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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 hostmast@nic.ddn.mil (IP,
 .mil domain, inaddr for 26.x.x.x) or registrar@nic.ddn.mil (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 hostmaster@internic.net or
    hostmaster@nic.ddn.mil 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)

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   Mail questions and registration templates to:
             Government Systems Inc.
             Attn: Network Information Center
             14200 Park Meadow Dr.
             Suite 200
             Chantilly, VA 2200
 Effective April 1, 1993, non-DDN Internet requests will be handled as
 described below.
    New registration requests should be sent to autoreg@internic.net
    using the new template.  Old templates sent to
    autoreg@internic.net will be returned with the parsing error
    messages and the new form attached. Old templates mailed to
    hostmaster@interic.net will be accepted through June 30, 1993.
    After that date, templates in the old format will be returned to
    the sender with the new template attached.
   Telephone support: 1-800-444-4345 or 619-455-4600
                      1-703-742-4777 (Registration service only)
                                     (Washington DC metro area)
   Mail questions and registration templates to:
             Network Solutions, Inc.
             Attn: InterNIC Registration Service
             505 Huntmar Park Drive
             Herndon, VA 22070
 In an effort to keep those who are likely to submit a high volume of
 registration requests informed during the transition period,
 information regarding Internet registration issues will be
 distributed via the mail list rs-info@internic.net.  Send
 subscription requests to:
                   rs-info-request@internic.net.
 Information on the location of the new autoreg templates and how to
 retrieve them will be sent to those who have subscribed to this list.
 Comments are solicited.  The new registration templates have been
 modified to facilitate automatic processing and to remove all DDN-
 specific references.
 WHOIS services will be available at both the DDN NIC and InterNIC
 sites:

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   whois.nic.ddn.mil (192.112.36.5)
   whois.internic.net (198.41.0.5)
 Effective April 1, 1993, only DDN information will be available from
 whois.nic.ddn.mil.  The WHOIS service available from
 whois.internic.net will contain all information on IP addresses,
 domains, and ASNs.  The WHOIS service available from the
 whois.internic.net will contain individual user records only for
 those who serve as a Point of Contact for an active node.  Those who
 are interested in establishing a whois service for information on
 individual users (e.g., for Internet hosts or campus networks) are
 encouraged to participate in one of the many distributed WHOIS-like
 information projects.
 Root zone files will be available at both sites through March 31,
 1993.  After that time, the root zone file will be available only
 from ftp.rs.internic.net.
 After the transition, the host.txt file will be available only from
 nic.ddn.mil and hosts.txt will include ONLY MILNET HOSTS.  On April
 1, 1993, a new root DNS server will be placed in service.  It will be
 available at ns.internic.net ( 198.41.0.4 ).
 The T1 service currently available to the DDN NIC will be
 disconnected by June 1, 1993.  This will leave only 56K access to the
 DDN NIC site. Excessive traffic to this site after that date will
 cause congestion. Therefore, it is important that all Internet
 registration data be directed to the new InterNIC site.  The InterNIC
 registration services facility will be connected to SuraNET via T1
 around March 10, 1993.
 Automated Internet registration services will be available from the
 InterNIC registration service host.  This new automated system will
 allow more accurate and timely processing of registration requests.
 The basic functions/features of the new automated registration
 process (autoreg) are outlined below:
  • Requestor sends a completed new template to

autoreg@internic.net.

  • The mailserver/parser on the InterNIC registration host parses

the template and makes a quick check of all verifiable

   information (such as Domain name conflicts).  The server
   then sends an E-mail verification or rejection with error message
   back to the requestor.
  • After receiving the verification form for review, the requestor

should ensure that the information was interpreted correctly by the

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   parser.  If the information is correct, the requestor returns the
   verify form to verify@internic.net.  If the information is not
   correct, the requestor should make the necessary corrections before
   returning the form.  If a rejection was received the requesstor
   must make the necessary adjustments and resend the registration
   request to autoreg@internic.net for processing.
  • On receipt of a corrected verification form from the original

