Re: Scotland ccTLD?

[Suresh Ramasubramanian <ops.lists () gmail com>]

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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