3. Technical information This section provides information for IP address allocation, domain name registration, JPNIC registration form entry method and procedure of setting domain name server. As this procedure may be updated, please get the newest document when you apply for it. Refer to JPNIC FAQ, Q1/A1 in section 5.3 for the way to get documents. 3.1 IP address allocation Because of the radical progress of the Internet in recent years, the problems of a routing table explosion and of exhaustion of 32 bit IPv4 address get acute. Until these problems are solved fundamentally by IPv6, every site concerned is making efforts to be able to use the Internet by IPv4 for a long time. As one of these activities, there is a project which collects routing information intensively at a provider level for the connected organizations and checks the number of routing information on the Internet. It is thought that the plan is absolutely necessary in future to keep the wide inter- connectivity the Internet providing. 1.1 Delegating procedure of address allocation to provider To make the routings put together efficiently at provider level, it is important to think how to allocate the IP address to the organizations connecting to each provider. To allocate IP address smoothly being aware connected provider, the NIC in each area and countries has been allocated class C address-block in advance and each organization is allocated some class C address in address-block of connecting provider. JPNIC had continued pilot project to make the routings put together at provider level. JPNIC has been allocated address-block previously which can put together in appropriate size, and JPNIC delegates the procedure of address allocation which are applied from organizations connected to the provider. The results of this pilot project went satisfactorily so that the project was finished at the end of June 1995 and it will start from the 1st July 1995 as a formal business commission. JPNIC asks more providers to take over the procedure of business commission and the procedure of collecting charges of address acquisition. Please refer "Business commission of IP address allocation". (ftp://ftp.nic.ad.jp/pub/jpnic/ip-addr-delegation-guide.txt) Please refer "Guide of IP address allocation" to know which provider is delegated the address-block allocation. (ftp://ftp.nic.ad.jp/pub/jpnic/ip-addr-guide.txt) 1.2 Address Reservation for Provider The provider which can not take over the business commission of allocation can apply for the Reservation of address-block. The organization which is connected to that provider should be allocated with in the reserved block. The application of this case should be submitted to JPNIC through the provider. Please see "Guide of IP address allocation" to know which provider is delegated the address-block allocation. (ftp://ftp.nic.ad.jp/pub/jpnic/ip-addr-guide.txt) 1.3 Address allocation by JPNIC IP address reservation is deeply related to routing control in the IP address allocated organization network. It will be more important to allocate addresses to connected providers, so that it can reach to more wide area in the Internet. It will be expected to delegate to provider or to be allocated within reserved address-block instead of being allocated by JPNIC directly. The network which is not connected to internet needs not to be allocated IP address by JPNIC normally. Especially for this case, to be able to use without address allocation, address is reserved according to RFC1597. RFC1597 had been translated. Please see "Address allocation for closed internet" (ftp://ftp.nic.ad.jp/pub/jpnic/ip-addr-rfc1597.txt) If the provider written in the item [インターネット接続](Internet connection) in the application has been already taken over the delegation of address-block or the address-block for the provider has been reserved, application will forward to the provider. Please consult with provider before application. If the item [インターネット接続](Internet connection) is not filled, JPNIC suggests to see RFC1597. 1.4 Returning addresses IP address is a resource which is shared between users of the Internet. If the address which has been allocated before becomes no need for some reason, please return the address. The perception has spread that IP address is not owned by organization, and a network of organization should connect to a provider and when it connects to the Internet, IP address will be lent. That is, IP address should be allocated through the connected provider and if the connection is closed, it should be returned. The procedure of returning addresses is as follows. 1.The application of returning addresses which are directly allocated by JPNIC should be submitted by the organization which took the allocation. 2.The application of returning addresses which are allocated by provider should be submitted to provider. Please refer "On returning unused IP addresses" to know how to fill the application. (ftp://ftp.nic.ad.jp/pub/jpnic/ip-addr-return.txt) The extension of time will be held for three months, when the application of returning address is submitted. 