Transition and Modernization of the Internet Registration Service

Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Discussion As a result of the NREN NIS award by National Science Foundation, non-DDN registration services will soon be transferred from the DDN NIC to the new Internet Registration Service, which is a part of an entity referred to as the InterNIC. References in this document to the InterNIC apply to the Registration Services portion only. Internet registration services are gradually transitioning to the InterNIC. We expect that the full transition will be accomplished by April 1, 1993. During this transitional period, EMail, Fax, and U.S. mail received at either site will be processed. DDN users will continue to receive full registration support from the DDN NIC, and the transition should be transparent to them. DDN users should continue to send registration requests to [email protected] (IP, .mil domain, inaddr for 26.x.x.x) or [email protected] (user registrations or TAC card requests) using the DISA approved registration forms. From now through March 31, 1993, non-DDN Internet registration requests will be handled as follows: The current DDN NIC registration templates may be filled out and submitted to either [email protected] or [email protected] through March 31. The new InterNIC templates will be accepted effective April 1, 1993, but not until that time.