Free .com / .net / .org domains

Jakeyboy on 12/4/2006 at 10:58

(www.officelive.com) courtesy of microsoft.

5 (I think) 2GB e-mail accounts

About 30mb webspace is the bitch, but surely you could just redirect or use frames to take advantage of it?

Not much use on its own unless you want some free personalised e-mail addresses.

Fingernail on 12/4/2006 at 11:06

You need a credit card despite the freeness, apparently.

I'm not sure I can be bothered, frankly.

Mortal Monkey on 12/4/2006 at 18:13

30 MBs would be plenty for my small buisness (totbots inc.), but I'm not handing out my creditcard details, even if the website appears to be by microsoft (or maybe especially for that reason). It also insisted that I was within the US, but meh, that's their own problem.

Wyclef on 12/4/2006 at 20:43

Well, considering it redirects to (http://officelive.microsoft.com/), I think we can be rather confident it is indeed offered by MSFT. This is a rather interesting offer; it'd be nice to have (www.myname.com). Anyone know if MSFT splashes a faggy pop-up or watermark on your page a la Geocities?

Komag on 12/4/2006 at 21:27

Just go get (www.myname.com) and pay your $8 for it, then find cheap hosing (like $4/mo for a hundred meg space plus a gig transfer or something like that) and you got yourself a great website and email address for life.

I have (www.benjaminramsey.com) but I haven't done anything with it yet (it curretly just works as (www.shadowdarkkeep.com) since it's on the same host). Probably put up family pics and my Christmas wish list or something, plus tell all my family to email me there so they never forget my email address forever.

Bulgarian_Taffer on 12/4/2006 at 21:35

Years ago Namezero.com offered free domain names ( I registered two ) but now the service is no longer available.

JACKofTrades on 12/4/2006 at 22:25

Quote Posted by Komag

then find cheap hosing...

:laff: That sounds about right.

Mortal Monkey on 13/4/2006 at 01:39

Quote Posted by Wyclef

Well, considering it redirects to (http://officelive.microsoft.com/), I think we can be rather confident it is indeed offered by MSFT.

Well that's what they want you to think, innit? (http://www.microsoft.com%00@secunia.com/internet_explorer_address_bar_spoofing_test/) http://www.microsoft.com? (http://secunia.com/advisories/10395) Article. And this time it's (http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=4078) not just IE.
Oh yes, and then there's always (http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/01/16/toolbar_community_reports_internet_explorer_address_bar_spoofing_vulnerabilities_actively_exploited.html) the good olde method.

DC on 13/4/2006 at 14:45

Well, in this case, it does appear to be Microsoft.

(http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/feb06/02-15OfficeLiveBetaPR.mspx) linky

SD on 13/4/2006 at 18:00

Oh dear, the Home Office computers didn't like this thread. When I clicked on it in work earlier, I got the following message:

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SurfinGate notification

Virus detected

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For your safety and protection, the file you are attempting to download from (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1437532) has been blocked since a virus signature has been detected in it, and the gateway has been unable to remove it.

Please check you are using the correct URL.

If you are using the correct URL please telephone the Sirius helpdesk on 0845 00000 50 immediately.

:joke: