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Re: Santa?

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From: Stuart Lynne
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 22:22
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In article <1992Dec22.180853.18214@elegant.com> rstory@elegant.com (Robert Story) writes:
>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. 

>> > 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?!

That's right. In fact real mail addressed to

	Santa Claus
	Canada, HOH OHO

will get there. 

He hopes to have email linkup next year. For santa@hohoho.ca.  Will take a 
while though. Depends on getting UUCP up over a shortwave link.

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From: sl@wimsey.bc.ca (Stuart Lynne)
Subject: Re: Santa?
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Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 22:22:10 GMT
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