OMF website address change- www.omf.ngo

[Ben H]

We are excited to announce Open Medicine Foundation ® (OMF) has shortened our URL to

www.omf.ngo

This new secure address is shortened to make accessing information easier for you.
Our new email addresses have changed with our new URL.

We remain committed to open and collaborative partnerships with patients, parents, caregivers, researchers, clinicians, and the OMF family worldwide.

Thank you for your ongoing partnership.

Linda Tannenbaum (Linda@omf.ngo)
Marilyn Simon-Gersuk (Marilyn@omf.ngo)

Thanks,

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[Ben H]

(FWIW the old addresses should continue working and redirecting, but there are some issues with them that are being worked on, however we suggest simply using the new address from now on).



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[Alvin2]

Why was this change made?

 

[Ben H]

Why was this change made?

This new secure address is shortened to make accessing information easier for you.
Our new email addresses have changed with our new URL.

Additional information should be provided in the newsletter.


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[Barry53]

Why was this change made?

I would guess the key reason is that the new URL is a secure, https one. At the same time the name has been shortened to something much more manageable.

@Ben Howell: Remember to update your signature.

 

[Ben H]

I would guess the key reason is that the new URL is a secure, https one. At the same time the name has been shortened to something much more manageable.

@Ben Howell: Remember to update your signature.

Give me a chance Barry

Only kidding- thanks for the reminder!


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[Barry53]

Give me a chance Barry

Only kidding- thanks for the reminder!


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That is much better .

The new .ngo domain (I had not heard of .ngo before) looks to be a good idea.

 

[Ben H]

That is much better .

The new .ngo domain (I had not heard of .ngo before) looks to be a good idea.

.ngo= non-governmental organisation

As im sure you know.


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[Barry53]

.ngo= non-governmental organisation

As im sure you know.


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I did not until I did a search earlier, and amongst the zillions of hits looked at https://www.councilofnonprofits.org...vailable-has-your-nonprofit-reserved-its-name, which clarifies the reason for .ngo domain names. The old .org domain is much abused, and is used by various commercial organisations. My understanding from this article is that some measures are taken to limit the issuing of .ngo only to those who warrant it ... time will tell if this actually works out in practice.