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: InterNIC Directory and Database Services -- online white pages directory and directory of publicly accessible databases managed by AT&T. Registration Services -- domain name and IP address assignment managed by NSI. Support Services -- outreach, education, and information services for the Internet community managed by NSI. Net Scout Services -- online publications that summarize recent happenings of interest to Internet users (managed by NSI). 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.

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