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Transition and Modernization of the Internet Registration Service
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Network Working Group S. Williamson
Request for Comments: 1400 Network Solutions, Inc.
March 1993
Transition and Modernization
of the Internet Registration Service
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is
unlimited.
Discussion
As a result of the NREN NIS award by National Science Foundation,
non-DDN registration services will soon be transferred from the DDN
NIC to the new Internet Registration Service, which is a part of an
entity referred to as the InterNIC. References in this document to
the InterNIC apply to the Registration Services portion only.
Internet registration services are gradually transitioning to the
InterNIC. We expect that the full transition will be accomplished by
April 1, 1993. During this transitional period, EMail, Fax, and U.S.
mail received at either site will be processed. DDN users will
continue to receive full registration support from the DDN NIC, and
the transition should be transparent to them. DDN users should
continue to send registration requests to (IP,
.mil domain, inaddr for 26.x.x.x) or (user
registrations or TAC card requests) using the DISA approved
registration forms.
From now through March 31, 1993, non-DDN Internet registration
requests will be handled as follows:
The current DDN NIC registration templates may be filled out and
submitted to either or
through March 31. The new InterNIC
templates will be accepted effective April 1, 1993, but not until
that time.
Telephone support: 1-800-365-DNIC or
1-703-802-4535 (Washington DC metro area)
Williamson