Re: AGN-DNS EARTH/USA Registry Terms and Conditions FIRST DRAFT

["Donald E. Eastlake 3rd" <dee@cybercash.com>]

On Tue, 26 Nov 1996, Vince Wolodkin wrote:

> Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:38:16 -0500
> From: Vince Wolodkin <wolodkin@digitalink.com>
> To: shaw <ROBERT.SHAW@ITU.CH>
> 
> shaw wrote:
> > 
> <SNIP>
> > 
> > Needless to say, it is not much of a stretch to pre-suppose that
> > Alpha-3 ISO 3166 TLDs (e.g., .usa) would fall under similiar types
> > of 'jurisdiction'. While this may or may not be true for .usa, I
> > think you can probably imagine some of the politics involved if
> > certain Alpha-3 ISO code were allocated (for example, it is hard
> > to imagine that they should be allocated to anyone but a corresponding
> > national entity/individual). Personally, I think it would be better
> > to stay out of the politics and hold/reserve Alpha-3 ISO 3166 codes
> > for future use (or non-use as the case might be).
> > 
> > Robert
> > IAHC Member, expressing personal opinions...
> 
> I would tend to agree here as well, but call your attention to the
> following:
> 
> COMOROS                                         KM      COM     174

According to the Sep/Oct '96 issue of OnTheInternet's internaional network
connectivity chart, the Comoros have absolutely none.  No Internet, no UUCP,
no BITNET, not even Fidonet. 

If I was the government of the Comoros, however, I would get my three 
digit country code changed.   ;-)

> ...
> 
> Vince Wolodkin

Donald
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