> I think there is room for lobbying to set an international > standard on this. I am told that some state organizations in > california are adding .ca in their addresses. This will drive us > Canadians crazy. Domain names need to be re-thought to prepare for > the future, when there will be many more of them, and to reflect > geography as well as function. Ford cars are Ford cars, but there is > a difference between one with a Canadian and one with a Somali licence > plate. They should not all be .ford You are probably referring to CA.US for California. The standard for the US domain calls for the use of the two-letter state abbreviation. It's not just CA.