2 The introduction of a fee Since the first June 1995, JPNIC asks you to pay the actual expenses for the cost of IP address allocation. In principle, a expense is charged for the application for expanding IP address space. *Application for new IP address *Application for returning IP address *Expanding IP address space ex.) Return 4C and apply new 8C *Reducing IP address space ex.) Return 1B and apply new 16C *Change of IP address To ease the increase of routing information on the Internet, it is not free in principle, but be free in the case of the following. a. Return to the previous connecting provider or JPNIC because of exchanging connecting points and using the new IP address in CIDR BLOCK of new provider. b. Return the IP address whose boundary is not the second power and change the IP address whose boundary is the second power. A charge of IP address for reasons except the above is not free of charge. *Change of the DB contents Change of DB field about IP address. You should mind that some application will not become free in spite that its fee is regarded as free. For example, in a case you return 3 class C that is not the second power and apply fresh 2 class C whose boundary is the second power, the application may not be accepted. Concerned with a fresh allocation, it will be judged by a standard described in "Guide to IP address allocation" to the last. Naturally when a application is accepted, its fee will be free. To see more details of a fee, please refer the following document. "IP address application and its fee" (ftp://ftp.nic.ad.jp/pub/jpnic/ip-addr-fee.txt) 3.2 Domain name registration 1 JP Domain name and its registration JPNIC is assigning JP domain name (hierarchical domain name where JP is on the top most level). The two letter code JP represents Japan and it is arranged by ISO3166. JPNIC is registering and maintaining internationally unique JP domain names to organizations cooperating with the InterNIC and other organizations. There are two kinds of domain names that JPNIC is registering. One is a attribute type domain name that includes a organization name and its attribute, and the other is a geographic domain name that JPNIC registers from 1992 as a pilot project. JPNIC accepts four kinds of requests related to domain name registration, and they are request for a new domain name, change of a domain name, change of a organization name, and elimination of a domain name. The applications can be send to JPNIC either by e-mail or by postal service. 2 The introduction of a fee Since the first June 1995, JPNIC asks you to pay the actual expenses for the cost of new or change attribute type domain name registration. 3 E-mail address for domain name application Documents: info@domain.nic.ad.jp (It is processed mechanically) Application: apply@domain.nic.ad.jp (It is processed mechanically) Query: query@domain.nic.ad.jp 4 Documents The below documents can be obtained by sending an empty e-mail to "info@domain.nic.ad.jp" as of first June, 1995. As the contents of the documents were changed from 25th May, 1995, please get the newest one if you apply a domain name. (The English version of these new documents is not available yet.) -Domain name application and its fee (Updated on 25 May, 1995) -Domain name registration (Updated on 25 May, 1995) -JP domain name change application (Updated on 25 May, 1995) -JP domain name deletion application -Pilot projects related to JP domain name (geographic domain) registration. The same can be obtained by anonymous ftp or mail-server service. ex.) %mail mail-server@nic.ad.jp send jpnic/domain-list.txt <-- A content of e-mail 5 Change of the rules of registration Rules concerning with domain name registration had changed from May 25, 1995. The parts that had changed from the former rule will be explained in below. For details please refer the document mentioned above. 5.1 Change concerning with attribute type domain name 5.1.1 Objects of attribute "GO" A local public body and its related organization were excluded from "GO". From now, these organizations will be registered Geographic type domain name. 5.1.2 Objects of attribute "AD" Objects of registration of "AD" attribute became the JPNIC member. Therefore you should attend that you have to join the JPNIC member before you apply "AD" domain. Please ask JPNIC secretariat (secretariat@nic.ad.jp) about how to join the JPNIC member. 5.2 Change concerning with geographic type domain name 5.2.1 Extension of the period of pilot project Geographic domain name extended its experimental period until March 31, 1996. During the period geographic domain name is excluded from a object of charge. 5.2.2 Introduction of local public body attribute A attribute of local public body and its lower part was introduced newly. The domain name registered to these organizations is as follows. o Domain name of local public body ..JP ...JP attribute 1: PREF : Prefecture METRO : Metropolis CITY : City specified by ordinance attribute 2: CITY : City TOWN : Town VILL : Village WARD : Ward ex.)PREF.OKINAWA.JP : Okinawa prefecture CITY.KOBE.JP : Kobe city WARD.ITABASHI.TOKYO.JP : Itabashi ward office CITY.NAGANO.NAGANO.JP : Nagano city office o Domain name of lower part of local public body One of the domain name below will be selected. 1-1) ...JP 1-2) ....JP 2) ...JP (former geographic domain name) In the case that a organization selected 1-1 or 1-2 and if the local public body that the organization belongs to had a domain name already, then JPNIC does not register new domain name and the local public body registeres a sub domain name to the organization. Furthermore, a lower organization was registered domain name first and its local public body was registered next, then administration of the domain name is transferred to local public body from JPNIC. 