Re: [DNSOP] Tell me about the ISO 3166 user assigned two-letter codes and TLDs

[Jaap Akkerhuis <[e-mail]>]

 "John R Levine" writes:

 > They're not assigned, they're not unassigned, they're not reserved, 
 > they're not formerly assigned, they're not anything.
 > 
 > For about $40 one can buy a copy of ISO 3166-1:2013.  It's not clear from 
 > the TOC if it's any more informative.

The rules are in Section 8.1.3:

	If users need code elements to represent country names not
	included in this part of ISO 3166, the series of letters
	AA, QM to QZ, XA to XZ, and ZZ, and the series AAA to AAZ,
	QMA to QZZ, XAA to XZZ, and ZZA to ZZZ respectively, and
	the series of numbers 900 to 999 are available.

	NOTE Users are advised that the above series of codes are
	not universals, those code elements are not compatible
	between different entities.

I vaguely remember that Ed Lewis is quoting o paraphrasing the same
thing in his draft

	jaap