A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk

I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
for example, or something similar?

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On 03/03/2023 in message <sug40i5rmv7bvojhqhvarv0v3mse8hdpih@4ax.com>
Chris Hogg wrote:

>A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk
>
>I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
>for example, or something similar?

It's a standard .uk domain, I have one.

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On Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:04:03 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote:

> A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk
>
> I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
> for example, or something similar?

Not really. It will be under the .uk TLD

Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk
>
> I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
> for example, or something similar?
>
No, xxxxx.uk is an easy to get and relatively cheap domain name. I
have isbd.uk for example, so <almost anything>@isbd.uk will get to me.

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On Sat, 04 Mar 2023 06:04:03 +1100, Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote:

> A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk

There has been a rash of those new last bits like .uk in this sense
and anyone is free to grab one with their surname while its free.

> I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
> for example, or something similar?

Nope, nothing to do with that at all.

chop wrote:

> Chris Hogg wrote:
>
>> A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk
>
> There has been a rash of those new last bits like .uk in this sense
> and anyone is free to grab one with their surname while its free.

They are free to do so now, but there was a period of several years
where the .uk domain was reserved for the owner of the corresponding
..co.uk domain (and I think .org.uk etc, had second dibs but I can't
remember the hierarchy of priority).

>> I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
>> for example, or something similar?

See my email address used here for quite a while, and most photo links I
upload e.g. [not interesting]
<http://andyburns.uk/misc/better-battery.png>

> Nope, nothing to do with that at all.

Thanks for the explanations. It was not something I'd seen before for
a private individual, especially as the person also has a traditional
email address.

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On Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:04:03 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote:

> A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk
>
> I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
> for example, or something similar?

I have one just like that, except that the top level isn't .uk.

Anyone with a .co.uk domain was given first refusal on the .uk equivalent.
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On 03/03/2023 22:43, Bob Eager wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:04:03 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote:
>
>> A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk
>>
>> I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
>> for example, or something similar?
>
> I have one just like that, except that the top level isn't .uk.
>
> Anyone with a .co.uk domain was given first refusal on the .uk equivalent.

I've not seen it before, however have have had surname.me.uk for many years.

On Sat, 04 Mar 2023 11:09:35 +1100, SteveW <steve@walker-family.me.uk>
wrote:

> On 03/03/2023 22:43, Bob Eager wrote:
>> On Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:04:03 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote:
>>
>>> A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk
>>>
>>> I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
>>> for example, or something similar?
>> I have one just like that, except that the top level isn't .uk.
>> Anyone with a .co.uk domain was given first refusal on the .uk
>> equivalent.
>
>
> I've not seen it before, however have have had surname.me.uk for many
> years.

And the new one looks much better.

On 03/03/2023 19:04, Chris Hogg wrote:
> A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk
>
> I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
> for example, or something similar?

Nominet threw open access to any name you wanted under the uk top level
domain a few years back. So you can have anythingyoulike.uk (assuming no
one else has it a few other rules).

123-reg caused a stir by giving all owners of a .co.uk the equivalent
..uk free of charge... but with auto renew enabled in case you forgot to
cancel it!

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On 03/03/2023 19:04, Chris Hogg wrote:
> A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk
>
> I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
> for example, or something similar?
>
Nope. He must have just registered lastname.uk
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If you are willing to have your own domain, you can do as you please as far
as I know. I often do wonder though that if you wanted to have an address
pissoff.co.uk, whether you might have a bit of an issue getting.
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"Chris Hogg" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:sug40i5rmv7bvojhqhvarv0v3mse8hdpih@4ax.com...
>A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk
>
> I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
> for example, or something similar?
>
> --
>
> Chris

On Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:09:35 +0000, SteveW wrote:

> On 03/03/2023 22:43, Bob Eager wrote:
>> On Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:04:03 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote:
>>
>>> A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk
>>>
>>> I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
>>> for example, or something similar?
>>
>> I have one just like that, except that the top level isn't .uk.
>>
>> Anyone with a .co.uk domain was given first refusal on the .uk
>> equivalent.
>
>
> I've not seen it before, however have have had surname.me.uk for many
> years.

I have that domain name too! (for my name)

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On 03/03/2023 19:04, Chris Hogg wrote:
> A friend has the email address of the form firstname@surname.uk
>
> I've never seen one like that before. Is it specific to Apple iphone,
> for example, or something similar?
>

you could have an address like that too. Just needs a little investment

https://hogg.uk/

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On 04/03/2023 09:02, Brian Gaff wrote:
> If you are willing to have your own domain, you can do as you please as far
> as I know. I often do wonder though that if you wanted to have an address
> pissoff.co.uk, whether you might have a bit of an issue getting.

The rules change. Years ago I had a company, the name of which ended in
"Control & Instrumentation", shortened to "nnnnnn C&I". When I applied
for a domain, I could, of course, not have an "&", so the logical route
was to make it "nnnnnnCI.co.uk", but they would not allow that as that
was not properly related to my company name. They insisted that it had
to be "nnnnnnCandI.co.uk", despite me pointing out that it made it look
like a sweet company!

