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        !             8: Date: Tue, 29 Sep 87 14:24:49 EDT
        !             9: Subject: domain-1 Domain Application for CSNET Members
        !            10: Reply-To: rutgers!SH.CS.NET!cic
        !            11: From: CSNET INFO SERVER <rutgers!SH.CS.NET!info>
        !            12: To: [email protected]
        !            13: 
        !            14: Request: info
        !            15: Topic: domain-1
        !            16: Document Updated: 13 Jul 87
        !            17: Subject: Application for a Second-Level Domain for a CSNET Member
        !            18: ==============================================================================
        !            19: CSNET Coordination and Information Center (CIC)         Hotline: 617/497-2777
        !            20: 10 Moulton Street                                        Email:  [email protected]
        !            21: Cambridge, MA 02238             Info-Server requests to: [email protected]
        !            22: ==============================================================================
        !            23: 
        !            24: Dear CSNET Member:
        !            25: 
        !            26: Please complete the application at the end of this message and return
        !            27: the CSNET CIC by U.S. Mail or by EMail to [email protected].  We will send
        !            28: your application to the NIC and notify you when the registration is
        !            29: completed.
        !            30: 
        !            31: The name that you choose for your organization should conform to the
        !            32: Domain Naming System adopted by the Defense Data Network (DDN).
        !            33: 
        !            34: The DDN is composed of the ARPANET, an experimental research and
        !            35: development network, and the MILNET, an operational military network.
        !            36: The Internet is composed of the DDN, plus other networks that share the
        !            37: same protocols, including the CSNET X25Net and NSFNET Regional Networks.
        !            38: 
        !            39: CSNET PhoneNet sites can exchange electronic messages with the Internet
        !            40: through RELAY.CS.NET, which also connects PhoneNet sites to each other,
        !            41: and to other networks, public and private.
        !            42: 
        !            43: In the past, the addresses used by the DDN were based upon individual
        !            44: host computers (as were the addresses used by most other multi-computer
        !            45: neworks).  The domain system is different -- it sets up the
        !            46: organization, not the physical hardware, as the basic unit.  All users
        !            47: at the same organization have addresses in the same domain, regardless
        !            48: of the hardware they use or the route used to deliver their messages.
        !            49: 
        !            50: Domain names for organizations must be registered with the Network
        !            51: Information Center (NIC) of the DDN.  The CSNET CIC has arranged with
        !            52: the DDN NIC to take care of the registration process for PhoneNet sites.
        !            53: 
        !            54: The information that is required to translate domain names into routes
        !            55: between hosts is stored on Internet host computers in dynamic database
        !            56: programs called "domain servers".  CSNET PhoneNet sites cannot run their
        !            57: own domain servers, since they do not have direct real-time access to
        !            58: the Internet; instead, they must arrange with Internet hosts to perform
        !            59: this function.  The CSNET CIC runs a domain server on RELAY.CS.NET, with
        !            60: a backup on SH.CS.NET, and offers to be the domain server for any
        !            61: PhoneNet site that needs this service.
        !            62: 
        !            63: Domain names are organized in a hierarchical tree structure.  At the top
        !            64: is a set of top-level domain names chosen and administered by the DDN
        !            65: NIC.  The top-level domains for the United States represent classes of
        !            66: organizations:
        !            67: 
        !            68:     COM  Commercial organizations     MIL  Department of Defense
        !            69:     EDU  Educational organizations    NET  Administrative organizations 
        !            70:     GOV  Civilian government               for networks, e.g., CSNET.
        !            71:     ORG  Nonprofit organizations      ARPA Temporary top-level domain, 
        !            72: 
        !            73: Non-US countries have their own top-level domains, named for the
        !            74: 2-letter country codes of the International Standards Organization (ISO
        !            75: standard 3166), for example, AU (Australia), NZ (New Zealand), IL
        !            76: (Israel) and UK (United Kingdom).  If your organization is based in a
        !            77: country other than the United States, you should contact the CSNET CIC
        !            78: for information about your top-level domain.
        !            79: 
        !            80: Second-level domains represent individual organizations.  Hypothetical
        !            81: examples of domains for organizations might be:
        !            82: 
        !            83:             OXBRIDGE.EDU            Oxbridge University
        !            84:            WIDGETS.COM             Widgets Mfg. Co., Inc.
        !            85:            THINKTANK.ORG           The Thinktank Institute
        !            86: 
        !            87: Each CSNET site should form its domain name by selecting the appropriate
        !            88: top-level domain, and choosing a second-level domain.  The CSNET CIC
        !            89: will check the combination to make sure that it is unique.
