Re: Scotland ccTLD?

["Mark E. Jeftovic" <markjr () easydns com>]

.SC is the ccTLD for Seychelles

- mark

Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> Alba was the ancient roman name for England, meaning white, because if the
> white cliffs of Dover
>
> They called Scotland Caledonia and Ireland Hibernia
>
> Scotland is named for an ancient / mythical queen named Scota so they
> should be fine with say sc
> On 16-Sep-2014 8:58 pm, "Jay Ashworth" <jra () baylink com> wrote:
>
> > I know that IANA bases its list of ccTLDs on the 3166 list.
> >
> > Does anyone know if the 3166 secretariat has a preliminary choice in mind?
> > I see press coverage of ".scot", but of course that's not germane.
> >
> > I see also a suggestion, credited to Dave Eastabrook (sp?) of .ab, which
> > apparently stands for Alba, which I will assume has historical significance
> > (the country name in Scots Gaelic, perhaps?)
> >
> > What kind of timeframe would a new ccTLD for a major country roll out on?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -- jra
> >
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