Iraq seeks '.IQ' domain to make its mark on Net - GoFuckYourself.com

Adultnet · 07-11-2004, 01:53 PM

Iraq is making its first claim for an internationally recognized presence on the Internet.
Iraq's media commission and the U.S.-led administration in Iraq want to set up Web addresses using the domain code ".IQ" as the final tag. That would mean addresses for Web pages would be distinctively identified on the Internet with Iraq's own country code.

The Iraqi chairman of the National Communications & Media Commission, Siyamend Othman, said the .IQ domain name would allow Iraqis to stake a "virtual flag" in the worldwide Internet community. It is "an important tangible and symbolic milestone for this nation, as well as the freedom and hopes of the Iraqi people," he wrote in a letter dated May 20 to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

Although Internet cafes are popping up throughout Baghdad, few people own computers, and even fewer have regular access to the Internet. A recent survey cited by the U.S.-led administration in Iraq found that about 6% of Iraqis say they have access to the Internet but fewer than 2% use it regularly. About 12% of the population reports having a computer.

Iraqi officials say the rebuilding of Iraq has been hampered by poor national communications.

Before the war, an Internet community had begun to emerge under the regime's State Company for Internet Services, founded in 2001.

The State Company is now the main national Internet service provider.

The U.S.-run administration in Iraq says it has begun to create electronic connections between various government bureaus and to make the Internet more accessible to the private sector.

In an April 16 e-mail to the Internet authority, the U.S. administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, said if the request is granted it "will signal to potential investors that Iraq is rebuilding for a high-technology future." He said Iraq's Internet domain will be managed locally.

ICANN, based in Marina del Rey, Calif., is an internationally organized, non-profit corporation that is responsible for allocating the unique codes that make up Internet addresses and managing other basic maintenance of the Internet.

More than 240 countries, both small and large, have domain names. Some of those countries are Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, Russia and the United Kingdom.

The application process could take several months for Iraq because the country and the government remain unstable. Iraq officials say they modeled their application on one submitted by Afghanistan. The ICANN general counsel handling the Iraq application did not return a message. A spokesman said the organization does not comment on applications

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/20...-iraqnet_x.htm

Global Dialers · 07-11-2004, 01:58 PM

maybe the US should send the iraqi people some of the millions of dollars of usable government computer equipment they dispose of on an almost daily basis to help speed up the communications process

either that or start giving the stuff to US schools and colleges who are low on funds.

extreme · 07-11-2004, 02:01 PM

wonder who'll get high.iq ...

Adultnet · 07-11-2004, 02:02 PM

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Originally posted by extreme
wonder who'll get high.iq ...

Anyways since .Iq is taken by anther company so they can go for one of this extensions:
co.evil
co.islamistfanatics
co.crazybastards
co.murderland
co.ungratefulbastards

nastyking · 07-11-2004, 02:02 PM

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Originally posted by extreme
wonder who'll get high.iq ...

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Adultnet · 07-11-2004, 02:03 PM

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Originally posted by nastyking
oracle porn

lol

extreme · 07-11-2004, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Adultnet
Anyways since .Iq is taken by anther company so they can go for one of this extensions:
co.evil
co.islamistfanatics
co.crazybastards
co.murderland
co.ungratefulbastards

dont think all iraqis are evil cause they happen to have the extremely bad luck of living in a warzone.

Adultnet · 07-11-2004, 02:04 PM

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Originally posted by Global Dialers
maybe the US should send the iraqi people some of the millions of dollars of usable government computer equipment they dispose of on an almost daily basis to help speed up the communications process

either that or start giving the stuff to US schools and colleges who are low on funds.

yes but I guess that in all the chaos that their country is now they should worry about their internet extension in the last place.

Adultnet · 07-11-2004, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by extreme
dont think all iraqis are evil cause they happen to have the extremely bad luck of living in a warzone.

I don't think they are evil ,"Persia" is one of the gratest old cultures.

TheMob · 07-11-2004, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Adultnet
Anyways since .Iq is taken by anther company so they can go for one of this extensions:
co.evil
co.islamistfanatics
co.crazybastards
co.murderland
co.ungratefulbastards

be a bit more thankful for the cheap oil, ungrateful bastard.

Adultnet · 07-11-2004, 02:09 PM

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Originally posted by TheMob?
be a bit more thankful for the cheap oil, ungrateful bastard.

Manowar · 07-11-2004, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheMob?
be a bit more thankful for the cheap oil, ungrateful bastard.

jchennav · 07-11-2004, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheMob?
be a bit more thankful for the cheap oil, ungrateful bastard.

Well, the oil isn't cheap enough for some people.

Jonathan Quarkschowski · 07-11-2004, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Adultnet
Anyways since .Iq is taken by anther company so they can go for one of this extensions:
co.evil
co.patrioticfanatics
co.crazybastards
co.murderland
co.ungratefulbastards

taken by the US government already, try again.

07-11-2004, 01:53 PM	#1
Adultnet Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 8,713	Iraq seeks '.IQ' domain to make its mark on Net Iraq is making its first claim for an internationally recognized presence on the Internet. Iraq's media commission and the U.S.-led administration in Iraq want to set up Web addresses using the domain code ".IQ" as the final tag. That would mean addresses for Web pages would be distinctively identified on the Internet with Iraq's own country code. The Iraqi chairman of the National Communications & Media Commission, Siyamend Othman, said the .IQ domain name would allow Iraqis to stake a "virtual flag" in the worldwide Internet community. It is "an important tangible and symbolic milestone for this nation, as well as the freedom and hopes of the Iraqi people," he wrote in a letter dated May 20 to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Although Internet cafes are popping up throughout Baghdad, few people own computers, and even fewer have regular access to the Internet. A recent survey cited by the U.S.-led administration in Iraq found that about 6% of Iraqis say they have access to the Internet but fewer than 2% use it regularly. About 12% of the population reports having a computer. Iraqi officials say the rebuilding of Iraq has been hampered by poor national communications. Before the war, an Internet community had begun to emerge under the regime's State Company for Internet Services, founded in 2001. The State Company is now the main national Internet service provider. The U.S.-run administration in Iraq says it has begun to create electronic connections between various government bureaus and to make the Internet more accessible to the private sector. In an April 16 e-mail to the Internet authority, the U.S. administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, said if the request is granted it "will signal to potential investors that Iraq is rebuilding for a high-technology future." He said Iraq's Internet domain will be managed locally. ICANN, based in Marina del Rey, Calif., is an internationally organized, non-profit corporation that is responsible for allocating the unique codes that make up Internet addresses and managing other basic maintenance of the Internet. More than 240 countries, both small and large, have domain names. Some of those countries are Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, Russia and the United Kingdom. The application process could take several months for Iraq because the country and the government remain unstable. Iraq officials say they modeled their application on one submitted by Afghanistan. The ICANN general counsel handling the Iraq application did not return a message. A spokesman said the organization does not comment on applications http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/20...-iraqnet_x.htm __________________ TrafficCashGold Paying Webmasters Since 1996! Awesome Conversions! Fast Weekly Payments! Over 125 Tours!

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