From: Stefan Persson (alsjebegrijptwatikbedoel@yahoo.se)
Date: Fri Jul 25 2003 - 15:48:39 EDT
Frank da Cruz wrote:
> Changing (and worse, recycling) 3166 Alpha-2 codes puts us in mind of
> all sorts of database-related disasters, but that's not all. Think of:
>
> . Top-level Internet domains. Imagine the possibilities for spoofing
> during the "transition period".
>
> . Postal-code country prefixes, which are programmed into postal
> sorters, post-office procedure and routing manuals, etc. Imagine
> how much mail meant for Serbia might be delivered to the Czech
> Republic.
>
> Conversely, addresses that might still have CS for Czechoslovakia, when
> passed through an updated sorter, could wind up in Serbia.
Don't forget historical sources where you might need to use Alpha-2
codes for both the former Czechoslovakia and for Serbia.
Stefan
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