6 Precautions for application Here gives some mistakable points when you apply for a domain name. Please take special care in writing these points when you apply. o Omission of the fee information If the application is for a fresh or a change of attribute type domain name, then please enter the fee information without fail. o Spelling miss of the domain name Domain name has its meaning in the characters line so if there is a mistake, you should take steps to change the domain name. In the case of attribute type domain name, you should mind that the application for change is not free of charge. o Mis-entering of e-mail address in application Notices and inquiries related to the application are basically exchanged by e-mail with the address written in the application. Therefore if the address is mistaken, then e-mail will not arrived. o Order of English name in personal information is incorrect The order of entering English name is [Last, First]. Especially in the case that the applicant is a foreigner, you should mind particularly because it is difficult to judge which is the last name and the first name. ex.) Ichirou Tanaka --> Tanaka, Ichirou o [組織名](Organization Name) in the domain name application for a communication service is not its service's name, or a rule of the service is not attached. When you apply for a domain name to begin a communication service, enter its service's name in [組織名](Organization Name). Therefore, it is necessary to attach the rule (members rule etc.) that makes relations clear between the service provider and the user. o The articles of association or the rules are not attached to the application for a domain name of a voluntary group. JPNIC treats voluntary groups as corporations having no capacity for rights that are indicated in the following judicial precedent. So please attach the articles of association or the rules satisfying requisites in the precedent. "To recognized as a corporation that has no capacity for rights, it is necessary to equip an organization as a group, to be done the principles of decision by majority, to continue the organization in spite of a change of a constituent, and to fix main points as a organization (the methods of the representation, operation of the general meeting, management of property etc.). (decision by the Supreme Court, October 15,1964)" o In case that a organization applies for several domain names to begin another communication service, each third level name is the same. JPNIC dose not accept applications for domain names whose third level name is the same. So please apply a different name. ex.) In case that the organization having "foo.CO.JP" begins communication service. foo.OR.JP --> not acceptable foo-net.OR.JP --> acceptable 7 Request for cooperation as to application JPNIC asks you to cooperate in the following points as to the domain name application. o To save the labor and time, apply with e-mail if you can. o Enter [組織概要](description) as simple as you can. Especially, attribute type domain names have to be judged with this item, therefore please select it from the example of an appendix of this document. o Send the attached rules with e-mail if you can. The registration staffs are dispersing many places, so if the rules are not on-line then the staff has to input these rules manually or use fax to forward the contents. Not to take time to input data or to judge, please cooperate as you can. 3.3 JPNIC registration form entry method(for general organizations) The Japan Network Information Center (JPNIC) forms and administrates the JPNIC database in order to administrate various information relating to domestic networks. Because the contact addresses of organizations to which JPNIC registeres resources and the information concerning the name server setting, are fetched from the JPNIC database, it is important to keep the contents of the JPNIC database always updated with the latest information. When the registered contents are changed, it is needed to update registration immediately. A JPNIC registration form is used for registration or change to the JPNIC database, and it consists of domain information, network information, host information, personal information and information for network service providers. Registration, change and deletion are made according to these units. It is necessary for organizations connected to the Internet to submit the domain information, network information, host information and personal information of the above. Organizations which are not connected to the IP network should submit only the domain information and personal information (network information is also necessary when an IP address was obtained). The other information do not concern general organizations, therefore, description for them is omitted below. JPNIC treats the information registered in the JPNIC database equally as open information. * General Precautions for JPNIC Registration Form * -The e-mail address for a JPNIC registration form is: apply@db.nic.ad.jp. E-mail sent to this e-mail address is processed half-mechanically, therefore, neither documents other than registration forms nor signatures should be attached. -When a JPNIC registration form is sent, registration to the JPNIC database will be completed in 5 working days, and e-mail for confirming the registration contents will be returned. -If a change occurs for the registration contents, make editing and correction according to the contents of the e-mail, and send it to apply@db.nic.ad.jp. Especially, when the personal information is registered newly, a JPNIC handle for the person is registered, and