Re: [FreeDNS] Why..

["leuce" <leuce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What do you mean?  I didn't ask the question.  And the question was not
answered (unless I'm mistaken).

----- Original Message -----
From: "Icon" <icon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <freedns@xxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 4:43 AM
Subject: Re: [FreeDNS] Why..


> but he just told you why
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "leuce" <leuce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <freedns@xxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 3:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [FreeDNS] Why..
>
>
> > Your information is correct, but I think the OP's question was why don't
> we
> > have names like in the Netherlands where you can get yourname.nl.
Hence,
> > why does it have to be yourname.co.za instead of simply yourname.za.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Graham Downs" <graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <freedns@xxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 2:47 PM
> > Subject: RE: [FreeDNS] Why..
> >
> >
> > > edu.za
> > > ac.za
> > > mil.za
> > >
> > > There's also talk of a net.za. (No, not .za.net <g>) school.za is
> starting
> > > to become popular as well, but it essentially has the same purpose as
> > > edu.za. (As opposed to .ac.za, which specifically refers to colleges
and
> > > universities, edu.za refers to primary and secondary schools [Private
> and
> > > Government]).
> > >
> > > In the case of the US, any address without a country code is assumed
to
> be
> > > in the US - in the old days, the US was the only country online, so
they
> > > didn't need country codes. So .co.za is the equivalent of a .com in
the
> > > states, .org.za is the equivalent of a .org in the states, etc.
> > >
> > > Somebody let me know if any of my information is incorrect.
> > >   -----Original Message-----
> > >   From: freedns-admin@xxxxxx [mailto:freedns-admin@xxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> > Colin
> > > Alston
> > >   Sent: Saturday, 08 June 2002 13:05
> > >   To: freedns@xxxxxx
> > >   Subject: Re: [FreeDNS] Why..
> > >
> > >
> > >   no.. actualy south africa has the .za domain.
> > >   co is short for company i think.
> > >   you also get gov.za org.za as far as i know
> > >
> > >   Regards, Colin
> > >     ----- Original Message -----
> > >     From: Steenkamp's
> > >     To: freedns@xxxxxx
> > >     Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 11:19 AM
> > >     Subject: [FreeDNS] Why..
> > >
> > >
> > >     why does south africa in any case have domain names like co.za and
> so
> > > forth
> > >     and other countries like the USA and Canada only th .us and .ca ?
> > >
> > >     Leon
> > >
> > >
> >
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