geoff@Fernwood.MPK.CA.US (Geoff Goodfellow) (03/16/89)
September 1988
US DOMAIN QUESTIONNAIRE FOR HOST ENTRY
Jon Postel / Ann Westine
To register a host in the US domain, the following information must be
sent to the US Domain Registrar (WESTINE@ISI.EDU). Questions may be
sent by electronic mail to the above address, or by phone at (213-822-
1511).
NOTE: The key people must have electronic mailboxes. It is also useful
for them to have NIC "handles," unique NIC database identifiers. If you
have access to "WHOIS", please check to see if you are registered and if
so, make sure the information is current. Include only your handle and
any changes (if any) that need to be made in your entry. If you do not
have access to "WHOIS", please provide all the information indicated.
If you do not have a NIC ident go ahead and apply for one by sending a
message to NIC@SRI-NIC.ARPA, and we will process your US domain
application in parallel.
(1) The name of the top-level domain to join.
For example: US
(2) The NIC handle of the administrative head of the organization.
Alternately, the person's name, title, mailing address, phone
number, organization, and network mailbox. This is the contact
point for administrative and policy questions about the domain. In
the case of a research project, this should be the principal
investigator.
For example:
Administrator
Organization The NetWorthy Corporation
Name Penelope Q. Sassafrass
Title President
Mail Address The NetWorthy Corporation
4676 Andrews Way, Suite 100
Santa Clara, CA 94302-1212
Phone Number (415) 123-4567
Net Mailbox Sassafrass@ECHO.TNC.COM
NIC Handle PQS
(3) The NIC handle of the technical contact for the entry.
Alternately, the person's name, title, mailing address, phone
number, organization, and network mailbox. This is the contact
point for problems concerning the domain or zone, as well as for
updating information about the domain or zone.
For example:
Technical Contact
Organization The NetWorthy Corporation
Name Ansel A. Aardvark
Title Executive Director
Mail Address The NetWorthy Corporation
4676 Andrews Way, Suite 100
Santa Clara, CA. 94302-1212
Phone Number (415) 123-6789
Net Mailbox Aardvark@ECHO.TNC.COM
NIC Handle AAA2
(4) The name of the host. This is the name that will be used in tables
and lists associating the domain with the domain server addresses.
[While, from a technical standpoint, domain names can be quite long
(programmers beware), shorter names are easier for people to cope
with.]
For example: NetWorthy.Santa-Clara.CA.US
Or: Alpha.NetWorthy.Santa-Clara.CA.US
Beta.NetWorthy.Santa-Clara.CA.US
(5) If this machine is not directly on the internet, how does it
communicate with the Internet. Through UUCP, BITNET, CSNET, etc?
Which forwarding host?
For example: The host "Networthy.Santa-Clara.CA.US" uses UUCP
to connect to "RELAY.ISI.EDU" which is an Internet host.
The administrator of RELAY.ISI.EDU must agree to be the
forwarding host for Networthy.Santa-Clara.CA.US, and the
forwarding host must know a delivery method and route to it.
No double MXing.
(6) Please describe your organization 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.
(7) What Domain Name System (DNS) Resource Records (RR) and values are
to be entered.
a. A Internet Address (internet hosts only)
b. HINFO Host Information, Machine System (optional)
c. WKS Well Known Services, Protocols, Ports (internet hosts only)
d. MX Mail Exchanger (required for UUCP, CSNET, BITNET hosts)
An example of RRs for an internet host.
NetWorthy.Santa-Clara.CA.US IN A 128.9.3.123
IN HINFO SUN-3/11OC UNIX
IN MX 10 ISI.EDU
IN WKS 128.9.3.133. UDP (echo
tftp)
IN WKS 128.9.3.133. TCP (telnet
ftp
tftp
finger)
An example of RRs for a non-internet host.
Beta.NetWorthy.Santa-Clara.CA.US MX 10 RELAY.ISI.EDU
HINFO SUN-3/11OC UNIX
(8) Where is the IN-ADDR pointer record to be entered. (For internet
hosts only.)
For example:
123.3.9.128.IN-ADDR.ARPA. PTR NetWorthy.Santa-Clara.CA.US
Who is the contact for the zone of the IN-ADDR.ARPA data, where
this record will be entered?
(9) What Time to Live (TTL)? TTL is the time (in seconds) that a
resolver will use the data it got from the domain server before it
asks it again for the data. A typical TTL is One Week 604800.
(NOTE: TTL is not applicable to non-Internet hosts.)
For example:
One Week 604800
(10) CNAME Record if any.
A nicname to official name entry
For example:
ANN.MDR.CA.US CNAME WESTINE.ISI.EDU
NOTE: In general CNAMES are undesirable, and usually only used
temporarily when a host is changing from one official name to
another.
NOTE: No other RRs are allowed for the name defined by a CNAME
record.