Is all this code necessary?

[admin]

This code was in the head tags of an atlanta based webdesign company, and I was just wondering is all this necessary and what does it all mean?


<meta name="author" content="[email protected]">
<meta name="resource-type" content="document">
<meta name="clientbase" content="North America Georgia USA">
<meta name="distribution" content="Georgia">
<meta name="rating" content="General">
<META NAME="page-topic" CONTENT="atlanta web design">
<META NAME="audience" CONTENT="all">
<META NAME="expires" CONTENT="NEVER">
<META NAME="page-type" CONTENT="document">
<meta name="Georgia" content="atlanta web design">
<meta name="Atlanta" content="atlanta web design">
<meta name="internet design" content="GENERAL">
<meta name="internet and world wide web" content="GENERAL">
<meta name="Classification" content="atlanta web design, Georgia">