Re: Domain name to use on home networks

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>> It's just such a shame that they chose a name which refers to "arpa"
>> in it, which is not only US-centric but even belongs to the US's war
>> department
>
> It belongs to the Internet Architecture Board and is administered by
> IANA which is why they chose it. It stands for "Address and Routing
> Parameter Area” <https://www.iana.org/domains/arpa>.

But that's a "backronym".
It originally referred to the US agency.
I totally understand the technical reasons why they decided to stick to
this naming, but it's still grating.


        Stefan