Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cbosgd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!mark From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) Newsgroups: net.mail Subject: Re: Address Questions Message-ID: <584@cbosgd.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 17:10:29 EST Article-I.D.: cbosgd.584 Posted: Thu Dec 13 17:10:29 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Dec-84 06:58:18 EST References: <14000003@smu.UUCP> <526@cbosgd.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Columbus Lines: 26 In article <415@gitpyr.UUCP> msj@gitpyr.UUCP (Mike St. Johns) writes: >The new top level domains have already been decided. UUCP isn't currently one >of them. As I remember, the top level domains are EDU, GOV, MIL, and I think >COMercial (unfortunately, I've purge my copy of the RFC detailing this.) The RFC in question is RFC920. We expect to post it, RFC921, and our UUCP specific document to this newsgroup in the next few weeks. RFC920 lists several top level newsgroups, including ARPA, GOV, EDU, COM, MIL, and ORG. It also says that any country can have its own top level domain using the ISO 2 letter standard country code, and that very large "multiorganizations" can have them. All top level domains are subject to a number of restrictions, so you have to qualify. It is our intention to apply for UUCP top level domain status as a multiorganization. Quoting from RFC920: Multiorganizations A multiorganization may be a top level domain if it is large, and is composed of other organizations; particularly if the multiorganization can not be easily classified into one of the categories and is international in scope. Mark Horton