Re: Regional domain names proposal

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From: David Bromage
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 03:35

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The Raven wrote:
> > Take, for example, the Mitchell Shire in Victoria. They already have
> > mitchellshire.vic.gov.au, but they might also want domains for
> > locatilies within the shire, e.g. broadford.vic.au, kilmore.vic.au and
> > seymour.vic.au
> 
> Then why not get them as .gov.au, it's not like any joe off the street is
> going to beat them to it?

Because there is no local government with, for example, the name
Broadford in it.

In the UK, localities are entitled to use the .org.uk domain, but county
councils get .gov.uk.

Cheers
David

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