[ih] Pre-1997 TLD manager records

[Greg Skinner]

On May 9, 2026, at 3:22 AM, Jaap Akkerhuis via Internet-history <internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
> 
> broken wrist, so short reaction
> the NL TLD was registered by the cwi 40 years ago using same structured email as used for ip-numbers.
> like toad, names servers where at seismo (and brl).
> getting tired of the questions we published a howto-get-a-cctld document what a lot of people used.
> i have no clue how postel did his administration but get a tad tired to hear about this secret notebook.
> 
> 	jaap
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While you’re looking for that document, I thought some people on the list might be interested in the NL Domain Registry System document, which I found while poking around for more information. [1]

Incidentally, I think the ‘Duane’ Nigel mentioned in his original post is Duane Wessels. [2] I have copied him on my response, in the hopes that he would answer some of Nigel’s questions. [3]

--gregbo

[1] https://web.archive.org/web/19990203064227/http://www.domain-registry.nl/drs-documentation.html
[2] https://blog.verisign.com/author/dwessels/
[3] https://elists.isoc.org/pipermail/internet-history/2026-May/011874.html