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Re: Santa?

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From: Robert Story
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:08
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In article <zmt8s*6I0@senga.ka.sub.org> chr@senga.ka.sub.org (Christian Riede) writes:
> In article <9212141156.AA14731@cscmgb.cc.ic.ac.uk>, Olivier M.J. Crepin-Leblond, Olivier M.J. 
>       Crepin-Leblond writes:
> 
> > >A collegue gave me Santa Claus's email address as follows:
> > >> 
> > >> S.Claus@arctic.circle.np 
> > >
> > >However the mailer daemon cannot deliver to this address. Can
> > >anyone shed some light on this problem please?
> > >
> > >Ta
> > >
> > >Bill
> > 
> > I'm affraid to have to inform you that your colleague is pulling your
> > leg. The .np top level domain is one for Nepal, which is quite a way
> > away from the North Pole.
> > You may want to try with .fi (Finland), .is (Iceland), .no (Norway),
> > .int (International), or perhaps .nt (Neutral Zone).
> > ;-)
> > 
> 
> What about .com ? :-) :-)

What about .ca as the area covering the north pole is claimed by Canada?!

-Robert.
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From: rstory@elegant.com (Robert Story)
Subject: Re: Santa?
Message-ID: <1992Dec22.180853.18214@elegant.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:08:53 GMT
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