FQuest Question: Need suggestions for ezMLM domain name

[Terra]

We are currently considering a new 3rd level domain name (Domain Stack) for the ezMLM mailing list feature...

Right now, the format is:
mlm.acme.com

There have been several emails to 'support@' concerning this, as it closely resembles 'MLM == Multi Level Marketing' which can project a negative image on your mailing list...

So I am asking now for suggestions to replace the 'mlm.' with something new...

Requirements:
1) Must be 5 characters or less (preferably 3)
2) Must be all characters [a-z]
3) Must be intuitive

Sidenote: The 'mlm.' is required for the mail system to properly route email into the ezMLM handlers and cannot just use the stripped domain of 'acme.com'...

So, let the suggestions begin... ;)

--
Terra
--Responding to the image of your domain--
FutureQuest

[Charles Capps]

The shortest that makes sense:
list.

[Rich]

I vote with Charles:

list.

Rich

[Tatu]

As plain as an acronym loving fool can get (I am talking about me, not you guys), but I have to admit I like 'list.'

Unless someone suggests better... I am stumped tonight for some odd reason.

-Tatu

[Charles Capps]

Hate to second-guess myself:
lists.

?

[Deb]

When TeRRa first told me he was going to leave it up to the community, I had simply answered with list myself..but then I thought, well maybe the community will be more intuitive than I am in the area and come up with something really kewl and specific ---

Now I know I must have already been really kewl and intuitive since now I know you all agree lol

[Justin]

How about:

spam.
ezmlm.
easymailinglistmanager.
coolmail.
xxx.
aota.[nbsp][nbsp] <-- all of the above ;)
bulk.
In reality I vote for list :)

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support

[Deb]

Sorry Justin, but I have to disagree with the "spam." idea since if it was used people would think it was spam.[nbsp][nbsp]But maybe "notspam" would be a great idea! By using "notspam" then no one would ever consider it as a piece of spam since it clearly states that it is not spam! :)

Deb
[nbsp][nbsp]--
[nbsp]A sucker is born every minute :þ
[This message has been edited by Deb (edited 12-10-99)]

[Justin]

how about...

listname-subscribe@ThisMessageIsNotSpam.domain.com

?

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support
[This message has been edited by Justin (edited 12-10-99)]

[Terra]

Just my 2cents... ;)

Can we find something more upbeat and snappy than 'list.'?[nbsp][nbsp]To be honest, I can't think of anything better myself...

I thought 'mlm.' was a cool name with a twist (plus it flowed with just about any domain name)... ;)

Somehow to me, 'list.' just does not sound right as a domain prepend...[nbsp][nbsp]In the end, the decision is yours, made from a selection of multiple ideas (like Justin proposed) no matter how scatter brained... :D

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Terra
--What you choose is set in stone for a very long time--
FutureQuest

[MTDesigns]

How about

- Talk
- Speak (huh?)
- Cub (As in newsletter reporter ;)[nbsp][nbsp])
- Digest (oops...6 letters)
- Daily
- Issue
- Press

That's all for now...until I wake up ;)

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Joi
My ParenTime
http://www.myparentime.com

+=+= Did I understand the question? =+=+

[Patrick]

How about "emc", for EmailClub.
That's what I call mine.
Example: user@emc.futurequest.net


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Patrick
CIO, Chief Internet Officer
www.ForeverKate.com (http://www.ForeverKate.com)

[RobA]

What about 'zippy' in an obsure reference to the
1970's post-office 'Mr. Zip' cartoon guy?

or: mailing_list_server_domain_name_that_is_so_very_long_that_it_fail s_to_comply_with_rfc1034_and_aside_-from_that_would_be_a_real_pain_to_type.acme.com

or:[nbsp][nbsp]your_ad_here_reasonable_rates.acme.com

or:[nbsp][nbsp]k2niwyubsyassetagllib.acme.com (subliminal backwards masking for 'bill_gates_says_buy_win2k')

Really my vote is with the 'list' crowd.

- Rob Altenburg

[Armand]

like 'list' also.

