Re: Multi-national company listing issues

[Paul Koning <pkoning@xxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>> "Bob" == Bob Jueneman <BJUENEMAN@novell.com> writes:

 Bob> For example, is "C=" the country where the parent is located,
 Bob> where the subsidiary is located, where the tiny field office is
 Bob> located, where they are incorporated (think of a ship with
 Bob> Liberian registry), etc., etc.?

 Bob> In the case of an individual user, is the country where he was
 Bob> born (or adopted)? Where he is currently a citizen (what about
 Bob> dual citizenship, stateless persons, and nomads)?  Where he
 Bob> maintains a residence (or maybe a domicile)?  Where he works (I
 Bob> assume some people work in one country and sleep in another,
 Bob> every day)?

 Bob> In other words, does country= qualify the organization or
 Bob> person, or the location, or what?

There's one data point that might help.

If you want to obtain an NSAP address block (for ATM for example) one
easy way is to get it under the DCC (Data Country Code) branch of the
NSAP space.  Those are administered by national bodies in various
countries; in the USA that is ANSI.

ANSI will assign a block under its DCC code to anyone who hands over
the $1000.  The fact that your entry appears under the code that
represents "USA" means simply that the assignment was made by the USA
registrar.  It has NO other meaning.  In particular, it doesn't mean
*any* of the things you suggested above.  (I suppose another way to
put it is "it's totally useless"...)

	paul