On Sat, 04 Mar 2023 20:02:30 +1100, Brian Gaff <brian1gaff@gmail.com>
wrote:

> If you are willing to have your own domain, you can do as you please as
> far
> as I know. I often do wonder though that if you wanted to have an address
> pissoff.co.uk, whether you might have a bit of an issue getting.

It appears to be available if you want it.
https://www.pissoff.co.uk/

"Brian Gaff" <brian1gaff@gmail.com> writes:

> I often do wonder though that if you wanted to have an address
> pissoff.co.uk, whether you might have a bit of an issue getting.

$ whois fuck.me.uk

Domain name:
fuck.me.uk

Data validation:
Nominet was able to match the registrant's name and address
against a 3rd party data source on 05-Jan-2023

Registrar:
Andrews &amp; Arnold Limited [Tag = AAISP]
URL: https://aa.net.uk

Relevant dates:
Registered on: 14-Jan-2002

However: https://www.revk.uk/2013/09/fuckmeuk.html
The gov't proposes banning swearing

And his son's school e-mail address:
https://www.revk.uk/2013/08/this-is-why-you-need-proper-email.html

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Am 04/03/2023 um 18:54 schrieb Alan J. Wylie:
> "Brian Gaff" <brian1gaff@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I often do wonder though that if you wanted to have an address
>> pissoff.co.uk, whether you might have a bit of an issue getting.
>
> $ whois fuck.me.uk
>
> Domain name:
> fuck.me.uk
>
> Data validation:
> Nominet was able to match the registrant's name and address
> against a 3rd party data source on 05-Jan-2023
>
> Registrar:
> Andrews &amp; Arnold Limited [Tag = AAISP]
> URL: https://aa.net.uk
>
> Relevant dates:
> Registered on: 14-Jan-2002
>
> However: https://www.revk.uk/2013/09/fuckmeuk.html
> The gov't proposes banning swearing

And that would be anti-Italian discrimination. "Fucksia" is a common
surname in Italy.

https://forebears.io/surnames/fucksia

E' guerra, patrioti! (Willing to switch side if money is good)

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On 06/03/2023 11:52, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>
>
> Am 04/03/2023 um 18:54 schrieb Alan J. Wylie:
>> "Brian Gaff" <brian1gaff@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> I often do wonder though that if you wanted to have an address
>>> pissoff.co.uk, whether you might have a bit of an issue getting.
>>
>> $ whois fuck.me.uk
>>
>>      Domain name:
>>              fuck.me.uk
>>
>>      Data validation:
>>              Nominet was able to match the registrant's name and address
>>              against a 3rd party data source on 05-Jan-2023
>>
>>      Registrar:
>>              Andrews &amp; Arnold Limited [Tag = AAISP]
>>                      URL: https://aa.net.uk
>>
>>      Relevant dates:
>>              Registered on: 14-Jan-2002
>>
>> However: https://www.revk.uk/2013/09/fuckmeuk.html
>> The gov't proposes banning swearing
>
>
> And that would be anti-Italian discrimination. "Fucksia" is a common
> surname in Italy.
>
Well lots of girls called Fucshia. And they do.

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"The Natural Philosopher" <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:tu4rjk$1lvu2$5@dont-email.me...
>> And that would be anti-Italian discrimination. "Fucksia" is a common
>> surname in Italy.

I didn't know that.

My dad had an Irish colleague whose surname was Finucane, pronounce
FiNOOken. When they went to an international conference, he noticed that the
Dutch people sniggered (very politely and almost imperceptibly). It turned
out that a Dutch word for "fuck" is pronounced rather similarly.

I remember the office block where I used to work had a Tannoy system in the
early days, to call people to take an outside call if they were away from
their desks. One guy (I think he was German) had the surname Puke -
pronounced POOka. The inevitable happened one day: a new woman on the Tannoy
was handed a note "Will Mr Puke please phone 1234" without being briefed
about the name. And she got a fit of the giggles: "Will Mr, er..., Mr PYOOK?
(is that really his name?). Will Mr PYOOK..." [uncontrollable giggling,
followed by very noisy mike-drop].

> Well lots of girls called Fucshia. And they do.

I wonder if the pronunciation "FYOOsha" for Fuchsia is confined to
English-speaking countries or whether it is now standard in Germany as well,
where it is derived from Fuchs = Fox. I suppose it's undergone a similar
reversal of letters as Dachshund (often pronounced Daschund in the UK),
though the correct German pronunciation (it means badger-dog) is starting to
prevail nowadays.

