[ih] .UK vs .GB

[Brian E Carpenter]

On 14/04/2018 20:42, Nigel Roberts wrote:
>> The choice of GB in the ISO code was, almost certainly, for this reason.

Not sure who you were quoting there, but it wasn't me.

> There would have been much more potential for trouble if the ISO code 
> had been UK.

It's possible, but I doubt if anyone really cared in the 1970s. The world
didn't really notice these codes at all until they started showing up
in email addresses and URLs. And the strength of feeling was on both sides
in Northern Ireland, so either choice was wrong.

> More to follow . . .

Yes, and thanks for all those details.

   Brian
  
>> Postel was a wise man. If he'd insisted on .gb, I think there would have
>> been serious trouble at some point.
>>
>>     Brian
>>
>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10>
>>>
>>>     paf
>>>
>>> On 13 Apr 2018, at 19:05, Alexander Goldman wrote:
>>>
>>>> The United Kingdom consists of the island of Great Britain + Northern Ireland.  Great Britain consists of England, Scotland, and Wales. The Union Jack flag (of the United Kingdom) consists of three crosses: St. George for England, St. Andrew for Scotland, and St. Patrick for Ireland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 9:11 PM, John Levine <johnl at iecc.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <28099080-1168-ce24-1d19-b97baa9c07a8 at channelisles.net> you
>>>>> write:
>>>>>> Well SOMETHING's still there
>>>>>>
>>>>>> nigel at skylark:~$ dig dra.hmg.gb any
>>>>>
>>>>>> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
>>>>>> dra.hmg.gb.            21599   IN      NS      ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk.
>>>>>> dra.hmg.gb.            21599   IN      NS      relay.mod.uk.
>>>>>> dra.hmg.gb.            21599   IN      NS      sun.mhs-relay.ac.uk.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hey, how about that:
>>>>>
>>>>> dig @ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk. dra.hmg.gb axfr
>>>>>
>>>>> ; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> @ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk. dra.hmg.gb axfr
>>>>> ; (1 server found)
>>>>> ;; global options: +cmd
>>>>> dra.hmg.gb.             360000  IN      SOA     ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk.
>>>>> hostmaster.cs.ucl.ac.uk. 200709271 14400 1800 3600000 360000
>>>>> dra.hmg.gb.             360000  IN      NS      ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk.
>>>>> dra.hmg.gb.             360000  IN      NS      relay.mod.uk.
>>>>> dra.hmg.gb.             360000  IN      NS      sun.mhs-relay.ac.uk.
>>>>> hermes-mail.dra.hmg.gb. 360000  IN      MX      10 relay.dstl.gov.uk.
>>>>> dfhnet.dra.hmg.gb.      360000  IN      MX      10 relay.dstl.gov.uk.
>>>>> dfhnet.dra.hmg.gb.      360000  IN      A       146.80.9.10
>>>>> delos.dra.hmg.gb.       360000  IN      A       146.80.9.105
>>>>> hermes.dra.hmg.gb.      360000  IN      MX      10 relay.dstl.gov.uk.
>>>>> hermes.dra.hmg.gb.      360000  IN      A       146.80.9.16
>>>>> dra.hmg.gb.             360000  IN      SOA     ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk.
>>>>> hostmaster.cs.ucl.ac.uk.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder what else is lurking nearby.
>>>>>
>>>>> R's,
>>>>> John
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