Network Working Group                                      S. Williamson
Request for Comments: 1261                                     L. Nobile
                                                      Network Solutions
                                                         September 1991


                      TRANSITION OF NIC SERVICES

Status of this Memo

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

Discussion

  The transition of the Network Information Center from SRI
  International in Menlo Park, CA, to Government Systems Inc. in
  Chantilly, VA, is officially scheduled for 1 October 1991.  This
  includes the transition of services currently offered to DDN and
  Internet users by SRI.  These services include network/user
  registration (i.e., network number and top level domain name
  assignment), on-line information services, and Help Desk operations.
  GSI will also continue RFC and Internet-Draft archive and
  distribution services.

  SRI will continue to provide all NIC services and respond to all user
  calls and requests until 30 September 1991.

  Defense Information System Agency (DISA) and GSI will make every
  effort to ensure a smooth and timely transition of NIC services from
  SRI.  Network users should be minimally impacted.  With a few minor
  exceptions, all on-line services currently offered by SRI will appear
  the same to the user when a connection is established to the new
  (GSI) NIC host.  These exceptions are due to the change from the
  TOPS20 operating system to the SunOS operating system.  The new NIC
  host is a Sun 470 SPARCserver running SunOS 4.1.  All users on the
  DDN and the Internet should carefully note the following changes:

  U.S. Postal Address:      Government Systems, Inc.
                            Attn: Network Information Center
                            14200 Park Meadow Drive
                            Suite 200
                            Chantilly, VA  22021







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  Help Desk Telephone Numbers:

                            1-800-365-3642 (1-800-365-DNIC)
                            1-703-802-4535


  Help Desk Hours of Operation:

                            7:00 am to 7:00 pm Eastern Time


  Fax Number:               1-703-802-8376

  Network Address:          192.112.36.5 (NIC.DDN.MIL)

  Root Domain Server:       192.112.36.4 (NS.NIC.DDN.MIL)

  During the period of 26 to 30 September 1991 the ID (WHOIS) database
  will not be changed.  All registration actions for this five day
  period will be suspended.  This action is necessary in order to
  transfer the master database to GSI.  Starting 26 September 1991, all
  U.S. mail and fax requests should be directed to the GSI address and
  fax number shown above.  All electronic mail requests should continue
  to be directed to the "HOSTMASTER" and "REGISTRAR" mailboxes at
  NIC.DDN.MIL.  As appropriate, SRI will redirect electronic mail to
  GSI.  On 1 October 1991 all registration activities will resume.

  We hope that the transition and its accompanying changes will not
  greatly inconvenience network users, and we thank you in advance for
  your patience and understanding.  For general questions regarding the
  transition, users may call the new NIC Help Desk after September 1,
  1991 at 1-800-365-3642/703-802-4535 or send an e-mail message to
  [email protected].

Security Considerations

  Security issues are not discussed in this memo.














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Authors' Addresses

  Scott Williamson
  Network Solutions, Inc.
  505 Huntmar Park Drive
  Herndon, VA 22070

  Phone: (703) 802-8405

  EMail: [email protected]


  Leslie Nobile
  Network Solutions, Inc.
  505 Huntmar Park Drive
  Herndon, VA 22070

  Phone: (703) 802-8456

  [email protected]































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