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World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:21 am
by DNS
dham.ma

As many of you know I have a hobby of collecting Buddhist domain names and creating some websites. I currently have about 27 Buddhist related domain names and websites (some domain names are just redirects to some of the primary websites).

One of the latest things collectors have been doing is creating words and domain names by using the country codes. For example, you tube used the Belgium country code of dot be to create: youtu.be which of course spells youtube without the dot com extension.

So I ordered the Morocco country code dot ma (.ma) extension so that it would spell 'Dhamma' including the extension. The domain name is dham and then with the extension spells Dhamma. :tongue:

It redirects to one of my main websites: http://www.thedhamma.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:43 am
by daverupa
Then I guess it's time for naccagitavaditavisukkadassanamalagandhavilepanadharanamandanavibhusanathanaveramanisikkhapadamsamadiya.mi

(a Michigan, USA domain extension, so it's even legit)

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:25 am
by DNS
:thumbsup:

Good one, dave, but I think I'll pass on that one. :tongue:

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:01 am
by Ben
David N. Snyder wrote:dham.ma

As many of you know I have a hobby of collecting Buddhist domain names and creating some websites. I currently have about 27 Buddhist related domain names and websites (some domain names are just redirects to some of the primary websites).

One of the latest things collectors have been doing is creating words and domain names by using the country codes. For example, you tube used the Belgium country code of dot be to create: youtu.be which of course spells youtube without the dot com extension.

So I ordered the Morocco country code dot ma (.ma) extension so that it would spell 'Dhamma' including the extension. The domain name is dham and then with the extension spells Dhamma. :tongue:

It redirects to one of my main websites: http://www.thedhamma.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Nice work, David!

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:49 pm
by Doshin
daverupa wrote:Then I guess it's time for naccagitavaditavisukkadassanamalagandhavilepanadharanamandanavibhusanathanaveramanisikkhapadamsamadiya.mi

(a Michigan, USA domain extension, so it's even legit)
.mi does not exist, as a top-level-domain: http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:53 pm
by daverupa
Doshin wrote:
daverupa wrote:Then I guess it's time for naccagitavaditavisukkadassanamalagandhavilepanadharanamandanavibhusanathanaveramanisikkhapadamsamadiya.mi

(a Michigan, USA domain extension, so it's even legit)
.mi does not exist, as a top-level-domain: http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
:cry:

Well, shoot. I'll just consider it an adornment which runs afoul of that precept, and call it a day.

:smile:

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:21 pm
by kirk5a
I see now what is meant by the expression "Dhamma geek" :smile:

Hopefully "dham" doesn't mean anything embarrassing in Arabic.

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:36 pm
by daverupa
kirk5a wrote:I see now what is meant by the expression "Dhamma geek" :smile:

Hopefully "dham" doesn't mean anything embarrassing in Arabic.
I think it means 'blood', but I could be wrong.

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:05 pm
by DNS
daverupa wrote:
kirk5a wrote:I see now what is meant by the expression "Dhamma geek" :smile:

Hopefully "dham" doesn't mean anything embarrassing in Arabic.
I think it means 'blood', but I could be wrong.
The Hebrew word for blood is דם pronounced something like dahm. My Arabic is not that good anymore since I don't get much practice so went to google translate and dham came out as ضم
"annexation."

Annexation is better than blood. :tongue:

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:20 pm
by Ytrog
Some countries are very strict about the nationality of the person who requests a domain, so you're quite lucky you got a .ma address :clap:

I have only one address myself and I barely use it.

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 2:37 pm
by yawares
David N. Snyder wrote:dham.ma

As many of you know I have a hobby of collecting Buddhist domain names and creating some websites. I currently have about 27 Buddhist related domain names and websites (some domain names are just redirects to some of the primary websites).

One of the latest things collectors have been doing is creating words and domain names by using the country codes. For example, you tube used the Belgium country code of dot be to create: youtu.be which of course spells youtube without the dot com extension.

So I ordered the Morocco country code dot ma (.ma) extension so that it would spell 'Dhamma' including the extension. The domain name is dham and then with the extension spells Dhamma. :tongue:

It redirects to one of my main websites: http://www.thedhamma.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Dear David,
Could you please give me the link to your book: "The Complete Books of Buddha's Lists -- Explained " and if you don't mind, I would love to post it everyday just like I posted "Kamanita And Vasitthi." I'm sure all members would love to read it. :anjali:
yawares

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 4:41 pm
by DNS
yawares wrote:
Could you please give me the link to your book: "The Complete Books of Buddha's Lists -- Explained " and if you don't mind, I would love to post it everyday just like I posted "Kamanita And Vasitthi." I'm sure all members would love to read it. :anjali:
yawares
Hi yawares,

Thanks for your interest. The links to the book (google books and a pdf) are on the front, home page of the site, in the paragraph under "sold out" in the blue letters / links.

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 4:47 pm
by DNS
Ytrog wrote:Some countries are very strict about the nationality of the person who requests a domain, so you're quite lucky you got a .ma address :clap:
Thanks, this is true. I once tried to get a Dhamma related domain name from Canada with the extension dot ca (.ca) and I wasn't able to do so since I do not reside in Canada or have any business or organization there. Fortunately, some countries do not have those restrictions.

Viva Morocco!

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 5:13 pm
by yawares
Hi yawares,

Thanks for your interest. The links to the book (google books and a pdf) are on the front, home page of the site, in the paragraph under "sold out" in the blue letters / links.[/quote]

Dear David,
Tep got it for me yesterday..yawares is an airhead/don't know how to find it :tongue: ...I'll post real soon. After 10 years my laptop died at dawn this morning. Tep just bought a new/pretty laptop for me an hour ago.
yawares is using Tep's computer right now while he 's connecting/download everything back into my new laptop.

Re: World's shortest 'Dhamma' domain name

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:53 pm
by Ytrog
David N. Snyder wrote:
Ytrog wrote:Some countries are very strict about the nationality of the person who requests a domain, so you're quite lucky you got a .ma address :clap:
Thanks, this is true. I once tried to get a Dhamma related domain name from Canada with the extension dot ca (.ca) and I wasn't able to do so since I do not reside in Canada or have any business or organization there. Fortunately, some countries do not have those restrictions.

Viva Morocco!
Too bad there isn't any Pali word that ends in "nl" that I'm aware of :P