Network Working Group                                 E. Der-Danieliantz
Request for Comments: 2053                 AM Network Information Center
Category: Informational                                     October 1996


                       The AM (Armenia) Domain

Status of this Memo

  This memo provides information for the Internet community.  This memo
  does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of
  this memo is unlimited.

The AM Domain

  The AM Domain is an official Internet top-level domain of Armenia.

  AM is the ISO-3166 2-letter country code for the Republic of Armenia
  and thus the AM Domain is established as a top-level domain and
  registered with the InterNIC the same way other country domains are.

Naming Structure

  The AM Domain hierarchy is flat. This means that any organization may
  be registered directly under the AM TLD. Example: arminco.am.

  However, subdomains are allowed, such as ORG and MIL, as well as CO
  and AC.

  Please note that MIL.AM and GOV.AM domains are reserved by the
  Ministry of Defense and The Government of Armenia, respectively.
  Other domains may be reserved for appropriate organizations by
  contacting AM Network Information Center at [email protected].

Registration

  There are two types of registrations (1) Delegation, where a branch
  of the AM Domain is delegated to an organization running name servers
  to support that branch; or (2) Direct Registration, in which the
  information is put directly into the main database.

  In Direct Registration there are two cases: (a) an IP-host (with an
  IP address), and (b) non-IP host (for example, a UUCP host).  Any
  particular registration will involve any one of these three
  situations.






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  The registration is performed by the AM Network Information Center,
  national Internet registry of Armenia. For more information about AM
  Network Information Center, please visit:

                          http://www.amnic.net

Requirements

  Anyone requesting to register a host in the AM Domain is sent a copy
  of the "AM second-level domain registration template". It is
  necessary to fill out this template and send via Internet e-mail to
  [email protected] for consideration.

  The AM Domain template, is similar to the InterNIC Domain template,
  but it is not the same.  To request a copy of the AM Domain template,
  send a message to [email protected].

References

  [1]  Stahl, M., "Domain Administrators Guide", RFC 1032, SRI
       International, November 1987.

  [2]  Lottor, M., "Domain Administrators Operations Guide" RFC 1033,
       SRI International, November 1987.

  [3]  Mockapetris, P., "Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities",
       STD 13, RFC 1034, ISI, November 1987.

  [4]  Mockapetris, P., "Domain Names - Implementation and
       Specification", STD 13, RFC 1035, ISI, November 1987.

  [5]  Dunlap, K., "Name Server Operations Guide for Bind,
       Release 4.3", UC Berkeley, SMM:11-3.

  [6]  Partridge, C., "Mail Routing and the Domain Name System",
       STD 14, RFC 974, BBN, January 1986.

  [7]  Albitz, P., C. Liu, "DNS and Bind" Help for UNIX System
       Administrators, O'Reilly and Associates, Inc., October 1992.

  [8]  Reynolds, J., and J. Postel, "Assigned Numbers", STD 2,
       RFC 1700, ISI, October 1994.









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Security Considerations

  Security issues are not discussed in this memo.

Author's Address

  Edgar Der-Danieliantz
  AM Network Information Center
  c/o Arminco Limited
  Mashtotz Avenue 51
  Yerevan, ARMENIA

  Phone: +374 2 28 14 25
  Fax:   +374 2 28 50 82
  EMail: [email protected]
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