johnboyd@logdis1.oc.aflc.af.mil (John Boyd;CRENP) (04/06/91)
This message is not Unix-specific, but I was at a loss as to where it SHOULD go; so replies direct to me would be more appropriate. My question: How, and as important, WHY does someone register his individual PC into the .org or .uucp domain as opposed to .us. What information must be known, what questions need to be asked/answered in order for the individual to make an intelligent decision as to which avenue to persue. I made an inquiry to postmaster@uunet.uu.net, with the following question: How do I go about registering my home PC into a domain where I might receive news and a certain quantity of mail? What I received was a form to *register a domain*. Not exactly where I was headed. At the top of that form was a small blurb that said something like 'Individuals may want to contact westine@isu.edu to register'. Well, I received an application to register in the .us domain. Within *that* form, it references the fact that one doesn't want to be registered in .us and .org or .uucp @the same time. That makes sense. Trouble is, I cant't seem to find the info that I need to be able to decide for myself whether I should be persuing .org, .us, or .uucp registration. I am currently making arrangements to get the necessary software and 'feed' connections from someone who is currently getting a feed from a local university. If there are any bases I haven't covered, I'd appreciate someone filling me in. Your time and assistance will be appreciated!
emv@ox.com (Ed Vielmetti) (04/06/91)
In article <26463@adm.brl.mil> johnboyd@logdis1.oc.aflc.af.mil (John Boyd;CRENP) writes:
Trouble is, I cant't seem to
find the info that I need to be able to decide for myself whether I should
be persuing .org, .us, or .uucp registration.
There is no internet registry for .uucp; that's taken care of by the
UUCP mapping project, and putting a proper entry in the maps for your
state or country.
There are advantages to .us registration. Someone else will run the
name server for you; it's free; the name you get is meaningful (e.g.
host.domain.city-name.st.us or host.city-name.st.us). No muss, no
fuss, reliable.
There are advantages to .org registration. You can choose who will
run the name server for you, and you have full flexibility as to
dividing it up. So your name could be host.domain.org or
host.sub.domain.org or just domain.org. It can be an easy way of
getting names for a number of your friends all at once. If you ever
get on the internet, having your own .org domain will be helpful.
If you have a single machine with a single name, .us registration
makes sense. At 2 systems, I'd start thinking about .org. Beyond 2,
.org is probably best.
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