[ih] internet-history Digest, Vol 41, Issue 16

Tue Mar 23 11:39:15 PDT 2010

that sounds right to me.

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On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Eric Gade <eric.gade at gmail.com> wrote:

> *It is my understanding that NSI later became Verisign.  (Note: I have
> been told this last sentence.  I haven't verified it.)
> *
>
>
> The naming of these companies has a confusing history.  VeriSign acquired
> Network Solutions Inc in 2000 (I believe) and took over the registry duties
> under the name VeriSign.  A few years later, VeriSign spun off the registrar
> portion and named it...Network Solutions Inc.  So both companies exist, but
> now there is a much more explicit division of duties between them.  This is
> my understanding of the situation.
>
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Elizabeth Feinler <feinler at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
>> FYI the Network Information Center (NIC) at SRI International, Menlo Park,
>> CA developed the TLDs of .mil, .org, .gov, .edu, and .com.  These are
>> defined in RFC 1032  which also gives details of the registration procedures
>> used then, and discusses country codes.  I am trying to write a small blurb
>> outlining the history of this, and will submit a copy to this group when I
>> have it finished.  I particularly want to reference what I say, as there is
>> so much conjecture out there and I don't want to add to it, if possible.
>>  :-).  In 1991 SRI lost the NIC contract in a competitive bid.  Network
>> Strategies, Inc (NSI) took over the naming portion of the contract.  It is
>> my understanding that NSI later became Verisign.  (Note: I have been told
>> this last sentence.  I haven't verified it.)
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jake Feinler
>> On Mar 22, 2010, at 12:00 PM, internet-history-request at postel.org wrote:
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>> >   1. Re: early ccTLD registrations (Craig Partridge)
>> >
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>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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>> > Message: 1
>> > Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:40:57 -0400
>> > From: Craig Partridge <craig at aland.bbn.com>
>> > Subject: Re: [ih] early ccTLD registrations
>> > To: el at lisse.na
>> > Cc: 'Bernard Turcotte' <turcotte57 at sympatico.ca>, craig at aland.bbn.com,
>> >       internet-history at postel.org
>> > Message-ID: <20100322154057.9009428E137 at aland.bbn.com>
>> >
>> >
>> > You might also talk with some of the CSNET folks -- as I recall, in
>> > the mid-1980s, we helped several countries get their TLD (as CSNET
>> > was providing the primary Internet connectivity to the country).
>> > I'd suggest Dick Edmiston or Laura Breeden.
>> >
>> > I don't have emails from the time but my recollection is that
>> > there ended up being some negotiation with the NIC about how we
>> > decided who in a country should be allowed to be responsible for that
>> > country's TLD.  (This was not a simple question and often pitted
>> > Internet pioneers in some countries against their own governments).
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Craig
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> I registered .NA in 1991, but have unfortunately lost the
>> >> emails from that time.  I would love to reconstruct this,
>> >> not only for my own personal use, but also, because during
>> >> "work" in the ICANN ccNSO Delegation-, Re-delegation and
>> >> Deletion Working Group where we are looking at current
>> >> "policy" and "procedures" we found that we not only have no
>> >> definitions what TLDs or even "domains" actually are, but we
>> >> also do not really know how this all came about.
>> >>
>> >> I am looking for two people working at the DDN.MIL
>> >> Hostmaster around 1990/1991, namely Sue Kirkpatrick, nee
>> >> Romano and Douglas MacGowan, both of whom handled .ZA a few
>> >> months before .NA and thus may be able to help (direct) my
>> >> search.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks to Randy Bush kindly sending me some stuff he had
>> >> already in 2003 I remember that James Revell who as
>> >> postsmater at uunet.uu.net forwarded the application to DDN.MIL
>> >> and set up the name servers.  I was fortunate to be able to
>> >> make contact with him again and we were wondering if there
>> >> was someone around who would know whether and how one can
>> >> find records from UUNET's side.
>> >>
>> >> Anyone else having information about how this was handled
>> >> before let's say 1994 (when RFC 1591 became prevalent), for
>> >> any ccTLD is also more than welcome to contact me directly.
>> >>
>> >> Two names I have come up with are
>> >>
>> >> Sue Kirkpatrick nee Romano
>> >> Douglas MacGowan
>> >>
>> >> who both were hostmasters at DDN.MIL then, and I really
>> >> would like to get in touch with either or both of them.
>> >>
>> >> Then there was a Mary Stahl mentioned in the monthly Internet
>> >> Reports reporting for DDN.MIL.
>> >>
>> >> Anyone who registered ccTLDs during that time and is willing
>> >> to share their email correspondence would be also greatly
>> >> appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> greetings, el
>> >> --
>> >> Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse  \        /      Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
>> >> el at lisse.NA            / *     | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell)
>> >> PO Box 8421             \     / Please do NOT email to this address
>> >> Bachbrecht, Namibia     ;____/      if it is DNS related in ANY way
>> > ********************
>> > Craig Partridge
>> > Chief Scientist, BBN Technologies
>> > E-mail: craig at aland.bbn.com or craig at bbn.com
>> > Phone: +1 517 324 3425
>> >
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> Eric Gade
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