All I can come up w/:

mail
mailbot (mbot or mlbot [mailing list bot]... sorry just love the term bot)
postal
mml (my mailing list)

See why my people are often leary about me naming new features?[nbsp][nbsp]Often go bland or to left field, which I tried to stay out of here as far as suggestions.
[This message has been edited by Armand (edited 12-10-99)]

[Benson]

...@fqx.xdomain.com[nbsp][nbsp]for FutureQuest Xpress

[Carol-H]

Hey, some of you guys are ignoring the 5-character limit!

I'd go with "mail" or "list" myself (there *are* advantages to being obvious), but there's also:

all
many
chat
news
link
nexus
join
group
forum
us[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp](that's "us" as in "the bunch of us", not "U.S."!)

- Carol Hanson
[nbsp][nbsp]www.dragonbear.com (http://www.dragonbear.com)

[Terra]

I am extending the limit to 6 characters, to help ease selection...

The DS chosen will replace the 'mlm.' stack...[nbsp][nbsp]All NEW mailing lists will use what is selected...[nbsp][nbsp]We are now coding in backwards compatibility for those with existing 'mlm.' mailing lists...

I like the following so far:
digest (sort of misleading as ezMLM doesn't do digests)
nexxus (sounds cool!)

--
I'm shying away from 'list.' or 'lists.' because I believe this will generate confusion...[nbsp][nbsp]Is it list or list(s), see what I mean... ;)

I am hoping that someone hits a bullseye by Sunday evening as I will begin conversions during next week...

--
Terra
--Simple in concept, difficult in choice--
FutureQuest

[Benson]

...@egroup.xdomain.com[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp]e-mail group
...@e-list.xdomain.com[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp]e-mail list
...@elist.xdomain.com[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp]variation

[Drew]

Well, I can't come up with anything really clever, but I figured I should at least try:

- Babble
- Hermes (messenger of Greek Gods)
- Shout
- Voice
- Andrew_Is_Cool (oh come on![nbsp][nbsp]it works!)


_/ drew /_
www.drewmedia.com (http://www.drewmedia.com)

[sheila]

I was thinking about this while driving home tonight.

At first I thought:

notes

Well, it's OK.
But then I thought of something I thought was really good:

jot


What do you think?

[sheila]

OK, apparently
-jot

wasn't such a hot idea. I kind of liked it (you know, like "jotting down a note"). There was a game my hubby and I used to play when we were dating called "jotto". Kind of reminds me of it.

Do you like "jotto"? <kidding>

OK, so then I thought:
-dotdash
(as in morse code)
So it's seven letters. Shoot me.
(Another reason I liked jot...only three letters)

OK, how about ...
-etc

I like that.

Kind of in the spirit of AOTA.

[sheila]

Or how about the German version of etc.
-usw

Which is an abbreviation for "und so weiter"
which[nbsp][nbsp]translates literally as "and so on"

Well, I suppose remembering German phrases might not come naturally for all FQuesties.

[sheila]

How about:
bits
tidbits
bite
snip

OK, enough for one night....

[MTDesigns]

Bitz? ;)[nbsp]

[tedloh]

I still think list is most relevant... but...

How about:

target.acme.net (as in targeted mail)
Ninetynine.acme.net (I know it's too long, but... "Get Smart"
post.acme.net

[brain fizzled out]

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Ted (Chief Do-It-All)
Tygre Systems Co Ltd
Bangkok, Thailand, Land of Smiles :) :)
http://www.tygresystems.com (work in progress)
ted@tygresystems.com

[Tatu]

What about:
-mailer
-mint, for Mailing Opt-In Nexxus Totally... of course the acronym needs alot of work. I jotted down whatever to came to me in 2 seconds. ;)
-How about we pick a short, hip word (IE: eBay) that we can all put our heads together to create an acronym before? Wouldn't it make alot of sense? What about some Star Wars related word this time (instead of references to Deep Space Nine Voyager or whatever all the time :þ ).

Some cool ideas:
-JEDI
-YODA
-JAR (short for JarJar Binks / not so cool)
-BINKS (Same as above / not so cool)
-LEA
-SOLO
-Galactica (so it isn't a StarWars ref, but it sounds cool)
-Gungans
-Naboo
-Tatooine (YES!!! :D)
-Tatuine (Of course we would have to shorten it somehow)
-Amidala
-C3PO
-R2D2
-MTFBWY (May the force be with you :D )

NON-StarWars:
-ROFL
-LOL
-I'm stumped, and the last two were extremely stupid.

