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From: <tomfinegan@...>


> Whoa, Phil, and i always thought the top level domain ".au"
> meant "Austria"...

Nope, Austria is '.at'. Usually, the abbreviation of the top level domain is
in the local language. So that's why the top level domain for Crotia is
'.hr', because they call it Hrvatska over there.

The only country that breaches this commonly accepted scheme is
Great-Britian. Their officially assigned top level domain is '.gb', but they
had to do it their way and call themselves '.uk'. The documention on top
level domains mentions this; it also says "and they drive on the wrong side
of the road as well".

Perhaps we should all try to get an '.an' domain. It's probably Andorra or
Antigua, or some rock in the sea with more than twelve birds on it: I think
that is the criterium to be eligible for a seperate top level domain. :)

- Peter