        !            90: 
        !            91: Once your organization has been registered as a second-level domain, you
        !            92: may freely create lower-level domains, according to your needs.
        !            93: 
        !            94: The pattern for an electronic mail address is:
        !            95: 
        !            96:             user@domain             
        !            97: 
        !            98: where "domain" is a string of words separated by periods.  Lower-level
        !            99: domains are arranged left to right in, ascending order of level.  The
        !           100: domain ends with a top-level domain.  Any number of lower-level domains
        !           101: may be used.
        !           102: 
        !           103: A domain may represent a subdivision of an organization (at any level),
        !           104: or an individual host computer.
        !           105: 
        !           106: Examples of addresses might be:
        !           107: 
        !           108: [email protected]              Oxbridge.edu either has no subdomains, 
        !           109:                                or hides its subdomains.
        !           110: [email protected]          Engineering Dept within oxbridge.edu.
        !           111: [email protected]       AI project in the Computer Science Dept.
        !           112: [email protected]      Workstation in the Computer Center.
        !           113: 
        !           114: If you have further questions about domains, please send a message to 
        !           115: [email protected], or call the CSNET CIC Hotline at (617)497-2777.
        !           116: 
        !           117: 
        !           118: 
        !           119: 
        !           120: 
        !           121: 
        !           122:           APPLICATION FOR A SECOND-LEVEL DOMAIN FOR A CSNET MEMBER
        !           123: 
        !           124: 
        !           125:    1)  ORGANIZATION NAME
        !           126: 
        !           127:    What is your organization's name?   _____________________________________
        !           128:    Example: "Oxbridge University"
        !           129: 
        !           130: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        !           131: 
        !           132:    2)  DOMAIN NAME
        !           133: 
        !           134:    What domain name do you want?     _______________________________________
        !           135:    Example: "OXBRIDGE.EDU" 
        !           136: 
        !           137:    In general, the NIC strongly encourages you to keep the second-level
        !           138:    domain name (e.g., OXBRIDGE) down to 12 characters.  Technically, the
        !           139:    names can be much longer, but long names are hard to type.
        !           140: 
        !           141: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        !           142: 
        !           143:    3)  OTHER NETWORKS AT SITE.
        !           144: 
        !           145:    Is there a local electronic mail 
        !           146:    network within your organization?  ______________________________________
        !           147: 
        !           148:    Please give the approximate number of host computers.   _________________
        !           149: 
        !           150:    Does your organization have connections to other networks that can
        !           151:    access the Internet by electronic mail, such as the ARPANET/MILNET,
        !           152:    an NSFNET Regional Network, UUCP, or BITNET?  Please give the
        !           153:    network, the department of your organization, and the names of the
        !           154:    principal host or hosts.  Example: Example: "Our computer science
        !           155:    department has the UUCP host "oxbridge-vax", and our campus
        !           156:    computing center has the BITNET host "OXBRVM".
        !           157: 
        !           158: 
        !           159:            _________________________________________________________________
        !           160: 
        !           161:            _________________________________________________________________
        !           162: 
        !           163:            _________________________________________________________________
        !           164: 
        !           165:            _________________________________________________________________
        !           166: 
        !           167:    Have you reached an agreement about your domain name with the 
        !           168:    people in your organization who are concerned with other networks?
        !           169: 
        !           170:                                                              --------------
        !           171: 
        !           172:    You should be aware that the NIC will expect the CSNET Administrative
        !           173:    and Technical Liaisons at your site to act as domain liaisons for the
        !           174:    second-level domain at your organization.
        !           175: 
        !           176: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        !           177: 
        !           178:    4)  DOMAIN SERVERS
        !           179: 
        !           180:    Do you want CSNET to run your domain servers for you?      ______________
        !           181: 
        !           182:    If you are a CSNET PhoneNet site, you should answer yes, unless you
        !           183:    have already made arrangements with another larger organization.
        !           184:    At any time in the future, you can easily change domain servers.
        !           185: 
        !           186:    If you want to register through CSNET but intend to use a domain
        !           187:    server other than RELAY.CS.NET, please include the names of the
        !           188:    Internet hosts that have agreed to act as your domain servers.
        !           189: 
        !           190:            _________________________________________________________________
        !           191: 
        !           192:            _________________________________________________________________
        !           193: 
        !           194:            _________________________________________________________________
        !           195: 
        !           196: 
        !           197:                                  - END -
        !           198: 
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