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-Tatu
--OK... back to reading "Upstart Startups!"--

PS:PS: JarJar isn't THAT annoying, he is actually sorta lovable: http://www.jedinet.com/humor/jarjar/where.html http://www.jedinet.com/humor/jarjar/

[Tatu]

Found some more (semi-stupid) ones we could acronymize:
-Force
-Saber
-Qui-Gon
-Obi-Wan
-Kenobi
-Knight (as in Jedi Knight)

Some othe cool, semi-hip names like eBay that we could acronymize:
-my mind just went blank, I had about 4! I'll be back

[Justin]

You have to be careful with acronyms - this is the whole problem with the current "mlm" - MLM == Mailing List Manager, but it is seen as Multi-Level Marketing or something like that... Plus you don't know what it might stand for in another country. It reminds me of the Chevy Nova. They could not sell these cars in Mexico because they saw it as "no va" (Spanish), which means "no go" - would you buy a car if it were called a Nogo? (well, people do buy Yugo's...)

At any rate, I vote for either LIST or LISTS, the pluralized version being my first choice...

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support

[sheila]

Well, I can see Justin's point. However...etc. seems fairly safe to me. Even if it might have something else associated with it in another language, enough people are familiar with it world wide as an abbreviation from Latin that I don't think it would confuse anyone.

I guess I'm one of the oddballs that don't prefer list or lists.

[Tatu]

List is my voted, although I clearly see TeRRa's point in differentiating between LIST and LISTS. "What if we have two lists?", "What if it is named LISTS and we only have one?", etc. etc.

However, my starwars suggestions seem better suited for a server or something... but my suggestiong still stand. :D

-Tatu

[Hunkorama417]

I like e-list e.g. listname-subscribe@e-list.fbhm.com. It has a nice ring to it.
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-Don't worry, perfection isn't for everyone.

[sheila]

Ted, if you're really looking for something along a "target" or "get smart" type of theme, what about:

-agent

?



[This message has been edited by sheila (edited 12-11-99)]

[sheila]

Well, I liked:

lol

and

bitz

[Terra]

I can only use the characters [a-z], due to the internal complexities of DS mail routing...

Current BlackListed names:
mlm[nbsp][nbsp] (I'm gonna miss this one. :~(
ezmlm
digest (ezMLM does not do digests, causing support@)
list
lists
(confusion between the 2 formats lists(s) will generate support@ email saying their 'lists'/'lists' are not working)

It must be catchy, unique, easy to remember, one size fits any domain (mlm did that), and not easily confused with a derivative...

--
Terra

[Deb]

Easshhh... Picky Picky :þ

Ok -- Then how about

hal
chip
lucy (Mz. Lucy List :þ)
agent (already suggested and kinda kewl)
dir (directory?)
rolo (rolodex probably playing with copyrights here)
stamp
postal
post
roundtable (ok so it breaks the rules -- sue me!)
beep
vphone
xtra
joe, jane, jack, moe, rover

ooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrr you give us ideas :þ

[Armand]

Well I would definitely say no to the Joe suggestion ;)[nbsp][nbsp]
(ugghh.. the confusion would be rampant if I ever used the MLM features on my site... as would perhaps any proper first name.[nbsp][nbsp]Yes I know you were probably just kidding though on the names bit).

Rolo wasn't that a candy also? LOL ;)[nbsp][nbsp](hey do they still make those "Chunky" candies?... sorry I need tangent warning signs).

Joe
~~who now Wonders how much time was spent on naming servers :) ~~

[Soncek]

I prefer list

[sheila]

I guess I'm not altogether clear on how this choice of name is going to affect us individual site owners.

Am I going to have to modify in any way my already existing lists?

When we create a new list, how/when will we use this new "server name"? Somehow, I thought the 'mlm' extension in front of xdomain would still be there when I send mail to the list because it is part of the script, as written by the author thereof?

