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From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@cs.technion.ac.il>
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On Wed, 18 Dec 1996, Victor Rotanov wrote:

> 
> Hi guys :)
> 
> Today i tried to register internet.lv domain and got an e-mail saying that 
> the word 'internet' is kinda well-known word, and getting internet.lv is 
> impossible.
> 
> Your opinions :)
> 
> Thanks, bye.
> 				vitjok
> 
> 

At least for domains here in Israel (.il) the rules are that they may 
contain neither the work "internet" nor "www". However, something like 
"inter-net" is legal. There is even an ISP here with the domain name 
inter.net.il.

Nadav