.net or .com?? (Email address ?)

Whoson1st · Feb 16, 2008

I hate to sound this dumb. But what is the difference between an email address that ends with .net and an email address that ends with .com?

I have verizon and know two other people who are like me and their email address ends with verizon.net I thought all verizon's ended .net
However a verizon representive that emails me has an address that ends verizon.com

Is there some simple explanation?

Santo · Feb 16, 2008

.net is probably used for customers, .com for corporate.

Traditionally .com addresses were for companies and .net for individuals, though that's been clouded a lot since when I started on the net in the 90s.

shdw01 · Feb 16, 2008

In today's world, there isn't much of a diff....i don't even think a .biz holds any diff....

for now, at least the .gov .edu and .org are somewhat legit.

.com is king....

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