[Justin]

The "mlm" subdomain is something Terra added himself... it's difficult to explain why it needs to be set up with a subdomain but there is a good reason. This is not something coded into ezMLM - notice that when you create the list, you are specifying the hostname as the last parameter on the command line (mlm.yourdomain.com)...

Your existing lists will not need to be changed, and the upcoming CNC release handles both "mlm" and "REPLACEME" (obviously to be replaced with the new subdomain once a decision has been made ;) ) for existinlg lists. It will only allow creating new lists with the new name...

I have to stand by my vote for "lists" as the best choice - you really can't find anything simpler that a) describes the purpose of the subdomain, b) does *not* happen to stand for a more unwanted acronym (that we know of yet :þ), and c) is a "one size fits all" that would make sense to most everyone.

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support

[Dan Kaplan]

As long as you're going that direction, why not play the anagram game and come up with something with a little style and flair... like, "pesto."

Dan

[Charles Capps]

Might as well call it 'weird'...[nbsp][nbsp]:)

[sheila]

Well,

post is OK

I still like etc, bitz, or jot.


Guess there's no way to get everyone to agree on anything.

Probably the name that most sounds like what you mean and is least "outlandish" is what most people will want. Since 'list' is blacklisted, then that doesn't leave much besides
'post'.

[Stephen]

guess i'll throw one out, although i've yet to use a mail list:

mailme

[Deb]

I'm finally starting to see why TeRRa is shying away from "list" or "lists"...

I was scrolling through all of the suggestions to see which one was recommended most to try and find the similarities when I realized we've all already shown the confusion he's talking about.[nbsp][nbsp]Some are recommending "list" and others are recommending "lists".[nbsp][nbsp]Knowing how Support@ works, I can easily see now where that one would get blunndered on setup...

epost is kind of neat though ;)[nbsp]

[Hunkorama417]

Instead of epost how about elists?

[Armand]

well if there is a problem between list and lists... how about lister or some such. On second thought that sounds insipid.

[elite]

Hmm how about untitled as the name :)

On a more serious note try: ezlist, edirect, evalet , valet,[nbsp][nbsp]ebuzz, buzz, elist.

Err did I break the digit rule :) lol
[This message has been edited by elite (edited 12-12-99)]

[Justin]

What about ezmlm?

list-subscribe@ezmlm.vdj.net - of course in this particular case the subdomain is bigger than the domain... but it would differentiate between our idea of MLM and what others perceive it as... or not... idunno...

I like "mlm" myself - it's easy to type, only 3 letters, and stands for mailing list manager - if users perceive this incorrectly, well, they obviously signed up for the list, right? They *should* know why they are on the list, regardless of what the subdomain says... but I'm outnumbered in that theory, so I say "lists" - or was it "list"? hehe ;)

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support

[sheila]

I have to say that I liked 'mlm' too. I must assume that there have been complaints or problems with it, otherwise there would not be a push for this change?

Short and easy to type is good.

Yes, users signed up for the list. Have there really been that many complaints that can be attributed to the name of the subdomain, and not other things?

[Hunkorama417]

Why is there a problem w/ lists or list.
[This message has been edited by Hunkorama417 (edited 12-12-99)]

[elite]

Also ezbot, ebot, mbot, efile, lbot, esend, epost, mbot

[sheila]

How about just
-send

?

epost, or esend and so forth is nice, but really the 'e' in front is just another letter to type, and not really necessary.

listname@send.xdomain.tld

That's OK by me.

Actually, many of them are fine.
post, epost, send, esend,

listname@post.xdomain.tld

I, personally, don't care for anything with "bot" in it. I think you run into the same fear of mass marketing spam with a name like that.

[Terra]

The problem with 'mlm' is there are more and more 'spam' filters looking for this...

mlm == Multi-Level Marketing
ezmlm == easy Multi-Level Marketing

both prime spam block candidates... :(

Personally I loved 'mlm', quick, easy, meshed with just about any domain...

I like a couple that Elite suggested:
buzz
thebuzz
ebuzz

But I think that would not flow to well with business oriented mailings...

