Originally found from
http://www.worcester.ma.us/usdomain.html, but the link
may have dissolved away.
The Worcester Web Pages Project
THE US DOMAIN OVERVIEW
3/95
The US Domain is an official top-level domain in the DNS of the
Internet community. It is administered by the US Domain Registry at
the Information Sciences Institute of the University of Southern
California (ISI), under the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
MEMBERSHIP:
The US Domain currently registers hosts of federal government
agencies, state government agencies, K12 schools, community colleges,
technical/vocational schools, private schools, libraries, museums,
city and county government agencies, as well as in businesses and home
computers.
NAMING STRUCTURE:
The US Domain hierarchy is based on political geography, that is, the
US domain is subdivided into states, then locality (i.e., city or
county) then organization or computer name and so on. The state codes
are those assigned by the US Postal Service.
For example: BERKELEY.CA.US
PORTLAND.OR.US
In addition to strictly geographical names, some special affinity
names are used, such as FED, STATE, K12, LIB, CC, TEC, GEN, DST, COG,
MUS, ISA and NSN. Under the name space are CI and CO
subdomains, and under K12 is PVT. A detailed description follows.
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A VIEW OF SECOND LEVEL DOMAINS UNDER US
+-----+
| US |
+-----+
|
+--------------------------------------------+
| | | | | |
+-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+
| FED | | NSN | | ISA | | SD | | CA | | TX |
+-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Generally, it is expected that a name will correspond to a physical
computer and that a computer will have exactly one name.
Locality Names:
Within the state name space there are "locality" names, which may be
cities, or counties (parishes or townships), or local names,
Registered names under "locality" would include:
.CI...US ==> city gov't agency
.CO...US ==> county gov't agency
...US ==> businesses, private schools
In the cases where the locality name is a county, there is a branch
under the locality name, called "CO", that is used by the county
government. Businesses are registered directly under the locality
name.
Under the city locality name space there is a "CI" branch for
city government agencies. As usual, businesses and private schools
may register directly under the city name.
In the case where there is both a county and a city with the same
locality name there is no problem, since the names will be unique with
the "CO" or "CI" keyword. For example, when the county has a fire
department and the city has its own fire department, they could have
names like:
Fire-Dept.CI.Ventura.CA.US
Fire-Dept.CO.Ventura.CA.US
Cities may be named (designated) by their full name (spelled out with
hyphens replacing spaces (e.g., Santa-Monica or Fort-Collins). The
first choice is the full city name. In some cases it may be ok to use
the well-known city abbreviation known throughout a locality.
However, it is very desirable that all users in the same city use the
same designator for the city. That is, any particular locality should
have just one Domain name.
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LOCALITY VIEW
+-----------+
|state code |
+-----------+
|
+----------+
| locality |
+----------+
|
+------------------------------------------+
| | | |
| | | |
+------------+ +----+ +----+ +-------------+
| businesses | | CI | | CO | | pvt schools |
+------------+ +----+ +----+ +-------------+
/ \\ / \\
+----+ +-----+ +----+ +-------+
|fire| |admin| | ed | | parks |
+----+ +-----+ +----+ +-------+
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
K12 SCHOOLS UNDER US DOMAIN:
K12 schools are registered in the US Domain with names of the general
form:
..K12..US.
Generally school names are unique within a district, and this provides
two points at which to delegate a branch of the database to distinct
administrators -- the K12 administrator for each state, and the
district administrator for each school district within a state.
Examples of K12 Public School Names and Districts
CLINTON-HS.ACSD.K12.TN.US Clinton High School
RIVERDALE-HS.RCSD.K12.TN.US Riverdale High Schol
Northstar.K12.AK.US North Star School District
PRS.K12.NJ.US Princeton Regional School Dist.
Schools Connected Through Network Providers
Schools should be named in the K12 branch rather than having names
under the name of a network consortium or service provider. Deriving
a school name from a service provider is like having the name of your
telephone company as part of your organization name.
