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- From: o.CRepin-leblond@ic.ac.UK (Olivier M.J. Crepin-Leblond, Olivier M.J.
- Crepin-Leblond)
- Subject: re: Top level domains (was Re: Mixed format addresses)
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- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 16:22:29 GMT
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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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- 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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