And thus the naming ideas continue...[nbsp][nbsp];)

--
Terra
--Server names? those are easy -- this one is surprisingly difficult--
FutureQuest

[elite]

eletter, enews, news, parcel, eparcel, post, epost, rmail (rapid mail), epo (electronic postal office) eps (electronic postal system), ems (electronic mail system) ezmail, rmail (rapid mail), eserv (electronic server)

k im out of ideas for the night :)

[Stephen]

i still think a command is easier to remember. as in,

subscribe@mailme.futurequest.net

the "mail server" component becomes the request...

OK, I won't mention this one again.

[Deb]

Just to recap a bit and see if we can narrow it down... The following seem to be the ones mentioned so far that
A: Are within the "rules" our savvy Sys Admin have placed upon us
and
B: Seem to be liked by more than one of us via multiple votes etc...

| agent | bitz | elist[nbsp][nbsp]| enews[nbsp][nbsp]|[nbsp][nbsp]epo[nbsp][nbsp] |
| epost | jot[nbsp][nbsp]| mailer | mailme |[nbsp][nbsp]xtra[nbsp][nbsp]|
| news[nbsp][nbsp]| post | postal | send[nbsp][nbsp] |[nbsp][nbsp]Speak |

Of those... I like post simply because it's the most general of them but who knows what'll happen ;)[nbsp]

[Dan Kaplan]

I vote for epo, "the performance enhanced mailing list!"[nbsp][nbsp]:)

Dan
[This message has been edited by Dan Kaplan (edited 12-12-99)]

[Hunkorama417]

I'm voting for elist.

[Charles Capps]

Then the problem with 'list' vs. 'lists' comes up...[nbsp][nbsp]

mailer is the most generic, functional, non-confusable subdomain...[nbsp][nbsp]But it's generic.[nbsp][nbsp]And boring.[nbsp][nbsp]

[Hunkorama417]

I like list then.

[Tatu]

People People People! We're ignoring the black listed name rule! The very foundation our name-pciking is based on! :)

I liked Deb's "post" to here are my top picks in no particular order:

-post
-posto (sorta like short for Post Office, very hip sounding)
-epost
-eposto

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-Tatu

--Hey, I think I may have something here!--

[Benson]

I'm voting for elist.
hey, thanks!

[sheila]

Are we voting?

So here's what I did: I opened up a copy of notepad and tried typing several of the suggested subdomains several times to see which were quick and comfortable.

elist types easily. It's not my favorite, but...(5 letters...it's longer than the others below)
post is a bit awkward to type. Too bad. It's the one I would've picked.
send types easily.
mail types easily.

It's a good thing Justin hacked that multiple page thing into this UBB or it would be AWFUL to still read and contribute to this thread.

I don't like epo either. Anything with the p and o next to each other in the same word is a bit awkward to type. Although three letters would be best.

[Justin]

Speed Typing Test:
</font><font face="Courier" size="3">mlm[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp]easy
list[nbsp][nbsp] easy
elist[nbsp][nbsp]easy
post[nbsp][nbsp] cumbersome
host[nbsp][nbsp] easy
wow[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp]easy
hehe[nbsp][nbsp] easy
lol[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp]dificult
rofl[nbsp][nbsp] I stumble on this one</font><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2"> Ok, enough of that... mlm is probably the easiest for my to type, especially when you take the "." into consideration: mlm.vdj.net - that just rolls off they typing hands very easily... "list." is quite simple too... anything ending in P, O, or L is bad as it uses the same finger as the "." does...
It's a good thing Justin hacked that multiple page thing into this UBB or it would be AWFUL to still read and contribute to this thread. Was thinking the same thing myself - I doubt nearly as many people would have contributed had it not been split up - or we would have started a new thread or two in the mean time... ;)

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support

[Charles Capps]

That whole easy typing thing goes out the window with OTHER domains, Justin.[nbsp][nbsp];)
In fact, it really depends on typing habits.[nbsp][nbsp]I find lol.solareclipse.net much easier to type than mlm.solareclipse.net

How about something like listman?[nbsp][nbsp]Oh, wait, that's seven...[nbsp][nbsp]D'OH![nbsp][nbsp]

[Tatu]

I agree with Capps. Throw that easy typing chart OUT! :)
It varies with typing habits and HOW MANY times are we going to be typing this anyways? A couple times a week at the most. HOW MUCH time are we sacrificing for an excellent name? Maybe 3 seconds a week.