it is written on the returned registration form, therefore, care should be taken. -Registration and change of JPNIC registration forms can be made for each unit of the domain, network, host and personal information. However, the personal information and the host information that are referred to from the domain information and the network information need to be registered in advance or by the same e-mail, therefore, two or more pieces of the related information should be included in one e-mail. For changing, only the changed information may be sent. -Please send questions, etc. for the JPNIC database and JPNIC registration forms to: query@db.nic.ad.jp -If the latest version of this document is needed, mail to info@db.nic.ad.jp (contents are not necessary because e-mail is processed mechanically). * Precautions for Entering the JPNIC Registration Form * -Because the JPNIC registration form is processed mechanically, registration is not accepted if there is a slight mistake. To create a JPNIC registration form, edit it (using CUT & PASTE, etc.) depending on the entry example at the end of this document. -Enter alphabetic characters in half size and kana in full size. Enter a space in half size. -Do not enter a space, TAB, etc. before a record identifier ("a. [ドメイン名]" etc.). -When an address, etc. cannot be included in a line, write succession in the next line. In this case, do not write a record identifier in the second line or later but put a space (or TAB) at the beginning of the line. -When two or more of technical contacts and name servers, etc. are registered, enter each item repeatedly including the record identifier. -As for the IP network address, enter it in four digits (by attaching .0.0 for class B, and .0 for class C). For entering a series of IP network addresses, such entry format as / or - can be used. Example: 133.11.0.0 202.32.244.0/22 192.244.196.0-192.244.199.0 * Entering the Domain Name * The domain information is the information of domain names that JPNIC assigns (directly under {AC, AD, CO, GO, OR}.JP and ..JP), and a domain name is a key to it. The domain information is registered when a domain name is registered for the first time, then, every time a change of contents occurs, the change is registered. Actually, change registration is required when the name server for the domain is set, when the network is connected to the IP Internet, when the administrative contact or technical contact is replaced, etc. As for an organization that is not connected to the IP Internet (an organization that makes connection using a UUCP or a private IP link), the name server for its domain is usually set by the network service provider that you join. When the name server for the self domain is not known, ask it to the network service provider that you join. -[ドメイン名](Domain Name) should be entered through JP in upper cases. -For [組織概要](Description), enter the type of the organization briefly. An example of entering [組織概要](Description) is shown at the end of this document, so refer to it. -For [運用責任者](Administrative Contact), [技術連絡担当者](Technical Contact) and [経理担当者](Accountant), enter the personal JPNIC handle. To register a person for whom a JPNIC handle is not yet allocated, enter a number to each record and include the personal information with the same number as its key in the same e-mail. -The entry contents of [ネームサーバ](Domestic Names Server) are reflected to the setting of name server, and they affect sending a e-mail. Pay sufficient attention to entering it. -[ネームサーバ](Domestic Name Server) should not be entered when the related domain is not yet connected to the network, or connection is made but the setting of name server is not completed. -When the host information entered in the [ネームサーバ](Domestic Name Server) is not registered in JPNIC, it is necessary to create the host information. When the host does not belong to the self-domain, request registration of the host information to the supervisor of the belonging domain. -For [ネームサーバ](Domestic Name Server), at least two name servers (if any) are required, in principle. -For [使用IPネットワーク](IP Network Number), list up all networks that are used for external communication. Do not list up those not used for external communication. * Entering the Network Information * The network information is the information concerning the IP network address allocated by JPNIC, and the network address is a key to it. Even an address directly allocated by NIC need be registered when it is used in Japan. The network information is registered for the first time when the IP network address is allocated by JPNIC, then, every time a change of contents occurs, the change is registered. Actually, change registration is required when the name server for the domain is set, when the administrative contact or technical contact is replaced, etc. -[ネットワーク省略名](Network Name) should be entered within twelve ASCII characters. However, spaces cannot be included. -For [組織概要](Description) and [Description], enter the type of the organization briefly. An example of entering [Description] is shown at the end of this document, so refer to it. -For [運用責任者](Administrative Contact), [技術連絡担当者](Technical Contact) and [経理担当者](Accountant), enter the personal JPNIC handle. To register a person for whom a JPNIC handle is not yet allocated, enter a number to each record and include the personal information with the same number as its key in the same e-mail. -Coordinator who is to be registered in InterNIC is the first person