From: Jesse (jesse@fsck.com)
Date: Fri Mar 31 2000 - 08:27:07 PST
I believe I've actually heard their rationalization for it.
They used to use all numeric identifiers. Then their volume spiked
to the point where another digit (NSI100K?) would soon become necessary.
Apparently some peoples' scripts depended on there only being N digits in that
section of an NSI tacking number. And lo, the monstrosity was born...
jesse
On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 01:45:44AM -0800, Ka-Ping Yee wrote:
> Yes, this is a real message from our friends at Network Solutions.
> Yes, that is a real service request number.
>
> 1-1O60I
>
> What were they thinking?!?
>
> Haven't we learned anything about how to choose clear identifiers
> in forty years?
>
>
> -- ?!ng
>
> "I wasn't being stupid; i was just dumb!"
> -- Lenore Snell
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:22:10 -0500
> From: NIC-CustServ <NIC-CustServ@networksolutions.com>
> To: "'ping@foresight.org'" <ping@foresight.org>
> Subject: Service Request Number: 1-1O60I
>
> Dear Ka-ping Yee
>
> Thank you for your inquiry received on 03/27/2000 15:19:33. This inquiry was
> coded as 015 - How to Delete a Domain. Your inquiry was resolved and closed
> on 03/27/2000 15:24:08.
>
> If you need to contact us in the future about this inquiry, please provide
> number 1-1O60I to our customer service representative.
>
> Thank you for choosing Network Solutions.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> BRYCE001
> Customer Service Representative
> Network Solutions, Inc.
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>
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