Summary of Entities That Go Under K12
Schools public and private
School districts
School boards
Special Education Service Units
State Departments of Education
City and County Departments of Education
Consortiums connecting school districts and schools
State Agencies connecting K12 schools
School Networks providing connectivity to school districts
School Related Entities In Other US Domain Branches
FED - Military Schools Overseas
For example: K12.DODDS.FED.US
STATE - State Departments of Education
For example: IND.DOE.STATE.IN.US
LOCALITY - City or County Departments of Education
For example: ED.CO.TULARE.CA.US
- Private K12 schools
For example: CCDS.CINCINNATI.OH.US
PRIVATE SCHOOLS:
To accommodate both public and private schools, in each state's K12
branch, we've added an artificial district called private or "PVT".
This gives a private school the option of registering like a business
under "locality" or in the PVT.K12..US branch.
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K12 SCHOOL VIEW +------------------+
| state code |
+------------------+
/ \
+----------------+ +----------+
| K12 | | locality |
+----------------+ +----------+
/ | \ |
+----------+ +---------------+ +---+ +----------+
|serv. unit| |school district| |PVT| |pvt school|
+----------+ +---------------+ +---+ +----------+
| | \
+--------+ +--------+ +----------+
| school | | school | |pvt school|
+--------+ +--------+ +----------+
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
To distinguish colleges and Technical/Vocational schools, the keywords
CC and TEC have been created. The naming structure for community
colleges and technical/vocational schools in the form:
.CC..US
.TEC..US
+--------------+
| State Code |
+--------------+
/ \
+---------+ +---------+
| CC | | TEC |
+---------+ +---------+
| |
+-----------+ +-----------+
|school name| |school name|
+-----------+ +-----------+
ONLY FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MAY REGISTER IN .EDU
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
VIEW OF OTHER SUDOMAINS UNDER .US (STATE, DST, GEN, COG, LIB, MUS)
+-------------+
| state-code |
+-------------+
|
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | | | |
+-------+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+
| STATE | | DST | | GEN | | COG | | LIB | | MUS |
+-------+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+
/|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\
+--------+ +--------+ +--------+ +---------+ +---------+ +--------+
| agency | | agency | | assoc. | | council | | library | | museum |
+--------+ +--------+ +--------+ +---------+ +---------+ +--------+
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
NAME SPACE WITHIN STATES:
LOCALITY - CITIES, COUNTIES, PARISHES, and TOWNSHIPS
Basic naming structure of the US Domain (i.e, businesses,
home computers, private schools, city and county agencies).
Domain Name: ...US.
CI CITY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Fire-Dept.CI.Santa-Monica.CA.US
Lib.CI.Santa-Monica.CA.US.
CO COUNTY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Fire-Dept.CO.Long-Beach.CA.US
Admin.CO.Long-Beach.CA.US.
K12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SCHOOL RELATED ENTITIES
This branch is used for Kindergarten through 12th grade
schools and districts as well as school related entities.
Domain Name: ..K12..US
Domain Name: .PVT.K12..US.
Domain Name: .K12..US
CC COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Domain Name: .CC..US.
TEC TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
Domain Name: .TEC..US.
LIB LIBRARIES (State, Regional, City, County)
This branch is used for public and private libraries, as well
as library networks, consortiums, and systems.
Domain Name: .LIB..US.
Domain Name: .LIB..US.
STATE STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Domain Name: .STATE..US.
GEN GENERAL INDEPENDENT ENTITIES
This branch is used for such things as state-wide organizations,
clubs, BBS's. The organizations registered in GEN may typically,
be non-profit entities. These organizations don't fit in a
and are not a school, library, or state agency.
Ordinary businesses are NOT registered in GEN.
Domain Name: .GEN..US.
COG COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENT
This branch is used for federations of cities or counties or
their sub-agencies to work on particular issues on a regional
basis forming councils of government. For example, the city of
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and
Manhattan Beach, might have a committee to develop a joint
shoreline management plan. This committee could be called the
Southern California Coast Council or the SCCC.COG.CA.US.
Domain Name: .COG..US.
MUS MUSEUMS
Domain Name: .MUS..US.
DST DISTRICTS (DST replaces DISTRICT)
This branch is for governmental agencies in districts that may
or may not have common boundaries with cities or counties.
