CLF for the Internet - Official Languages

Rationale

For the official languages, the requirements for domain names are the same as those set out under Standard 7.1. It is important that all domain name information to the right of the @ symbol reflect the same approach in complying with official language requirements as is employed at the institutional Web server level.

Thus, an institution that has registered a hyphenated name or acronym as its domain name (i.e., option (b) as discussed above under Standard 7.1) must observe the same rules for the order of the two official languages in the use of e-mail addresses. For example, English on the left for offices located outside of Quebec and French on the left for offices located inside Quebec.

Templates

E-mail templates - English

E-mail templates - French

This is for departments managing their own SMTP gateways and does not include the centralized X.400/SMTP gateway which has its own address mapping format.

Interpretation

Institutions may also register equivalent unilingual English and French versions of a domain name to be used for E-mail. However, these can be used only in the same circumstances as those outlined above with respect to unilingual forms of domain names in bilingual publications or publicity in separate unilingual magazines or other media (see "Interpretation" section of Standard 7.1). They can also be used on business cards where the official language in each unilingual version matches that of the language of the text, i.e., the unilingual English version as part of the English information on the card, and the unilingual French version as part of the French information. However, the use of these unilingual versions are once again to be seen as short forms to facilitate the public's contact with a government office. They are not to substitute for the bilingual versions used for the response to E-mails (as noted above).

Chief Information Officer Branch Direction du dirigeant principal de l'information John Doe Junior Technology Projects Officer Information Policy Division L'Esplanade Laurier, 10th Floor, East Tower 140 O'Connor Street, Ottawa, Canada  K1A 0R5 613 123-4567  Facsimile: 613 123-4567 Internet: doe.john@tbs-sct.gc.ca

Direction du dirigeant principal de l'information Chief Information Officer Branch Jean Doe Agent junior des projets en technologie Division de la politique de l'information L'Esplanade Laurier, 10e étage, tour Est 140 rue O'Connor, Ottawa, Canada  K1A 0R5 613 123-4567  Télécopieur : 613 123-4567 Internet : doe.jean@tbs-sct.gc.ca

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