entered in [技術連絡担当者](Technical Contact). -The entry contents of [ネームサーバ](Domestic Name Server) are reflected to the setting of nameserver. Pay sufficient attention to entering it. -[ネームサーバ](Domestic Name Server) should not be entered when the related domain is not yet connected to the network, or connection is made but the setting of nameserver is not completed. -When the information of the host entered in the [ネームサーバ](Domestic Name Server) is not registered in JPNIC, it is necessary to create the host information. When the host does not belong to the self-domain, request registration of the host information to the supervisor of the belonging domain. -For [ネームサーバ](Domestic Name Server), at least two name servers (if any) are required, in principle. * Entering the Host Information * The host information is the information concerning the host registered as nameserver in the domain or network information, and the host name is a key to it. The host information is registered first when the host is registered first as nameserver, then, every time a change of contents occurs, the change is registered. The host information is registered by the organization that owns the host. The host information that has not been referred to by other information is deleted when a fixed period has passed after registration. -[ホスト名](Host Name) should be entered by the full domain name (that is, through .jp). -To register two or more IP addresses, enter two or more of [IPアドレス] (IP Address). -For [技術連絡担当者](Technical Contact), enter the personal JPNIC handle. To register a person for whom a JPNIC handle is not yet allocated, enter a number to each record and include the personal information with the same number as its key in the same mail. -[CPUタイプ/OSタイプ](CPU Type/OS Type) should be entered only by ASCII characters. -When a machine which functions as nameserver for other domains exists in the self-domain, create the host information for that machine. * Entering the Personal Information * The personal information is the information concerning the person registered as the administrative contact or technical contact in other information, and a JPNIC handle is a key to it. A JPNIC handle is an ID allocated by JPNIC to a person. The personal information is registered when the person is registered first as the administrative contact or technical contact, then, every time a change of contents occurs, the change is registered. The personal information that has not been referred to by other information is deleted when a fixed period has passed after registration. -A person who acquired a domain name or IP address in the past may have already been registered in the JPNIC database. In that case, enter the self JPNIC handle for [JPNICハンドル](JPNIC Handle). To check whether you are registered in the JPNIC database or to confirm what is the registered JPNIC handle, execute the following from a machine that is IP reachable: whois -h whois.nic.ad.jp or, send e-mail to mail-server@nic.ad.jp as follows. whois -To register the personal information of a person to whom a JPNIC handle is not yet registered, enter a number to [JPNICハンドル](JPNIC Handle). If it is needed to refer to the person in the same e-mail, use the number entered in this record. To register information of two or more persons (to whom a JPNIC handle is not yet registered) in a piece of e-mail, use a separate number for each person. -A JPNIC handle is generated from [Last, First]. Be sure to enter only one "," (comma) for [Last, First]. By combining the initial character of the first name (after ",") and the initial character of the last name, the initial part of a JPNIC handle is created. Example: Hirabaru, Masaki --> MH???JP Takada, Hiroaki --> HT???JP -There are many cases where [Last, First] are entered reversely. Be sure to write the last name before the first name, and separate them using a "," (comma). When a person has a middle name, write it after the first name without separating it with a "," (comma). -[電子メイル](E-Mail) can be omitted if e-mail cannot be used. However, it is not allowed that the technical contact who was registered in the network information of a domain or a network that has already been connected cannot use a domain e-mail. -Only the person who has been registered in the whois database of InterNIC should enter [NICハンドル](NIC Handle). To check whether you are registered in InterNIC or to confirm what is the registered handle, execute the following from a machine that is IP reachable to overseas: whois -h whois.internic.net JPNIC registers the necessary information to InterNIC. At that moment, InterNIC allocates a NIC handle to the registered person, however, JPNIC does not register additional [NICハンドル](NIC Handle) records automatically. -When it is required to create an address for mailing from JPNIC, combine [住所](Address), [組織名](Organization), [部局名](Division) and [氏名] (Name). Therefore, [住所](Address) need not include the organization name or division name, and [部局名](Division) need not include the organization name. -[部局名](Division) can be omitted when no division exists. -[肩書](Title) can be omitted. -[電話番号](TEL) and [FAX番号](FAX Number) should be entered using only ASCII characters, beginning with the area code. To register a foreign telephone number, enter it from the +. If an extension number is needed, show it using "ext." or "x". -[FAX番号] can be omitted. * Examples of JPNIC Registration Form * ---------------------------------------------------------------- The following application form needs to be filled in Japanese, hence no translation is given here. