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Subject: Re: CS top-level domain and its impact on the UK?
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Date: 7 Aug 90 19:10:25 GMT
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There is a long-standing debate between Jon Postel and the
British about the use of GB versus UK as a top-level Domain Name.  The
British chose UK before the name GB had been standardised.  For
the past year, the British have tried to get both GB and UK
registered concurrently.  For various technical-political
reasons, there has been a lenthy debate on the conditions under
which both can be registered - which has so far not led to
agreement.

This is not the place to go into the disagreements between the
British and the Internet authorities.  Nevertheless, this is
one of the areas in which the British are trying to conform -
and it is not just bloody-mindedness or ignorance that has .GB
not a top-level domain.