Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!microsoft!randyo From: randyo@microsoft.UUCP (Randy Orrison) Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp Subject: Domain Registration (was Re: rewriting FROM: lines) Message-ID: <5794@microsoft.UUCP> Date: 23 May 89 21:13:55 GMT References: Reply-To: randy@cctb.wa.com (Randy Orrison) Distribution: na Organization: Chemical Computer Thinking Batter, Bellevue, WA Lines: 45 In article karl@triceratops.cis.ohio-state.edu (Karl Kleinpaste) writes: >Ann Westine is the domain contact for the .us >top-level domain, which is where random, organizationally-disconnected >machines can become registered. The .us domain is subdivided into >state and city subdomains, and machines are thereby registered >geographically. E.g., there is a machine here for which my machines >perform MX service called sydney.columbus.oh.us. But, unfortunately, they (the .us domain people) seem to be unwilling to delegate control of lower level domains. In the two cases I've been involved in, this has resulted in the formation of non-.us domains so that we could have local control. (The two examples are .mn.org and .wa.com) These serve the purpose that .us intends to serve, but allows bottom level people to deal with local contacts for setup and assistance, instead of having to deal with some remote person they will probably never even meet. I suggest to anyone interested in getting a domain registration that they look into setting up a comparable domain for their state (or city or whatever local unit makes sense). (Specifically, if you're in MN or WA, get in touch with .mn.org or .wa.com) Perhaps a ".usa" domain could be formed for organizations like these? :-) (but :-( that it's necessary) (Note: I wouldn't be bashing these people, but... In Minnesota the .mn.org domain is pretty tightly linked to an active users group, and it is ludicrous to expect each of the 44 sites in the .mn.org domain to have to individually go through a coordinator out of state in order to be registered in .mn.us when we all get together twice a month anyway. Most simply wouldn't do it, which defeats the idea of the .us domain.) I really don't understand the goals of the people administering the .us domain. Is this a money making venture for them, or are they really trying to benefit the national community by bringing domain names to the people? If it's the former, I don't understand why they're allowed control of .us, if it's the latter, their policies are counter-productive. -randyo -- Randy C. Orrison -- Just an employee of Microsoft Corp, not a spokesman uunet!microsoft!randyo microsoft!cctb!randy randy@cctb.mn.org "Gravity really brings me down."