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From: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
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Subject: Re: Help registering domain name in France?
In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990213000116.02254c80@ijs.com> from "jivko@ijs.com" at "Feb 13, 99 00:01:29 am"
To: jivko@ijs.com
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 14:37:01 -0800 (PST)
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jivko@ijs.com writes:
> A customer of ours needs to register a .fr domain name however it would
> appear that only French ISPs can send the request it. Can someone help us
> out? My understanding is, and correct me if I am wrong, that we could still
> provide the DNS services for that domain and only the request for it should
> come from a French ISP. This or other way we are looking for solution and
> any help would be greatly appreciated. 

You could request it directly from the source:

> Registrant:
> France top-level domain (FR-DOM)
>    AFNIC (NIC France)
>    c/o INRIA, Domaine de Voluceau
>    Le Chesnay CEDEX, 78153
>    FRANCE
> 
>    Domain Name: FR
> 
>    Administrative Contact:
>       Renard, Annie  (AR41)  Annie.Renard@INRIA.FR
>       +33 01 39 63 55 92 (FAX) +33 01 39 63 55 34
>    Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
>       Lubrano, Philippe  (PL613)  Philippe.Lubrano@INRIA.FR
>       +33 1 39 63 56 82 (FAX) +33 1 39 63 55 34
> 
>    Record last updated on 22-Apr-98.
>    Database last updated on 14-Feb-99 05:25:21 EST.

These are the people who ultimately control what goes under '.fr'.

-Archie

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