InterNIC shutdown and TLDs/IN-ADDR ...

Daniel Karrenberg wrote:

>   > Berislav Todorovic <BERI at etf.bg.ac.yu> writes:
>   >
>   > .... Any
>   > comments on impacts of this shutdown on the root servers, in-addr.arpa
>   > zone, nTLDs and gTLDs?
>
> After intensive discussions around the IETF meeting last week I am
> confident that there will be no instability in the services that are
> provided by the InterNIC at present.
>
> The address space related services are being transferred to ARIN (see
> http://www.arin.net/). This includes the relevant protions of the
> in-addr.arpa zone.
>
> There are intensive discussions about setting up a structure for the
> IANA including the root-server and TLD related services.
> RIPE and the RIPE NCC are actively taking part in these discussions.
>
> Drastic changes to the services are not likely during this process
> because everyone involved, including the InerNIC and the US government,
> is interested in a smooth transition.
>
> I will report more about these things at the upcoming RIPE meeting.
>
> If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Daniel Karrenberg
> RIPE NCC Manager

This is the answer from internic regarding the posting on InterNIC's ftp site.

  Dec 17, 1997
   In a recent posting on its FTP server and on the IETF mailing
 list AT&T announced: "Please be advised that as of March 31, 1998,
 InterNIC [Directory and Database Services] will be discontinuing
 service. If services are provided somewhere else, we will provide
 pointers."

   The service[s] to which the announcement refers are the InterNIC
 Directory and Database Services provided by AT&T under a Cooperative
 Agreement with the National Science Foundation. The announcement
 does not, in any way, refer to the InterNIC Domain Name Registration
 Services provided by Network Solutions.

Mattias Segerdahl
    Senior Network Manager
    Manager R&D

    Netsys Technology Group AB