requestor, the data will be rechecked and a new verification form

   will be sent.  Once a good verification has been received by
   Registration Services, the request will be released for final
   processing by the InterNIC registration staff.
   NOTE: If the requestor does not return the verification form to the
   InterNIC within seven days after it is mailed, the original
   registration request will expire, and it must be resubmitted.
 Information on the status of all registration requests will be
 available to users via two methods.  The first method employs the
 "finger" utility.  The finger utility is executed specifying the
 "trouble ticket" (tt) number returned with the registration request
 verification/ confirmation message.
 Example:     finger tt-930303.1034@rs.internic.net
 Users will also be able to obtain status information by connecting to
 rs.internic.net via telnet and executing the "status <ticket number>"
 command.  Status information will appear as follows.
 [BEGIN SCRIPT]__________________________________________________________
 > finger tt-930303.1034@rs.internic.net
 [rs.internic.net]
 Retrieving information on Ticket 930303.1034.   Please wait...
 Ticket Number: 930303.1034           Ticket Status:   pending
 Ticket Type: reg/domain              Ticket Source:   email
 Ticket Scope:                        Site/Line:
 Ticket Owner: autoreg                Problem Fixer:  duanes
 Ticket Opened: 03/03/93  14:47
 Problem Description:
                  register internic.net

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 Problem Solution:
 For more information, please contact the InterNIC Registration
 Center at hostmaster@internic.net or (703) 742-4777.  Thanks!
 [END SCRIPT]____________________________________________________________
 Other services will also be available via telnet to rs.internic.net.
 The interface is similar to the telnet service currently offered by
 the DDN-NIC. However, the commands used on the InterNIC system are
 slightly different. The services that will be available via telnet
 are:  WHOIS, Gopher, wais, finger, and status.
 Below is a short scripted session on the new InterNIC Registration
 host.
 [BEGIN SCRIPT]__________________________________________________________
 % telnet rs.internic.net
 Trying 198.41.0.5 ...
 Connected to rs.internic.net.
 Escape character is '^]'.
 SunOS UNIX (rs) (ttyp4)
  • * * – InterNIC Network Registration Center – * * For gopher, type: GOPHER <return> * For wais, type: WAIS <return> * For the *original* whois type: WHOIS <return> * For the X.500 whois DUA, type: X500WHOIS <return> * * For user assistance call (800) 444-4345 or (703) 742-4777 * Please report system problems to ACTION@rs.internic.net **
 Cmdinter Ver 1.3 Wed Mar 10 11:23:05 1993 EST
 InterNIC > ?
 Command, one of the following
  DATE          FINGER        HELP          KERMIT        LOGIN
  LOGOUT        STATUS        WHOIS         GOPHER        WAIS
  X500WHOIS
 InterNIC > date
 Wed Mar 10 11:23:09 EST 1993

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 InterNIC > whois
 Connecting to the rs Database . . . . . .
 Connected to the rs Database
 InterNIC WHOIS Version: 1.0 Wed, 10 Mar 93 11:23:19
 Whois: !internic-dom
 Network Solutions, Inc. (INTERNIC-DOM)
    505 Huntmar Park Drive
    Herndon, VA 22070
    Domain Name: INTERNIC.NET
    Administrative Contact:
       Zalubski, John  (JZ7)  zalubskj@INTERNIC.NET
       (703) 802-8462
    Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
       Kosters, Mark A.  (MAK21)  markk@INTERNIC.NET
       (703) 802-8484
    Record last updated on 10-Feb-93.
    Domain servers in listed order:
    REG.INTERNIC.NET             192.153.247.80
    NOC.CERF.NET                 192.153.156.22
 Whois: quit
 InterNIC > quit
 Wed Mar 10 11:24:54 1993 EST
 Connection closed by foreign host.
 %
 [END SCRIPT]____________________________________________________________

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Summary of InterNIC registration services information:

rs.internic.net 198.41.0.5 ns.internic.net 198.41.0.4

General telephone support: 1-800-444-4365 Registration support: 703-742-4777

Mail address: Network Solutions Inc. ATTN: InterNIC Registration Services 505 Huntmar Park Dr. Herndon, VA 22070

rs-info@internic.net Registration information mail list rs-info-request@internic.net

hostmaster@internic.net Registration questions and Manual

                                     registration

autoreg@internic.net Automatic registration mailbox

finger tt-XXXXXX.XXXX@rs.internic.net To check status of registration

                                     request

Security Considerations

 Security issues are not discussed in this memo.

Author's Address

 Scott Williamson
 Network Solutions, Inc.
 505 Huntmar Park Drive
 Herndon, VA 22070
 Phone: (703) 742-4820
 EMail: scottw@internic.net

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