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain Information: [ドメイン情報] a. [ドメイン名] U-TOKYO.AC.JP f. [組織名] 東京大学 g. [Organization] University of Tokyo h. [郵便番号] 113 i. [住所] 東京都文京区本郷7-3-1 j. [Address] Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan k. [組織概要] 国立大学 l. [Description] National University m. [運用責任者] HI007JP n. [技術連絡担当者] 1 v. [経理担当者] 1 p. [ネームサーバ] ns.nc.u-tokyo.ac.jp p. [ネームサーバ] utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp s. [使用IPネットワーク] 130.69.0.0 s. [使用IPネットワーク] 133.11.0.0 Network Information: [ネットワーク情報] a. [IPネットワークアドレス] 130.69.0.0 b. [ネットワーク省略名] UTOKYO-NET f. [組織名] 東京大学 g. [Organization] University of Tokyo h. [郵便番号] 113 i. [住所] 東京都文京区本郷7-3-1 j. [Address] Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan k. [組織概要] 国立大学 l. [Description] National University m. [運用責任者] HI007JP n. [技術連絡担当者] 1 v. [経理担当者] 1 p. [ネームサーバ] ns.nc.u-tokyo.ac.jp p. [ネームサーバ] utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp Host Information: [ホスト情報] a. [ホスト名] ns.nc.u-tokyo.ac.jp b. [IPアドレス] 130.69.254.252 n. [技術連絡担当者] 1 s. [CPUタイプ/OSタイプ] SUN/UNIX Personal Information: [個人情報] a. [JPNICハンドル] 1 b. [氏名] 平原 正樹 c. [Last, First] Hirabaru, Masaki d. [電子メイル] hi@nc.u-tokyo.ac.jp e. [NICハンドル] MH198 f. [組織名] 東京大学 g. [Organization] University of Tokyo h. [郵便番号] 113 i. [住所] 東京都文京区弥生2-11-16 j. [Address] Yayoi 2-11-16, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan k. [部局名] 情報ネットワークシステム運用センター l. [Division] Information Network System Operation Center m. [肩書] 助教授 n. [Title] Associate Professor o. [電話番号] 03-3812-2111 ext.2720 p. [FAX番号] 03-3814-7279 *In this sample, it is assumed that the personal information of a person whose JPNIC handle is HI007JP and the host information of host name utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp have already been registered in the JPNIC database. *The above information is a mere sample, and the contents do not have any meanings. * Q&A for Entering the JPNIC Registration Form * Q1. What should be done if a person intends to use belonging to two organizations separately? A1.In such a case, make registration as if two persons of the same last and first name exist. However, the JPNIC Database Group does not try to allocate a new handle to one person when it is clear that he is the same person as another. To prevent it, contact to query@db.nic.ad.jp so that registration as two different persons is desired. Also, it is hoped that you contact to query@db.nic.ad.jp if two persons of the same last and first name are in the same organization. Q2.Please tell the meaning of the administrative contact. A2.JPNIC requests registration of the administrative contact to each domain name and IP address. The administrative contact is a person who copes with the use of the domain name and IP address with final responsibility. Actually, when a trouble on network operation is caused by a domain or network internally, the administrative contact is asked to take proper measures for it with responsibility. When a group (e.g. a committee) has final responsibility instead of a person, a window which makes contact to the group and takes the responsibility of coping with the situations until proper measures are taken should be the administrative contact. JPNIC considers that an ultimate method of taking responsibility to outside is disconnection from the network. In addition, the administrative contact is the responsible person for deciding the use of domain name or network address. If disagreement arises in the organization in relation to the use of the domain name or IP network address, JPNIC regards the opinion from the person who is registered as the administrative contact, as the opinion representing the organization. Therefore, it is not admitted to register two or more administrative contacts. Q3.Is it allowed that the administrative contact or technical contact is a person outside of an organization to which a domain name or network address is allocated? A3.In principle, the administrative contact should belong to the organization to which a domain name is registered or network address is allocated. However, it is not necessary that the organization name written as the personal information of the administrative contact should agree with the organization name of the domain (especially, such case will often occur to a domain such as AD.JP which is not corresponding to an organization). As for the technical contact, it is possible to register a person outside of an organization to which a domain name or network address is allocated. Q4.Is it possible to use the JPNIC database for the administration of a specific mailing list? A4.JPNIC handles various information concerning the network operation in Japan. At this stage, it is admitted to use the JPNIC database only for the administration of mailing lists that are considered necessary for network operation. * Examples of Entering the Organization Description * AC: national universities, public universities, private universities, joint-use university research institutes, national higher technical schools, public higher technical schools, private higher technical schools, technical schools, educational institutes, non-regular schools, and academies GO: national research organizations, ministries, local public bodies, and special corporations CO: stock companies, limited companies, limited partnerships, unlimited partnerships, and company groups OR: foundational corporations, incorporated