re: Top level domains (was Re: Mixed format addresses)

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From: Olivier M.J. Crepin-Leblond, Oli...
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 16:22

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>From: trsnyder@mcs.drexel.edu (Bob Snyder)
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>Subject: Re: Top level domains (was Re: Mixed format addresses)
>Message-ID: <TRSNYDER.93Jan4145021@vf0031.mcs.drexel.edu>
>Date: 4 Jan 93 19:50:21 GMT
>
>In article <0QvRrAPBBh107h@boombox.apana.org.au> djk@boombox.apana.org.au (David Keegel) writes:
>
>   Because (f'r instance) .GOV ought to either mean "Governments of some
>   kind, all over the world" or "World governments".  Well, that's what
>   seems logical to me, anyway.
>
>Seems logical to me too.
>
>   Now tell me, would the US Govt be happy to have the Australian Bureau
>   of Statistics being called "abs.gov"?  Or does the US Govt claim to
>   govern the world?
>

.gov is a field that can be used internationally. I know for sure
that .gov is used in Canada as a top level domain. abs.gov is
hence possible since .gov means "Governments of some kind, all
over the world".

Hope this helps.

O.


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Olivier M.J. Crepin-Leblond, Digital Comms. Section, Elec. Eng. Department
 Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2BT, UK
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