Hunkorama: Read the 5 other pages of the post to see why "list" and "lists" are black listed. ;)

I vote for epost I guess. Although I don't use MLM right now, I am certain SOME DAY I will be using it alot and then my vote will be paying off. ;)

-Tatu

PS: Now I am off to pulling my hair out single handedly, I just registered 4 domain names with the wrong address! :( See the Domain Names forum here at AOTA in about 5 min. for more info and aide me in my time of distress. :)

[MTDesigns]

gosh, forgive me if these were mentioned.....I've forgotten if I've seen the following:

MGR (does this stand for anything else besides manager?)
LISTMGR (uh oh, lucky 7!)
MANAGE
ADMIN
DIRECT (hmmm...6)
WORK
EWORK
WRITE
TRACK
CONTROL (oops, 7 again)
JOIN

....

[Justin]

The main problem I see is that a lot of the suggestions are too specific for a certain use... it really needs to be a one size fits all... WORK, for example, doesn't work (no pun intended) if your site is all about no work, all play ;)[nbsp][nbsp]That was just an example, but it seems that for just about all of the suggestions so far, I can think of a site or two we host that just wouldn't work...

MGR is ok, but I still vote for LIST - 4 characters, easy to type... I don't see anyone *ever* having to really type out the address anyway if you think about it - the CNC shows you the addresses you need to know (with actual list name and domain etc), so it's just copy/paste. Plus of course you don't have to type it on the command line. The new CNC is only a couple weeks away (there's a new sneak-peak screenshot, BTW, on the status page ;) )...

Ah, well... I'm only arguing LIST because I can't think of anything better than that IMO :)

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support

[Charles Capps]

Ah, if only we could customize it...[nbsp][nbsp]
I suppose that would drive poor TeRRa nuts, though...

Oh well.[nbsp][nbsp]:D

List or Lists gets my vote...[nbsp][nbsp] :)

[sheila]

I thought this thread had pretty much come to an end, so I didn't post yesterday things that had popped into my head, but since I find new posts here today...

I was driving around last night running errands, and passed a sign that said "ezmail". And it seemed perfect to me.

Later, when I came and checked this thread, I saw that elite had already suggested it.

I like ezmail.
I also can live with
post, send, epost

There are many that are fine.

They do have to mostly have to do with mail, or posting or sending or something to do with a list, since we don't all use them for the same purpose, as Justin mentioned.

For instance, we couldn't call it "discuss" (length aside), since some of us only use our list for announcements and not for discussions.

[Neo]

Hello,

After reading all posts I though of one possibility, just think what a list does it either portrays information regarding announcements from a site or a live discussion of some topic or issue, the bottom line is that information travels around with one purpose alone to communicate or retrieve information, so why not call it "info" this works on[nbsp][nbsp]any site very well and causes no confusions as[nbsp][nbsp]in : "list-subscribe@info.acme.com" it also works on many languages because it's just the first 4 letters and it portrays the understandig of the same thing with all of them, and at least for me no problem typing it, and are practically the same in at least 5 languages so that my 2 cents.

Sam
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http://www.aleph.org.mx
Evolucion sin Fronteras.
[This message has been edited by Neo (edited 12-15-99)]

[Drew]

Can we just pick something already!? ;)[nbsp][nbsp] I wasn't really with the 'list' people in the beginning, because I thought this was a great place to be creative.[nbsp][nbsp]Then I woke up.[nbsp][nbsp]There's no way to fit everyone's purposes and/or intended "feel" of their list, so it just has to be that boring... 70 posts later, we're right back at the beginning! :þ

_/ drew /_

[Terra]

Something as seemingly simple as choosing a replacement to 'mlm.' has generated over 70+ messages, yet still no resolve...

This has definitely been a curious thread at best... ;)

I wonder if this is what the United Nations is like... :D

--
Terra
--Quickly approaching the 12/20/1999 deadline for a name--
FutureQuest

PS: if 12/20/1999 arrives and no suitable name is selected, then we will keep the 'mlm.' and try again next year...

