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

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From: Mark Purcell
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 19:52
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In <C0E6HJ.4B3@revcan.rct.ca> dave@revcan.rct.ca (David Blackwood) writes:

>A similar debate is currently raging in can.domain too.  I tried
>registering as rct.gov.ca and was refused by the ca domain authorities.
>It was shortened to rct.ca ostensibly because gov is an American top
>level domain anomaly.

Well I guess us Australians have followed suit with our Americian buddies.

.gov.au is Australian Government.  :-)

Mark

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From: msp@pos.apana.org.au (Mark Purcell)
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Subject: Re: Top level domains (was Re: Mixed format addresses)
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