Districts are often organized to deal with resource management
issues -- such as air quality, water services, sanitation,
recreation or for large facilities such as airports or harbors.
Domain Name: .DST..US.
BELOW US, PARALLEL TO STATES:
FED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
This branch is used for agencies of the federal government only.
Such as: (USDA, DOT, PROB, FERC, NEH, DOD Military Schools).
Domain Name: .FED.US.
NSN NATIVE SOVEREIGN NATIONS
This branch is to be used for North American Indian Nations;
comprised of Indian tribes, villages, rancherias, colonies,
and other Indian communities that can span state, regional and
national boundaries.
Domain Name: .NSN.US.
ISA INTERSTATE AUTHORITY
This branch is used for joint governmental authorities that
are multi-state. For example, the Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey.
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REGISTRATION:
There are two types of registrations (1) Delegation, where a branch of
the US Domain is delegated to an organization running name servers to
support that branch; or (2) Direct Registration, in which the
information is put directly into the main database.
In Direct Registration there are two cases: (a) an IP-host (with an IP
address), and (b) non-IP host (for example, a UUCP host). Any
particular registration will involve any one of these three
situations.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS:
All K12 schools, community colleges/technical schools, state and local
gov't agencies are required to register under the US domain. For
registration in other top level domains such as COM, EDU, NET, ORG,
GOV, send a message to: Hostmaster@Internic.Net and request their
template.
The US Domain template, is similar to the InterNIC Domain template,
but it is not the same. To request a copy of the US Domain Template,
send a message to the US Domain registrar (us-domain@isi.edu).
If you are registering a name in a delegated subdomain, please mail
your registration directly to the contact for the subdomain you want
to register in. The list of delegated subdomains in each state for
(K12, CC, TEC, STATE, LIB, MUS, GEN, DST, COG and various localities)
and contacts can be retrieved via WWW, FTP, or Email (see below).
Retrieval of Delegated Subdomains and Contacts
URL: ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/us-domain-delegated.txt
FTP: FTP.ISI.EDU via anonymous ftp,
in-notes/us-domain-delegated.txt
E-MAIL: To: RFC-INFO@ISI.EDU
(include in message body)
Help: us_domain_delegated_domains
Non-IP Hosts:
Some applicants have hosts that are one hop away, some two and three
hops away from their "Internet Forwarder", this is acceptable. What
is important is getting an Internet host to be your forwarder. Only a
host with an IP address can act as a forwarding host.
It is important that you register with an Internet forwarding host.
When registering a destination host in the US domain with an MX
record, the requester is responsible for also registering the
destination host with the administrator of the forwarding host. This
is necessary because when messages for your host arrive at the
Internet host it will need to know where to forward them.
DELEGATION:
Many branches of the US Domain are delegated. Typical delegations are
localities (cities or counties), companies within cities, k12 schools,
community colleges, libraries, state and federal government agencies.
Examples of delegations are K12.TX.US for K through 12th grade public
schools, in Texas, a locality "BERKELEY.CA.US", or LIB.MN.US for the
libraries in Minnesota.
There must be a knowledgeable and competent technical contact,
familiar with the Internet Domain Name System. This requirement is
easily satisified if the technical contact already runs some other
name servers.
Organizations requesting delegations must provide at least two
independent (robust and reliable) DNS name servers in physically
separate locations on the Internet. The subdomain must accept all
applicants on an equal basis. The subdomain must provide timely
processing of requests. To do this it is helpful to have several
individuals knowledgeable about the procedures so that the operations
are not delayed.
The subdomain manager must tell the US Domain Administrator when there
are changes in the name servers that should be reflected in the US
Domain zone files, or changes in the contact information.
Administrators must follow the guidelines in the current US Domain RFC
and assist applicants in selecting a domain name.
WHOIS DATABASE:
The Internic developed the RWHOIS program which supports distributed
databases of WHOIS information. This allows for the reduction of
queries and referral of information to be closer to the maintainer of
the information.
The US Domain Registry is installing a client/server RWhois protocol
to support the US Domain WHOIS information. The data from the
information you supplied on your application will be used for your
WHOIS entry. Currently, only the second and third level delegated
portions of the US Domain will be entered in the US Domain WHOIS
database. For example, K12.CA.US would have an entry in WHOIS.
