[Gllug] Official country code for Britain = GB or UK?

Tony Dunmore tony at dunmore.org
Sun Apr 14 21:42:16 UTC 2002


.gb is frozen, and has been so for quite a few years IIRC:

[tony at portal tony]$ dig @ns0.ja.net gb axfr

; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> @ns0.ja.net gb axfr
; (2 servers found)
$ORIGIN gb.
@                       4d4h IN SOA     ns0.ja.net. operations.ja.net. (
                                        2001020600      ; serial
                                        4H              ; refresh
                                        30M             ; retry
                                        5w6d16h         ; expiry
                                        4d4h )          ; minimum

                        4d4h IN NS      ns.eu.net.
                        4d4h IN NS      ns.uu.net.
                        4d4h IN NS      ns0.ja.net.
                        4d4h IN NS      ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk.
                        4d4h IN NS      ns4.ja.net.
                        4d4h IN TXT     "Domain names for United Kingdom
go under .uk"
                        4d4h IN TXT     "For details see the web page
on:  www.nic.uk"
                        4d4h IN TXT     "This domain is frozen and will
be phased out"
dra.hmg                 4d4h IN NS      ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk.
                        4d4h IN NS      sun.mhs-relay.ac.uk.
                        4d4h IN NS      relay.mod.uk.
@                       4d4h IN SOA     ns0.ja.net. operations.ja.net. (
                                        2001020600      ; serial
                                        4H              ; refresh
                                        30M             ; retry
                                        5w6d16h         ; expiry
                                        4d4h )          ; minimum

;; Received 1 answer (13 records).
;; FROM: portal to SERVER: 128.86.1.20
;; WHEN: Sun Apr 14 21:14:33 2002

So actually it's frozen but contains one subdomain....

[tony at portal tony]$ dig @ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk dra.hmg.gb axfr

; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> @ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk dra.hmg.gb axfr
; (1 server found)
$ORIGIN dra.hmg.gb.
@                       4d4h IN SOA     ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk.
liaison.ess.cs.ucl.ac.uk. (
                                        200203131       ; serial
                                        4H              ; refresh
                                        30M             ; retry
                                        5w6d16h         ; expiry
                                        4d4h )          ; minimum

                        4d4h IN NS      ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk.
                        4d4h IN NS      relay.mod.uk.
                        4d4h IN NS      sun.mhs-relay.ac.uk.
                        4d4h IN MX      10 relay.mod.uk.
                        4d4h IN MX      15 ess.cs.ucl.ac.uk.
atc                     4d4h IN MX      20 relay.mod.uk.
www.space               4d4h IN A       146.80.11.143
hermes-mail             4d4h IN MX      10 hermes
banoi                   4d4h IN A       192.5.28.70
dhakhan                 4d4h IN A       192.5.28.42
dfhnet                  4d4h IN MX      10 dfhnet
                        4d4h IN A       146.80.9.10
sec                     4d4h IN MX      10 relay.mod.uk.
sncom1.scs              4d4h IN A       146.80.17.41
daedalus                4d4h IN A       192.5.28.40
yucca                   4d4h IN A       146.80.9.82
zeus                    4d4h IN MX      40 relay.mod.uk.
minotaur                4d4h IN MX      10 daedalus
caercn                  4d4h IN MX      10 relay.mod.uk.
eden                    4d4h IN MX      10 mail.eris.dera.gov.uk.
                        4d4h IN A       146.80.10.29
duckula                 4d4h IN A       192.5.28.43
crewsys                 4d4h IN MX      10 relay.mod.uk.
falcor                  4d4h IN MX      10 relay.mod.uk.
                        4d4h IN A       146.80.11.70
horde                   4d4h IN A       146.80.9.67
alba                    4d4h IN MX      20 relay.mod.uk.
hermes                  4d4h IN MX      10 relay.mod.uk.
                        4d4h IN MX      15 ess.cs.ucl.ac.uk.
                        4d4h IN A       146.80.9.16
merry                   4d4h IN A       146.80.10.155
taz                     4d4h IN MX      10 relay.mod.uk.
                        4d4h IN A       146.80.9.11
delos                   4d4h IN A       146.80.9.105
shadow                  4d4h IN A       146.80.9.65
signal                  4d4h IN MX      10 signal
                        4d4h IN MX      15 relay.mod.uk.
                        4d4h IN A       146.80.9.20
black                   4d4h IN A       146.80.117.20
phoenix                 4d4h IN A       146.80.9.66
alchera                 4d4h IN A       192.5.28.41
viper                   4d4h IN MX      10 relay.mod.uk.
hydra                   4d4h IN MX      10 mail.eris.dera.gov.uk.
                        4d4h IN MX      30 ns1.eris.dera.gov.uk.
www                     4d4h IN CNAME   funnel
rivers                  4d4h IN MX      10 mail.eris.dera.gov.uk.
                        4d4h IN MX      30 ns1.eris.dera.gov.uk.
siwg                    4d4h IN CNAME   siwg.eris.dera.gov.uk.
loretta                 4d4h IN A       192.5.29.71
funnel                  4d4h IN A       146.80.9.80
pascal                  4d4h IN MX      10 mail.eris.dera.gov.uk.
                        4d4h IN MX      20 relay.mod.uk.
trog                    4d4h IN MX      10 dfhnet
                        4d4h IN A       146.80.9.44
nexos                   4d4h IN MX      10 nexos
                        4d4h IN MX      11 mail.eris.dera.gov.uk.
                        4d4h IN A       192.5.29.240
ftp                     4d4h IN CNAME   yucca
horace                  4d4h IN MX      10 relay.mod.uk.
icarus                  4d4h IN MX      20 zig
suna                    4d4h IN MX      10 relay.mod.uk.
sar                     4d4h IN MX      10 ouse.qinetiq.com.
@                       4d4h IN SOA     ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk.
liaison.ess.cs.ucl.ac.uk. (
                                        200203131       ; serial
                                        4H              ; refresh
                                        30M             ; retry
                                        5w6d16h         ; expiry
                                        4d4h )          ; minimum

;; Received 64 answers (64 records).
;; FROM: portal to SERVER: 128.16.5.32
;; WHEN: Sun Apr 14 21:18:18 2002
[tony at portal tony]$

So there's at least 2 websites:  http://www.dra.hmg.gb and
http://www.space.dra.hmg.gb

Cheers,

A.D.

(Tony Dunmore)



-----Original Message-----
From: gllug-admin at linux.co.uk [mailto:gllug-admin at linux.co.uk] On Behalf
Of E. R. Vaughan
Sent: 14 April 2002 20:32
To: gllug at linux.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Official country code for Britain = GB or UK?

Does this mean that .gb domains are around the corner?
FWIW I think "Great Britain" is archaic...



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