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Welcome to !TLDC v1.0
D.Robinson 7/12/96
!TLDC is a small program which matches Top Level Domain Codes to the
countries which they represent.
Top Level Domain Codes are found in e-mail addresses and elsewhere as
the last two letters of the address. For example, Jill@mangler.co.uk
has a top level domain code of uk, which means her account is in the
United Kingdom, and Bjorn@viking.co.no has a top level domain code of
no, which means his account is in Norway.
In addition to identifying the country, this program also tells you
the main or official language(s) of the country and gives a rough
global location.
It serves no vital function and I'm sure everybody can survive
without it for a very long time.
However, if you ever wonder where Jan Mayan Island actually is, or why
the person on IRC with an address ending in 'tm' is finding it difficult to
follow your English slang, then !TLDC might be what you need.
The Top Level Domain Codes are specified in ISO 3166 should anyone
wish to read it :-)
Legal stuff
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!TLDC is Freeware. That means its FREE to use but I retain
copyright on it. PD libraries etc should check with me to ensure they
have the most recent version. Apart from that you can do what you like
with it except sell it with intent to make a profit.
Disclaimer and Warning
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Whilst I have tried hard to ensure that the information given is
correct, I give no guarantee. Many countries have numerous languages
which are of greater or lesser importance in different areas within
the territory. Other domains are classified as uninhabited,
but support some kind of a scientific station,eg Buvet Island.
The language given for such locations reflects the main language of
the country conducting the research.
Other countries such as East Timor have numerous indigenous languages
but the occupying Indonesian forces have declaired them to be dialects
of Indonesian. Ho hum, geography is rarely simple :-)
When there is doubt about the 'official' language I have tried to give
the language(s) most likely to be spoken and understood by the
majority of the population. If I am wrong and you know better, please
let me know so I can alter future versions.
===ooo0ooo===
Other software by me, including other internet stuff like !Taglines,
can be found at...
http://www.zephryus.demon.co.uk/education/software/index.html
I can be contacted by e-mail at:
david@zephryus.demon.co.uk