx domain is because of some of the porn sites that have web addresses that trick people. I remember being in a library and seeing a guy try to find the official white house website but used .com instead of .gov. He was quite embarassed when the site finished loading.

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Old 08-17-2005
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As far as I'm aware, pr0n sites wouldn't be forced to use it, it would be optional.

That said, I hope at some time pr0n sites WILL be forced to use it. That way I can block it and rarely ever have one forced on me ever again (I just hate pop-ups! especially when it's xxx)
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Old 08-17-2005
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It is my opinion that porn sites should wherever possible be forced to adopt the xxx. domain name. This would be of great benefit to anyone who has ever mis-typed a url, only to find themselves confonted with offensive material.

It would also enable parents to better protect children from obcene content.

Whether it would completely wipe it out remains to be seen, but anything is better than nothing.

I don`t know whether it would stop the popups that appear from some sites though.

Regards Howard
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Old 08-17-2005
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That's too bad, I was hoping to buy www.sex.xxx and get rich.... right. :angel:
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Old 08-21-2005
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Oh man, I'm for this all the way. Make it required. That way, instead of hunting down each and every .com, .net, .org etcetera that markets pr0n, schools, parents, libraries, workplaces etc. can just block the domain suffix of .xxx and protect kids from this stuff in one blinding sweep.

Just one of those top 50 things you would do if you were president type things though I can never see this happening at least on a scale that would be effective.
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Old 08-24-2005
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I can't respond right now, the callusses on my palms hurt!
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