Anything under K12.CA.US will not be listed.
The administrator of a subdomain of the US Domain should also operate
a RWHOIS server for those subdomains under them. (See RFC 1714
"Referral Whois Protocol (RWhois)" for further details). Or get the
software from the Internic by sending a message to
hostmaster@Internic.net.
COST:
Currently, there is no cost for registering a host in the US domain.
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RECOMMENDED READING
BOOKS
Albitz, P., C. Liu, "DNS and Bind" Help for UNIX System Administrators,
O'Reilly and Associates, Inc., October 1992.
Estrada, S., "Connecting to the Internet", O'Reilly & Associates, August
1993, ISBN 1-56592-061-9.
LaQuey, T., and Jeanne C. Ryer, "The.Internet.Companion: A Beginner's
Guide to Global Networking", Addison- Wesley, Reading, MA, 1992.
ONLINE MATERIALS
Cooper, Postel, "The US Domain", RFC 1480, USC/Information Sciences
Institute, June 1993.
Stahl, M., "Domain Administrators Guide", RFC 1032, SRI International,
Menlo Park, CA, November 1987.
Lottor, M., "Domain Administrators Operations Guide", SRI International
Menlo Park, CA, RFC 1033.
Krol, E., and E. Hoffman, "What is the Internet?", Merit Network, Inc.
RFC 1462, 1993.
ACM SIGUCCS Networking Taskforce, "Connecting to the Internet - What
Connecting Institutions Should Anticipate" RFC 1359, August 1992.
Sellers, J., "FYI on Questions and Answers - Answers to Commonly
Asked "Primary and Secondary School Internet User" Questions",
NASA NREN / Sterling Software, RFC 1578, February 1994.
Williamson, S, & M. Kosters, "Referrall Whois Protocol (RWhois)",
Network Solutions, Inc., InterNIC, RFC 1714, November 1994.
Mockapetris, P. Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities. Marina del
Rey, CA: University of Southern California, Information Sciences
Inst.; RFC 1034, November 1987.
Mockapetris, P. Domain Names - Implementation and Specification.
Sciences Inst.; RFC 1035, November 1987.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE US DOMAIN TEMPLATE 3/95
(Do not use this template for: COM, EDU, NET, ORG, GOV)*
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To register a host in the US domain, the US Domain Template must be
sent to the US Domain Registrar (US-Domain@ISI.EDU) or the contact
of the delegated zone. (See Application "Delegated Contact Information).
Email: US-Domain@ISI.EDU
Fax: 310-823-6714
Phone: 310-822-1511
To: US Domain Registrar
USC/Information Sciences Institute
4676 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(1) PLEASE SPECIFY WHETHER THIS IS A NEW APPLICATION, MODIFICATION TO
AN EXISTING REGISTRATION, OR DELETION.
(2) THE NAME OF THE DOMAIN. This is the name that will be used in tables
and lists associating the domain with the domain server addresses.
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TABLE: US DOMAIN NAMING STRUCTURE
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...US = locality based names
.CI...US = locality; city gov. agencies
.CO...US = locality; county gov. agencies
..K12..US = kindergarten thru 12th grade
other K12 entities
.PVT.K12..US = private K thru 12th grade
...US = PVT schools under locality
.CC..US = community colleges
.TEC..US = technical or vocational schools
.LIB..US = libraries (CI, CO, State, PVT)
.STATE..US = state government agencies
.GEN..US = statewide assoc,clubs,BBs's
.MUS..US = museums
.COG..US = councils of governments
.DST..US = regional agencies or districts not
gov't & larger than city or county
.FED.US = federal government agencies
.NSN.US = native sovereign nations
.ISA.US = interstate authority (joint gov't
authorities - multistate)
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Domain Name Example: networthy.santa-clara.ca.us
____________
*NOTE: For COM, EDU, NET, ORG, GOV, (Send a message to:
hostmaster@internic.net to request their template).
All K12 schools, community colleges/technical schools, state
and local gov't agencies are required to register under the
US domain. (See RFC 1480 "The US Domain" and RFC 1591, "The
Domain Name System Structure and Delegation" for further details).
