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InterNIC
Last modified: Thursday, January 08, 2004
Short for Internet Network Information Center, a registered service mark of the U.S. Department of Commerce and now a defunct entity. InterNIC began as a collaborative project between AT&T and Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI) supported by the National Science Foundation. When active, the project offered four services:
The InterNIC is currently an informational Web site established to provide the public with information about domain name registration. ICANN now oversees the domain name registration industry.
ICANN Home Page Excellent resource containing an organizational overview, FAQs, events, committees, supporting organizations, related links, and news items.
InterNIC's home page Features information on InterNIC's directory and database services, tools and resources for the Internet community, Scout report and net-happenings publications, and domain name registration and IP network number assignment services.
Domain.com Domain name registration, Web hosting, e-mail services, domain search, and SEO services.
NIC's Home Page Domain name registration services, whois look up, domain name industry FAQ's, and Internic related services.
