From: lawrence@combdyn.com (Lawrence Chen)
Subject: Re: locality abbreviations (was Re: What is this group for?)
Organization: Combustion Dynamics Ltd.
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 19:42:11 GMT

In article <1993Jan04.081324.21529@xenitec.on.ca> eah@xenitec.on.ca (Ed Hew) writes:
>In article <C0BGIv.A6L@wimsey.bc.ca> sl@wimsey.bc.ca (Stuart Lynne) writes:
>>I was suggesting that the postal codes (first three digits) would be
>>quite a reasonable code from an official government source.
>
>We need a more reasonable alternative from a useable source.  If one
>isn't available, then someone should create one, and if no one does
>that, then we (the domain committee) will have to create our own
>"official" abbreviation list, within the CA Registrar's scope of
>authority.  If the government chooses to adopt it later, we'll likely
>let them.  :-)
>
>>I.e. it's
>>short and everyone has one (and hopefully with only a few exceptions)
>>and only one.
>
>I'd much rather be foo.kw.on.ca (assuming that we can successfully
>impliment location abbreviations as we're currently discussing in
>committee), or even foo.kitchener-waterloo.on.ca.  Given the context of
>the discussion (being registration under locality.province.ca), I'd
>currently wind up as foo.kitchener.on.ca, which isn't too bad as in
>this scenario I must be in a panic for my registration and simply can't
>wait for abbreviations to be allowable.  I can always ask for voluntary
>re-registration should it become desireable, although changing things
>after implimentation would be a royal administrative pain.
>
>Referencing the 1986 Ontario Postal Code Directory, I don't want to be
>foo.N2[GJHACBLMEKNPTV].CA.
>
I was just about to comment about this problem....only I'd only have 3
different codes to worry about (foo.T1[ABC].ca)....this is based on
what postal codes the Post Office will accept in their local destinations
mail box.

I'd still like to find an approved abbreviation for Medicine Hat, I have 
enough fun proving to people that there really is a place called
and spelled "Medicine Hat" when I need to give out my postal address.

Of course now that we have an office in Calgary....I guess we don't need
the city part.  But, I already had enough fun rewriting sendmail.cf files
from scratch.

>
>You might as well try to register me by latitude and longitude.
>I don't remember everyone's ICBM coordinates very well either.
>
>Besides, I wouldn't want to have to re-register every time I moved
>a few blocks away.  Would you?
>
This could be interesting....I could probably work it out with one of the
computers at work.

>        Canadian UUCP Map Coordinator           <path@cs.toronto.edu>
>   ==>  UUCP liason to .CA Domain Registry	<registry@cs.toronto.edu>
>        XeniTec Consulting Services             <edhew@xenitec.on.ca>

The middle one is for updates in domain information right?  I should probably
update the technical contact's email address in my home domain some day.

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