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Domain Names
 Websites presented in alphabetical order APNIC: Asia Pacific Network Information Centre 
 The regional Internet registry for Asia and the Pacific, providing allocation and registration services for Internet domains. There is a domain name look-up service and other information and news about Internet service providers, national Internet registries, and similar organizations in the region. http://www.apnic.net/ Topics: Internet, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Web Design and Management Last updated May 21, 2002 ARIN Whois Database Search
Quickly identify the Point of Contact (POC) for a North American Internet Protocol (IP) address. http://www.arin.net/whois/ Topics: Internet, Web Design and Management Last updated Jul 8, 2005 Cyber Squatting
A listing of Web sites "reported as having been taken over by cyber squatters and being turned into the gateways to pornography and/or gambling." Report a site or read about why and how this is happening (hint: have you renewed your domain name?). Includes links to news articles on the subject. From the Online Internet Institute (OII). http://oii.org/html/porn-napping.html Topics: Internet, Web Design and Management Last updated Aug 2, 2002 Domain Name Services
The official list of top level domain (TLD) names for the Internet. Includes country code domains, and generic domains (such as .com, .gov, .net, and the new .mobi, "reserved for consumers and providers of mobile products and services"). Information includes sponsoring organization, administrative and technical contacts, and URL for registration services. Maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). http://www.iana.org/domains/ Topics: Internet Last updated May 1, 2008 Domain Tools
This site provides access to information about current, deleted, and expired Internet domain names. Listings may include the name of the holder, the creation and expiration dates of the domain name, the address of the server, contact information, and a thumbnail image from the site. Access to historical material back to 2002 requires free membership. Some additional services require a fee. http://www.domaintools.com Topics: Internet Last updated May 1, 2006 Government Domain Registration and Services
Site for "domain name registration for the U.S. government." Contains a searchable lising of Web sites with ".gov, -NSN.gov or .fed.US extension[s]," and information on "the process of registering for .gov domain names." From the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). http://www.dotgov.gov/ Topics: Government, Government, Internet, Web Design and Management Last updated Aug 23, 2004 International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR)
This Canadian nonprofit organization will sponsor and serve as the policy-making authority for the ".xxx" generic topic level Internet domain name suffix that was approved in June 2005 by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). This domain name is designed to apply to the "online adult-entertainment community ... that provide sexually-oriented information, services, or products intended for consenting adults." Site provides background and reasons for the proposal. http://www.iffor.org Topics: Internet, Media, Media, Web Design and Management Last updated Jun 8, 2005 Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
This organization "is responsible for managing and coordinating the Domain Name System (DNS) to ensure that every address is unique and that all users of the Internet can find all valid addresses. It does this by overseeing the distribution of unique IP addresses and domain names." The site includes recently approved top-level domains, information about where to register a domain name, a FAQ on domains, and links to further information. http://www.icann.org/ Topics: Internet, Web Design and Management Last updated May 30, 2005 RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC)
This is the regional Internet registry for Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and some parts of Asia. It provides allocation and registration services for Internet domains. The Web site has a domain name look-up service and other information and news about Internet service providers, Internet registries, and similar organizations in the region. http://www.ripe.net/ Topics: Internet, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Web Design and Management Last updated May 21, 2002 Root Zone Database
"Represents the delegation details of top-level domains, including gTLDs such as '.COM,' and country-code TLDs such as '.UK.' As the manager of the DNS root zone, IANA is responsible for coordinating these delegations in accordance with its policies and procedures." Information includes sponsoring organization, name servers, administrative and technical contacts, URL for registration services, if available, and date record last updated. Maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ Topics: Internet, Web Design and Management Last updated Jun 30, 2008 Uwhois.com
Find the registered holder of an Internet domain name by entering "the domain name, followed by either .com, .net .org, or one of the 246 country code suffixes." Listings include the name of the holder, the creation and expiration dates of the domain name, and the address of the server. Additional services are available for a fee. http://www.uwhois.com Topics: Internet Last updated May 2, 2006 WHOIS Search
"Find out who registered a domain name and view additional registration and Web site data." Search results provide "registration and expiration dates, contact information (if public) for the registrant and, if available, a thumbnail of the Web site home page with traffic ranking, meta descriptions, keywords and more." Military and U.S. government domain information not included. From Network Solutions, a commercial "domain name registrar and ... provider of Internet services." http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/ Topics: Internet, Web Design and Management Last updated Apr 30, 2006 |
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