Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!usc!orion.oac.uci.edu!ucivax!gateway From: Stef@ICS.UCI.EDU (Einar Stefferud) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso.x400 Subject: Re: OSI Address and ORG name registry Message-ID: <3406.658659841@nma.com> Date: 15 Nov 90 09:57:02 GMT Reply-To: Stef@ICS.UCI.EDU Lines: 80 Approved: usenet@ICS.UCI.EDU In-reply-to: Your message of 09 Nov 90 19:59:26 +0000. <62.273ac44f@odnvms> Here is the contact information for ANSI, which is where you get your organization registration number and can may someday register your organizational OSI name. (MAYBE) For a while, Lyman Chapin was informally issuing numbers while ANSI got its act together, but it appears that ANSI is now ready to do numeric registrations at least. oting from "Procedures for Registering Organization Nmaes in the USA"... The Registration Authority for Organization Names is: American National Standards Institute 1430 Broadway New York, NY 10018 Telephone: +1 212 642 4932 Facsimile: +1 212 302 1286 Telex: 42 42 96 ANSI UI Please report back to theis list on the results of your contact with ANSI. We are all anxious to learn what happens when people contact ANSI for this purpose. Best Regards...\Stef ------- Forwarded Messages From: AIKEN%OER.ESNET@esnmrg.nersc.gov To: stef%nma.com@ccc.nersc.gov Subject: Internet PRMD names Date: Thu, 8 Nov 90 06:50:09 PST Stef [other stuff removed] 2nd - I just talked to ANSI and they said that they are not even taking alphanumeric applications yet (they hope to by 1st qtr 91) but are only taking numeric applications for now. So I would think this is why NREN has not been registered. I also asked them If all who applied should go get a trademark 1st and they said no, so I don't know why they sent NSF to the Trademark office. [other stuff removed] bob ------- Message 2 From: moline@gumby.dsd.trw.com To: Stef@ics.uci.edu Subject: ANSI Registration coming to past! Date: Thu, 08 Nov 90 10:31:25 -0800 stef - received this from lyman at BBN. looks like ANSI is trying to get their act together. thanks for you help! - it's nice to know where we stand! later dan - ------ forw msg From: Lyman Chapin Subject: Re: NSAP registration To: moline@gumby.dsd.TRW.COM Cc: jsb@gumby.dsd.TRW.COM, lap@gumby.dsd.TRW.COM, lyman@BBN.COM In-Reply-To: <9011060002.AA17740@gumby.dsd.TRW.COM > Date: Mon, 5 Nov 90 20:47:38 EST Dan, I've just learned from ANSI that they plan to open their official registry some time this week - so the "offshore" registry is now closed! Send a note to Fran Schrotter or Beth Somerville at ANSI for details. - - - Lyman - ------- End of Forwarded Messages ------- End of Forwarded Message