From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Feb 10 09:46:09 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA14235 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 10 Feb 1997 09:46:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from croute.com (ishm2.croute.com [199.97.106.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA14226 for ; Mon, 10 Feb 1997 09:46:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from bldg1.croute.com by croute.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA21225; Mon, 10 Feb 97 11:45:58 CST Received: from COMPUROUTE/SpoolDir by bldg1.croute.com (Mercury 1.21); 10 Feb 97 11:45:58 -0600 (CST) Received: from SpoolDir by COMPUROUTE (Mercury 1.30); 10 Feb 97 11:45:33 -0600 (CST) From: "Larry Dolinar" Organization: CompuRoute, Inc. To: questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 11:45:29 -0600 CDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Subject: FAQ or white paper on .ORG particulars X-Confirm-Reading-To: "Larry Dolinar" X-Pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail v3.40 Message-Id: <53D2D5C5C0C@bldg1.croute.com> Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Pardon the off-topic post: where would I look for this subject on the Web? In other words, at the point that I want to get a domain name registered for a non-commercial function (presumably a .org), are there any prerequisites I should be aware of? Two name servers and someone willing to route a class C address I pretty much know about already, having already crowbarred my present company on the Internet (and a branch office to follow). The rules for .com, .net, and so on seem pretty clear-cut, but all "Zen and the Art of the Internet" seems to say on .org is: org This is a domain reserved for private organizations, who don't comfortably fit in the other classes of domains. One example is the Electronic Frontier Foundation named eff.org. Such as being registered as non-profit with somebody, showing a membership, etc. Or is it as simple as picking a unique "something.org" (and the ISP, registration/maintenance fees) because I want a domain name of my own (which I'd prefer)? The day will certainly come when I'm not at this wonderful company, and I'd rather not be a shell account on someone else's system, except as a temporary evil. thanks for any info, larry