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

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

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>From: trsnyder@mcs.drexel.edu (Bob Snyder)
>Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
>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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Re: Top level domains (was Re: Mixed format addresses)

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Author: David Keegel
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 10:04

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In <9301061622.AA26985@cscmgb.cc.ic.ac.uk> o.CRepin-leblond@ic.ac.UK (Olivier M.J. Crepin-Leblond, Olivier M.J. writes:
>.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".

Aha.  So it's not arrogant, just stupid.  (Lumping all governmental
agencies all over the world into one flat name space sounds pretty
stupid IMHO.)  However, stupid would be more forgivable because it
may just mean that they didn't think this through in the early days.

>Hope this helps.

Indeed it does.
Does the same apply to MIL?  If so, what is INT for?

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