[kepler-dev] Ptolemy.org domain name

[Matthew Brooke]

damn - that was *you* I was bidding against??

;-)


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Christopher Brooks wrote:
> BTW - we were able to obtain ptolemy.org after a short bidding war.
> The price was $535.  The other guy bid three or four times and then
> gave up.
> 
> It will take a little while to get ptolemy.org set up to redirect
> to the ptolemy site.
> 
> Many thanks to Matthew Brooke for pointing out the possible
> availability of the domain!
> 
> _Christopher
> 
> 
> 
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> 
>     Matthew Brooke pointed out that the ptolemy.org domain name
>     was due to expire, so I put in a back order for it.
>     
>     The domain has now expired and I received the following email
>     from our back order provider:
>     
>     > ... have acquired the domain names listed below. Multiple
>     > back-orders were placed for these domain names. As a result, a brief
>     > auction will take place for each domain name to determine to whom the
>     > domain name will be awarded. The end times for these auctions are
>     > listed below and are approximate. Check on the last day of the auction
>     > to be sure of the end time. Note that if multiple equal bids are
>     > received, the first bidder wins the opening bid.
>     
>     The auction ends in 2 days 21 hours.
>     
>     It would appear that someone else backordered the domain, so if that
>     person is on ptresearch or kepler-dev, then I'd like to avoid getting
>     in to a bidding war :-)
>     
>     My plan for the domain is to have UCB pay for it and then park it at
>     the same place we have:
>     
>     http://www.ptolemyII.org
>     http://www.ptolemyII.com 
>     http://www.hyvisual.org
>     http://www.hyvisual.com
>     
>     So, if for some reason you are bidding on ptolemy.org, please contact
>     me so we can come to terms. :-)
>     
>     _Christopher
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