(3) THE NAME OF THE ENTITY REPRESENTED, THAT IS, ORGANIZATION
BEING NAMED. For example: The Networthy Corporation, not the name
of the Network Service Provider or organization submitting the request.
(4) PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DOMAIN BRIEFLY.
For example: The Networthy Corporation is a consulting organization
of people working with UNIX and the C language in an electronic
networking environment. It sponsors two technical conferences
annually and distributes a bimonthly newsletter.
(5) THE DATE YOU EXPECT THE DOMAIN TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL.
For every registration, we need both the administrative and the
technical contacts of a domain (questions 6 & 7) and we MUST have a
network mailbox for each. If you have a NIC handle (a unique NIC
database identifier) please enter it. (If you don't know what a NIC
handle is leave it blank). Also the title, mailing address, phone
number, organization, and network mailbox.
(6) THE NAME OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD OF THE "ORGANIZATION". The
administrator is the contact point for administrative and policy
questions about the domain. The Domain administrator should work
closely with the personnel he has designated as the "technical
contact" for his domain. In this example the Domain Administraror
would be the Administrator of the Networty Corporation, not the
Administrator of the organization running the nameserver (unless
it is the same person).
(7) THE NAME OF THE TECHNICAL AND ZONE CONTACT. The technical and
zone contact handles the technical aspects of maintaining the
domain's name server and resolver software, and database files.
He keeps the name server running. More than likely, this person
would be the technical contact running the primary nameserver.
The REGISTRATION REQUEST MAILBOX (7j) is where domain name
requests are mailed and processed for the delegated domain.
Mailboxes names would be like: hostmaster, support, domreg).
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PLEASE READ: There are several types of registrations:
(a) Delegation (i.e., a portion of the US Domain name space is
given to an organization running nameservers to support that
branch; For example, K12.TX.US, for all K12 schools in Texas).
For (a) answer questions 8 and 9.
(b) Direct Registration of an IP Host.
For (b) answer question 10.
(c) Direct Registration of a non-IP Host.
For (c) answer question 11 and 12.
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QUESTIONS FOR DELEGATIONS
(8) PRIMARY SERVER Information. It is required to supply both the
Contact information as well as hardware/software information of
the primary nameserver.
(9)* SECONDARY SERVER Information. It is required to supply the
hardware and software information of all secondary nameservers.
Domains must provide at least two independent servers that provide the
domain service for translating names to addresses for hosts in this
domain. If you are applying for a domain and a network number
assignment simultaneously and a host on your proposed network will be
used as a server for the domain, you must wait until you receive your
network number assigment and have given the server(s) a net-address
before sending in the domain application. Establishing the servers in
physically separate locations and on different PSNs and/or networks is
strongly recommended.
NOTE: For those applicants not able to run nameservers, or for non-IP
hosts the Name Server information is not applicable. (See #10 and #11).
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QUESTION FOR DIRECT IP HOSTS (If you answered 8&9 do not answer 10,11,12).
=========================================================================
(10) WHAT DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM (DNS) RESOURCE RECORDS (RR) AND VALUES ARE
TO BE ENTERED FOR YOUR IP HOST (MUST HAVE AN A RECORD).
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Example: RRs for an INTERNET hosts.
(a) DOMAIN NAME (required)...: Networthy.Santa-Clara.CA.US.
(b) IP ADDRESS (required)....: A 128.9.3.123
(c) HARDWARE (opt)...........: SUN-3/11O
(d) OPERATING SYS (opt)......: UNIX
(e) WKS (opt)................: 128.9.3.123. UDP (tftp) TCP (ftp)
(f) MX (opt).................: 10 RELAY.ISI.EDU.
It is your responsibility to see that an IN-ADDR pointer record is
entered in the DNS database. (For internet hosts only). Contact the
administrator of the IP network your host is on to have this done.
The US Domain administration does not administer the network and
cannot make these entries in the DNS database.
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QUESTIONS FOR NON-IP HOSTS (such as UUCP).