associations, medical corporations, religious corporations, social welfare corporations, cooperatives, technical research associations, voluntary groups, and network services AD: network administration organizations Geographic Domain: high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, kindergarten, local public body, public research institute, persons *Since those above are only examples, descriptions are not limited to them. 3.4 Procedure of setting domain name server Domain name servers in the Internet play a very important role in searching the IP address from the host name and determining the distribution path of the e-mail. After the setting of the name server within the domain is completed, it is necessary to register it in the name server of the higher domains. The period of validity of this document shall be until Sep. 30, 1995. However, this does not guarantee that there will be no changes in the contents of this document. The latest version of this document will be sent back upon receiving a e-mail (which can be empty) to: info@dns.nic.ad.jp 1 Procedure of registering a name server -The application for registering the domain name ???.JP (AC.JP, AD.JP, CO.JP, GO.JP, OR.JP, or a geographic domain) in a name server or the application for registering the IP network address in the reverse indexing name server (???.???.IN-ADDR.ARPA) is made by completing the JPNIC registration form (entering the respective domain information, network information, and the host information of the hosts that are addressed from them) and sending it to apply@db.nic.ad.jp. Refer to the document "The Method of Filling in the JPNIC Registration Form" for the method of completing the JPNIC registration form. The latest version of "The Method of Filling in the JPNIC Registration Form" will be sent back upon receiving a e-mail (which can be empty) to info@db.nic.ad.jp. -It is possible to register in a "Domestic Nameserver" only a domain name and an IP network whose connection has been permitted by any JPNIC Member Network Project. Any domain name and IP network registered in the name server will be deleted from the name server when they no longer satisfy this condition. -The actual registration in a name server will be made at the next morning of the report is issued of the completion of registration in the JPNIC database from apply@db.nic.ad.jp. However, the setting may take a little more time for the registration of some IP networks in a Internet name server because the necessary information is sent from JPNIC to InterNIC or APNIC. *IP Addresses of name server that JPNIC is managing 133.0 - 133.255 192.50.0 - 192.50.255 192.218.0 - 192.218.255 192.244.0 - 192.244.255 202.11.0 - 202.11.255 202.13.0 - 202.13.255 202.15.0 - 202.19.255 202.23.0 - 202.26.255 202.32.0 - 202.35.255 202.48.0 - 202.48.255 202.236.0 - 202.255.255 -No report of completion of name server setting is made other than the report of completion of registration in the database. Confirm whether the applied information has actually been set in the name server by searching the "sh.nic.ad.jp [192.41.192.41]" using the nslookup command. -All inquiries regarding the procedure of registering name servers and the current status of processing the registration applications should be sent to query@dns.nic.ad.jp. 2 Cautions on name server setting - The name servers which are overseas unreachable can not refer root server which is the standard of the Internet. Therefore one of the following setting up is necessary. (1) You set up to unauthorized secondary server of necessary domain. In the concrete, to refer the information under JP domain then it is necessary to set it up to "JP", and to refer the backward information then it is necessary to set it up to "IN-ADDR.ARPA". (2) You set up the machine which can retrieve necessary domain information as forwarders. But usually it is not recommended to set up another organization's machine as forwarders. (Except the case that the other organization allowed doing.) -It is possible to obtain files hold the information on root name servers as follows. ftp://ftp.nic.ad.jp/pub/internet/rs.internic.net/domain/named.root ftp://rs.internic.net/domain/named.root -As a rule, there should be a secondary server for each domain. In case there is no machine within the local domain appropriate for making it as the secondary server, it may be possible in some cases to make a machine of a connected network service provider to take that role of a secondary server. Consult the technical contact of the connected network service provider. -As a rule, JPNIC sets the requested contents in the same form unless there is no impropriety in those contents. It is the responsibility of the organization requesting the setting if there is any e-mail lost due to any incorrectness of the data within the name server in which the setting was requested. Consult the technical contact of the network service provider if you are not confident of the contents of name server setting. -When there are lower level domains in the e-mail delivery route, it is also necessary to make the settings for those domains in the name servers. The contents of such settings will consist of only the MX record, the SOA record, and the NS record specifying the e-mail gateway. -It is convenient to enter the network name in the PTR record and the subnet mask in the A record of the entry equivalent to an "all 0" host field of the reverse indexing name server. Try to make this type of entries as far as possible.