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

"John R Levine" <johnl@taugh.com> Thu, 29 September 2016 02:23 UTC

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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 22:23:31 -0400
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Subject: Re: [DNSOP] Tell me about the ISO 3166 user assigned two-letter codes and TLDs
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> I've been telling people that if they need a fake private TLD for their local
?? network they should use one of those since it is exceedingly unlikely
?? ever to collide with a real DNS name. Am I right?
??
> I'd really like to say yes, but ISO-3166/MA appears to have removed references to "User Assigned" in their official ISO-3166 two letter code webpage. I'm trying to understand if they've changed their mind, but no answer yet.

The current list on the ISO web site completely omits those codes. 
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.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY
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