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Many applicants have hosts in the UUCP world. Some are one hop away,
some two and three hops away from their "Internet Forwarder", this is
acceptable. What is important is getting an Internet host to be your
forwarder. If you do not already have an Internet forwarder, there
are several businesses that provide this service for a fee, (see
RFC 1359 - Connecting to the Internet What Connecting Institutions
Should Anticipate, ACM SIGUCCS, August 1992). Sometimes local colleges
in your area are already on the Internet and may be willing to act
as an Internet Forwarder. You would need to work this out with the
systems administrator. We cannot make these arrangements for you.
(11) INTERNET FORWARDING HOST INFORMATION
(11a) What is the name of your Internet forwarding host?
For example: The host Yacht-Club.MDR.CA.US uses
UUCP to connect to RELAY.ISI.EDU which is an Internet
host. (i.e., RELAY.ISI.EDU is the forwarding host).
(11b) What is the name of your contact person at fowarding host?
The Administrator of RELAY.ISI.EDU must agree to be the
forwarding host for Yacht-Club.MDR.CA.US, and the
forwarding host must know a delivery method and route to
Networthy. No double MXing.
(11c) What is the mailbox of your contact?
What is the mailbox of the administrator of the forwarding
host.
Example: Contact Name......: John Smith
Contact Email.....: js@RELAY.ISI.EDU
(12) WHAT DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM (DNS) RESOURCE RECORDS (RR) AND VALUES ARE
TO BE ENTERED FOR YOUR NON-IP HOST.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Example: RRs for a NON-IP host (uucp).
(a) DOMAIN NAME (required).....: Yacht-Club.MDR.CA.US.
(b) HARDWARE (opt).............: SUN-3/11O
(c) OPERATING SYS (opt)........: UNIX
(d) MX (required)..............: 10 RELAY.ISI.EDU.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
PLEASE ALLOW AT LEAST 8 WORKING DAYS FOR PROCESSING THIS APPLICATION
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
US DOMAIN TEMPLATE 3/95
DO NOT USE FOR: COM, EDU, NET, ORG GOV*
(Send a message to hostmaster@internic.net to
request their template)
To register a US Domain name, please submit the following template to
"US-DOMAIN@ISI.EDU". For faster response, mail your registration or
modification request directly to the contact for the subdomain you
want to register in. The list of delegated subdomains in each state
for (K12, CC, TEC, STATE, LIB, MUS, GEN, DST, COG and various
localities) can be retrieved via, WWW, FTP or EMAIL (see below
"Delegated Subdomain Registrations").
DIRECT REGISTRATIONS:
Email: US-Domain@ISI.EDU
Fax: 310-823-6714
Phone: 310-822-1511
US MAIL: US Domain Registrar
USC/Information Sciences Institute
4676 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
DELEGATED SUBDOMAIN REGISTRATIONS:
URL: ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/us-domain-delegated.txt
FTP: FTP.ISI.EDU via anonymous ftp,
in-notes/us-domain-delegated.txt
E-MAIL: Send message To: RFC-INFO@ISI.EDU
(include in the message body)
"Help: us_domain_delegated_domains"
QUICK REFERENCE MAILBOXES
COM, ORG, EDU, GOV, REGISTRATIONS: hostmaster@internic.net
IP ADDRESS REGISTRATIONS: hostmaster@internic.net
IN-ADDR REGISTRATIONS: hostmaster@internic.net
RFC RETRIEVAL
RFC 1480 - THE US DOMAIN
URL: ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1591.txt
RFC 1591 - THE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM STRUCTURE AND DELEGATION
URL: ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1480.txt
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* NOTE: All K12 schools, community colleges/technical schools, state
and local government agencies are required to register under
the US domain. Only four year universities are allowed to
register under EDU and only federal agencies are allowed under
GOV. (See RFC 1480, "The US Domain" and RFC 1591, "The Domain
Name System Structure and Delegation" for details.
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US DOMAIN TEMPLATE 3/95
Sections or fields of this form marked with an asterisk (*) may be
duplicated. (For example, if you had two phone numbers for the
Administrative Contact, you would use the same number "6h" twice.
PLEASE DO NOT ALTER THIS APPLICATION IN ANY WAY.
