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Re: gsworldmag online....where...problems with it?



In article <cqg9fv$el2$1@utornnr1pp.grouptelecom.net>,
 tturner@ecn.ab.ca () wrote:

> Roger Johnstone (rojaws@orcon.net.nz) wrote:
> : In <10smu9sj0n7le4c@corp.supernews.com> brad wrote:
> : > 
> : > anyway....is the stuff still avail on this site? it looks like it is 
> : > out of new zealand (za?)
> 
> : New Zealand uses nz. za belongs to South Africa. Why za? I have no idea.

My wife, who grew up in South Africa, tells me that the "za" designation 
stands for "Zuid Afrika", which is Afrikaans for "South Africa". :)
> 
> Mayhaps there's a conflict between South America and South Africa ?
> (I mean in initials - I'm not aware of any wars going on between 'em...)

South Africa is a *country*. South America is a *continent*. I'm not 
aware of any URL domain designations that cover entire continents, so I 
doubt that there would be any such "conflicts" as you mentioned. ;)

Stan Marks