InterNIC Jump Point

This page is provided a backrounder on the InterNIC. It contains a variety of references to documents concerning how it came into being and how it has developed. If you want to contribute additional information, please send mail to the address at the bottom of the page.

Also some references have been added that point towards the future of the InterNIC and the specifically towards the evolution of the registration of domain names and IP Addresses.

The Origin of the InterNIC

• NSF Program Solicitation for NIS Managers
• The Proposal from NSI
• The Proposal from AT&T
• The Cooperative Agreement with NSI

Reviews of InterNIC Performance

• IEEE Summary Report: Workshop on Name Registration for the COM domain
• 1994 NSF Review Panel

InterNIC Reports at NANOG

• InterNIC Report from the February 1995 NANOG
• InterNIC Report from the May 1995 NANOG
• InterNIC Domain Name Dispute Policy discussion from the September 1995 NANOG
• InterNIC Report from the May 1996 NANOG
• InterNIC Report from the February 1997 NANOG

Registration Beyond the End of Initial InterNIC Cooperative Agreements

• The International Ad-Hoc Committee -- More Generic Top Level Domains for Use in the DNS
• Generic Top Level Domain Memorandum of Understanding
• American Registry of Internet Numbers
• Network Solutions' Proposal for Domain Registration Functions after InterNIC
• Network Solutions' WorldNIC