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1. REGISTRATION TYPE
(N)ew (M)odify (D)elete..:
2.* FULLY-QUALIFIED DOMAIN NAME:
3. ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
3a. Organization Name.....:
3b. Address Line 1........:
3b. Address Line 2........:
3c. City..................:
3d. State.................:
3e. Zip/Code..............:
4. DESCRIPTION OF ORG/DOMAIN:
5. Date Operational......:
6. ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT OF ORG/DOMAIN
6a. NIChandle (if known)..:
6b. Whole Name............:
6c. Organization Name.....:
6d. Address Line 1........:
6d. Address Line 2........:
6e. City..................:
6f. State.................:
6g. Zip/Code..............:
6h.* Voice Phone...........:
6i.* Electronic Mailbox....:
7. TECHNICAL AND ZONE CONTACT
7a. NIChandle (if known)..:
7b. Whole Name............:
7c. Organization Name.....:
7d. Address Line 1........:
7d. Address Line 2........:
7e. City..................:
7f. State.................:
7g. Zip/Code..............:
7h.* Voice Phone...........:
7i.* Electronic Mailbox....:
7j.* Registration Mailbox..:
FILL OUT QUESTION 8 AND 9 FOR DELEGATIONS ONLY (i.e those
organizations running nameservers for a branch of the
US Domain namespace, for example: k12..us).
8. PRIMARY SERVER: HOSTNAME, NETADDRESS
8a. NIChandle (if known)..:
8b. Whole Name............:
8c. Organization Name.....:
8d. Address Line 1........:
8d. Address Line 2........:
8e. City..................:
8f. State.................:
8g. Zip/Code..............:
8h.* Voice Phone...........:
8i.* Electronic Mailbox....:
8j. Hostname..............:
8k.* IP Address ...........:
8l.* HARDWARE..............:
8m.* OPERATING SYS.........:
9. * SECONDARY SERVER: HOSTNAME, NETADDRESS
9a.* Hostname..............:
9b.* IP Address............:
9c.* HARDWARE..............:
9d.* OPERATING SYS.........:
FILL OUT QUESTION 10 FOR DIRECT REGISTRATIONS IP HOSTS
(if you answered 8 & 9, do not answer 10, 11, and 12)
10. RESOURCE RECORDS (RRs) FOR IP INTERNET HOSTS
10a. DOMAIN NAME ..........:
10b.* IP ADDRESS (required).:
10c. HARDWARE .............:
10d. OPERATING SYS ........:
10e. WKS ..................:
10f.* MX ...................:
It is your responsibility to see that an IN-ADDR pointer record is
entered in the DNS database. Contact the administrator of the IP
network your host is on to have this done.
FILL OUT QUESTIONS 11 AND 12 FOR NON-IP HOSTS (such as UUCP)
11. FORWARDING HOST INFORMATION
11a. Forwarding Host.......:
11b. Contact Name (req)....:
11c. Contact Email (req)...:
12. RESOURCE RECORDS (RRs) FOR NON-IP HOSTS (UUCP)
12a. DOMAIN NAME ..........:
12b. HARDWARE .............:
12c. OPERATING SYS ........:
12d.* MX (required).........:
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DISCLAIMER
By the registration of your name on the Internet, the IANA, the
InterNIC, Network Solutions Inc., the University of Southern
California, and the National Science Foundation are accepting in good
faith that you have the right to the use the name.
The IANA and InterNIC/Network Solutions' function in registering names
on the Internet is to assure that the name does not conflict with any
other name in the name space requested.
The user by its registration and use of the name and/or their
continued use of an existing name, agrees, as part of their request
for name registration, to indemnify and hold harmless from any and all
costs, fees, expenses arising from litigation involving trademark,
trade name, service mark, and any other name infringements, or other
reasons, the IANA, the InterNIC, Network Solutions Inc., the
University of Southern California, and the National Science
Foundation.
The party requesting registration of this name certifies that to
her/his knowledge, the use of this name does not violate trademark or
other statutes.
Registering a domain name does not confer any legal rights to that
name and any disputes between parties over the rights to use a
particular name are to be settled between the contending parties using
normal legal methods (See RFC 1591).
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Last updated 10/18/95