PSS: If someone emails support@ and asks why 'mlm.' then I can point them to this thread... <evil grin>

[Hunkorama417]

I think we should vote on a name. Enough suggestions have been made.

[MTDesigns]

Just 1 more from me ;)

LMGR[nbsp][nbsp][nbsp][nbsp] List Manager

[smckaota]

This may have been suggested but what about:

msg[nbsp][nbsp](message)

[andre]

Just my two cents ;-)

How about:
2cents.domain.tld?

No? Ok, I vote for

elist

Andre

[Scott]

A few ideas:

Halo
Bing
Dink
ijot
eyejot
illa
tone
ebox
ibox
gogo
flux
isaw
eyesaw
Typ
Opti
Atlas
Pilot[nbsp][nbsp]
oui
eblox[nbsp][nbsp]
iblox
lab
ilab
elab
Nova
Big
Kohi
enya
Hemi
ion
ibuzz
eyebuzz
neo
venus
who
etopia
jig
jiffy
Emall
GiG
leaf
Dex
skript
Yatta
inbox
outbox

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Scott
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[Charles Capps]

It would be much easier if we were presented with a list of potential candidates....[nbsp][nbsp]:)

[DKG]

I like "talk".
:)

No particular reason...I just think it's catchy ;)[nbsp][nbsp]

DeAnna@goldtalk.com




(who never gets the smilies right...
[This message has been edited by DKG (edited 12-16-99)]

[jelevin]

This thread makes me wish for forum software that supports voting.[nbsp][nbsp]I like info, agent, elist even jot (all because they are pronouncable).

[SneakyDave]

I know, hopefully I didn't beat a dead horse, here are my suggestions.

But first a question, will there be a lot of maintainence to go through once the name changes? Will people have to re-subscribe. I was just going to set up a mailing list, but thought that it might be wise until a new name is assigned.

My lame attempts:
BLITZ - Mailing blitz, might be construed as "negative"
YUNO - I always start my email as "you know...."
AMIGO - Make a run for the border with your mailing list friend!
EPI - As in epi-mail center, or epi-center.
FESTUS - I just like the name
FESTER - Your uncle
CHEEZ - Cheese-Mail!
WIRE - Just off the wire!
REXX - Man's Best Friend X-tended!

edited to say that I like INFO and AGENT also...
[This message has been edited by SneakyDave (edited 12-21-99)]

[sheila]

A little e-mail bird told me a couple of days ago, that for now it will remain mlm (past the deadline for the new CNC) and that in the new year this thread will be resurected.

For my part, I think that suggesting new names is a bad idea. There have already been too many suggested, and making even more suggestions only makes it more difficult to come to a decision.

Here is a list that I culled from this thread on Dec. 16th:
(The list definitely needs pruning):

emc[nbsp][nbsp] elist[nbsp][nbsp] egroup[nbsp][nbsp] epost[nbsp][nbsp] ebuzz[nbsp][nbsp] eposto[nbsp][nbsp] enews[nbsp][nbsp] ebox

esend

ezlist[nbsp][nbsp] ezmlm[nbsp][nbsp] ezmail

join[nbsp][nbsp] group[nbsp][nbsp] forum

mail[nbsp][nbsp] postal
mml (my mailing list)
post[nbsp][nbsp] mailer[nbsp][nbsp] send[nbsp][nbsp] mailme
lmgr (list manager)
msg (message)

info[nbsp][nbsp] news[nbsp][nbsp] xtra[nbsp][nbsp] posto[nbsp][nbsp] jot[nbsp][nbsp] nexus[nbsp][nbsp] bitz[nbsp][nbsp] agent[nbsp][nbsp] epo[nbsp][nbsp] pilot[nbsp][nbsp] nova[nbsp][nbsp] ibuzz[nbsp][nbsp] neo

talk[nbsp][nbsp] speak[nbsp][nbsp] buzz[nbsp][nbsp] write

mgr[nbsp][nbsp] admin[nbsp][nbsp] direct[nbsp][nbsp] work[nbsp][nbsp] ework