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From: ostroff@penelope.Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Who may register in the .org domain?
Message-ID: <1991Apr12.151815.12030@oswego.oswego.edu>
Date: 12 Apr 91 15:18:15 GMT
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Forgive me if this isn't the right place to ask this question, but I'm
a little confused as to just what constitutes a .org.  In looking through
the UUCP maps, I find a variety of things.  Some of them appear to be
"real" organizations, like osf.org, decus.org, ieee.org, uniforum.org, etc.
Then there are catch-alls like fidonet.org and mi.org.  There are also
some that appear to be companies.  Then there are lots of public-access
machines and other personal systems.

Here's where I get confused, since the "domain request" info from UUNET
seems to imply that public-access systems should not be .org's:

   This domain application is for organizations which wish to have UUNET
   provide name service.  Individuals, public access systems, and others
   not represented by an organization may wish to register in the US
   domain (contact westine@isi.edu). 

Can anybody send UUNET their $35 (or whatever) and register their site
as my.own.org?  It appears that's what has happened.  

||||  Boyd Ostroff / Tech Director / SUNY Oswego Dept of Theatre / 315-341-2987
||||  Sys Admin at cboard.UUCP / Serving the Performing Arts / 315-947-6414/8N1
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