Re: Is the .to (Tonga) domain completely rogue and should be removed?

["Sam Hayes Merritt, III" <harter () feeding frenzy com>]

On Thu, 1 Oct 1998, Barry Shein wrote:

> So, to spell it out, the question is not whether or not there are
> non-porn sites in the .to domain. The question is whether or not there
> are any Tongan activities in the Tongan domain? Since the US Consulate
> of the Kingdom of Tonga isn't even a Tongan site one wonders just what
> purpose this domain is serving.

http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1591.txt

Where does it say that to operated in a ccTLD you must physically be
located in that country?

http://www.tongatapu.net.to/sponsors/moore/default.htm
Moore Electronics Ltd., a company physically located in Tonga

http://www.tongatapu.net.to/sponsors/tess/default.htm
Tonga Electronic Secretary Service, a company physically located in Tonga


http://www.tongatapu.net.to/tonga/news/default_l.htm
is filled with lots of businesses in the Kingdom of Tonga


Since the above links prove that their is indeed Tongan activities, can we
move on.

Sam