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- From: djk@boombox.apana.org.au (David Keegel)
- Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
- Subject: Re: Top level domains (was Re: Mixed format addresses)
- Message-ID: <bKjTrAfPBh107h@boombox.apana.org.au>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 93 21:04:11 +1100
- References: <9301061622.AA26985@cscmgb.cc.ic.ac.uk>
- Reply-To: David.Keegel@apana.org.au
- Organization: Private site, Melbourne, Australia.
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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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