domain names

[Steve Harding]

> 
> Lesley A Kowalski wrote:
> > 
> > Hello,
> > This came up in a conversation among library students and we couldn't
> > agree on an answer:
> > 
> > How does a library (or company or organization for that matter) get a
> > "customized" domain name?  For example, www.pizzahut.com?
> > 
> > Thank you for answers, which will cause a cease-fire.
> > 
> > Best,
> > Les Kowalski
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Well, the long and short of it is that you must register with Internic.  
> This usually means they will forward your request to whomever has control 
> of the root domain you want to us.  For instance, I recently registered 
> mohave.lib.az.us for our library.  Internic forwarded the request to the 
> college that controls the az.us domains, who forwarded it to the state 
> library who controls the lib.az.us who gave us the name.
> 
> In addition, you must have a primary and secondary "Domain Name Server" 
> to host the domain name.  These are usaully some sort of Unix boxes.  
> They can be your ISP's servers, your own, or one of each, but you must 
> have two.
> 
> Also, if you are a public library or educational library, you can usually 
> register for free under a state domain e.g. the ".az" at the end of mine. 
>  If you wish to have a ".com" you will probably pay for it. Generally 
> about $100 a year, and I think the first two years upfront.

Well...close enough.

.US domains are free.  See http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/usdnr/

Other domains are handled by internic.  .EDU is free.  See:
http://rs.internic.net/announcements/fee-policy.html

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