On 06/03/2023 11:52, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
>
>
> Am 04/03/2023 um 18:54 schrieb Alan J. Wylie:
>> "Brian Gaff" <brian1gaff@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> I often do wonder though that if you wanted to have an address
>>> pissoff.co.uk, whether you might have a bit of an issue getting.
>>
>> $ whois fuck.me.uk
>>
>>      Domain name:
>>              fuck.me.uk
>>
>>      Data validation:
>>              Nominet was able to match the registrant's name and address
>>              against a 3rd party data source on 05-Jan-2023
>>
>>      Registrar:
>>              Andrews &amp; Arnold Limited [Tag = AAISP]
>>                      URL: https://aa.net.uk
>>
>>      Relevant dates:
>>              Registered on: 14-Jan-2002
>>
>> However: https://www.revk.uk/2013/09/fuckmeuk.html
>> The gov't proposes banning swearing
>
>
> And that would be anti-Italian discrimination. "Fucksia" is a common
> surname in Italy.
>
> https://forebears.io/surnames/fucksia
>
> E' guerra, patrioti! (Willing to switch side if money is good)

Plenty of Irish men are named Patrick and often known as Packie. Despite
it being the name they are known as, it's not always the best thing to
shout to get their attention :)

On 06/03/2023 14:22, NY wrote:
> "The Natural Philosopher" <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:tu4rjk$1lvu2$5@dont-email.me...
>>> And that would be anti-Italian discrimination. "Fucksia" is a common
>>> surname in Italy.
>
> I didn't know that.
>
> My dad had an Irish colleague whose surname was Finucane, pronounce
> FiNOOken. When they went to an international conference, he noticed that
> the Dutch people sniggered (very politely and almost imperceptibly). It
> turned out that a Dutch word for "fuck" is pronounced rather similarly.
>
> I remember the office block where I used to work had a Tannoy system in
> the early days, to call people to take an outside call if they were away
> from their desks. One guy (I think he was German) had the surname Puke -
> pronounced POOka. The inevitable happened one day: a new woman on the
> Tannoy was handed a note "Will Mr Puke please phone 1234" without being
> briefed about the name. And she got a fit of the giggles: "Will Mr,
> er..., Mr PYOOK? (is that really his name?). Will Mr PYOOK..."
> [uncontrollable giggling, followed by very noisy mike-drop].
>
We used to ask reception to page 'Mr R Sole' etc. etc. Lightened the
dreary days

>> Well lots of girls called Fucshia. And they do.
>
> I wonder if the pronunciation "FYOOsha" for Fuchsia is confined to
> English-speaking countries or whether it is now standard in Germany as
> well, where it is derived from Fuchs = Fox. I suppose it's undergone a
> similar reversal of letters as Dachshund

No, I misspelt it. It may be the first time I have ever written it.

It is surely fuchsia and that's was how I was thinking of it. As in
'Fucks yer'

(often pronounced Daschund in
> the UK), though the correct German pronunciation (it means badger-dog)
> is starting to prevail nowadays.

It was always a DAX HOONT where I was brought up. Or sometimes a DAX HOOND

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In message <tu4u1v$1n3rh$1@dont-email.me>, SteveW
<steve@walker-family.me.uk> writes

>
>Plenty of Irish men are named Patrick and often known as Packie.
>Despite it being the name they are known as, it's not always the best
>thing to shout to get their attention :)
>
What bollocks! To be sure. to be sure, I've never heard of any Paddy
being called 'Packie'!
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On 06/03/2023 14:54, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 06/03/2023 14:22, NY wrote:
>> "The Natural Philosopher" <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:tu4rjk$1lvu2$5@dont-email.me...
>>>> And that would be anti-Italian discrimination. "Fucksia" is a common
>>>> surname in Italy.
>>
>> I didn't know that.
>>
>> My dad had an Irish colleague whose surname was Finucane, pronounce
>> FiNOOken. When they went to an international conference, he noticed
>> that the Dutch people sniggered (very politely and almost
>> imperceptibly). It turned out that a Dutch word for "fuck" is
>> pronounced rather similarly.
>>
>> I remember the office block where I used to work had a Tannoy system
>> in the early days, to call people to take an outside call if they were
>> away from their desks. One guy (I think he was German) had the surname
>> Puke - pronounced POOka. The inevitable happened one day: a new woman
>> on the Tannoy was handed a note "Will Mr Puke please phone 1234"
>> without being briefed about the name. And she got a fit of the
>> giggles: "Will Mr, er..., Mr PYOOK? (is that really his name?). Will
>> Mr PYOOK..." [uncontrollable giggling, followed by very noisy mike-drop].
>>
> We used to ask reception to page 'Mr R Sole' etc. etc. Lightened the
> dreary days
>
>
>>> Well lots of girls called Fucshia. And they do.
>>
>> I wonder if the pronunciation "FYOOsha" for Fuchsia is confined to
>> English-speaking countries or whether it is now standard in Germany as
>> well, where it is derived from Fuchs = Fox. I suppose it's undergone a
>> similar reversal of letters as Dachshund
>
> No, I misspelt it. It may be the first time I have ever written it.
>
> It is surely fuchsia and that's was how I was thinking of it. As in
> 'Fucks yer'

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