.us domains

[David Johnson]

Does this mean that the registrar may charge me for what otherwise would
have been a free domain name?  or is the registrar simply a helping hand in
the configuration?

"Barry Margolin" <barmar at bbnplanet.com> wrote in message
news:btCD4.15$ap3.469 at burlma1-snr2...
> In article <38DE3A1A.23948.1404639 at localhost>,  <wwebb at adni.net> wrote:
> >> you have to first register a domaine name with internic and use
> >> ns1.granitecanyon.com for dns then create a domain zone with
granitecanyon
> >
> >He is not proposing to register a name with internic, but the .US
> >TLD and they require that the nameservers be providing
> >authoritative information for the domain to be delegated before they
> >will delegate the domain.
>
> Actually, he's not registering in the .US TLD.  The wilton.ct.us domain is
> already delegated to ns1.norwalk.com and ns5.norwalk.com, so he needs to
> register with the wilton.ct.us registrar.  According to whois.isi.edu, the
> contacts are:
>
>    Administrative Contact:
>       Wilhelm, Charles  (CW552-US)  cw at norwalk.com
>      2038570777
>
>    Technical Contact:
>       Welch, Jim  (JW1130-US)  welchj at RPI.EDU
>      (203) 857-0773
>
> And the SOA record says that the hostmaster is jw at research.troy.ny.us.
>
> >> On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, David Johnson wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > I would like to configure a domain troop20.wilton.ct.us for my new
Boy Scout
> >> > webpage. The DNS will be provided by granite canyon PublicDNS.  I am
> >> > confused about the registration procedure.  Which do I have to
register with
> >> > first, Granite Canyon PublicDNS or nic.us?
> >> >
> >> > It looks like the nic.us registration asks for the nameservers, so I
am
> >> > inclined to register with PublicDNS first. However the PublicDNS
example
> >> > hints that I need to be registered with IANA for a .us domain before
I can
> >> > get DNS.
> >> >
> >> > Any advice is greatly appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > -Dave Johnson
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> Barry Margolin, barmar at bbnplanet.com
> GTE Internetworking, Powered by BBN, Burlington, MA
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