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From: asp@uunet.UU.NET (Andrew Partan)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: Who may register in the .org domain?
Summary: non-profit, 501-C3 organizations
Message-ID: <129382@uunet.UU.NET>
Date: 18 Apr 91 00:24:59 GMT
References: <1991Apr12.151815.12030@oswego.oswego.edu>
Organization: UUNET Communications Services, Falls Church, VA
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In article <1991Apr12.151815.12030@oswego.oswego.edu>, ostroff@penelope.Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff) writes:
> 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.
> 
> Can anybody send UUNET their $35 (or whatever) and register their site
> as my.own.org?  It appears that's what has happened.  

The ORG domain is for non-profit, (IRS) 501-C3 organizations.  The
501-C3 is some IRS rule & regulation.  You actually have to register
with the IRS to be a 501-C3 organization.

We are running a service that will register domains for UUCP sites (and
provide a nameserver for that domain).  We basically check the form
over, set up the nameservers, and forward the domain registration form
to the NIC to be processed & registered.

So, if you are a non-profit, 501-C3 uucp site, then you can register
with uunet for my.OWN.ORG.

	--asp@uunet.uu.net (Andrew Partan)