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- DDN MGT Bulletin 131 DISA DDN Defense Communications System
- 30 July 1993 Published by: DDN Network Info Center
- (NIC@NIC.DDN.MIL) (800) 365-3642
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- DEFENSE DATA NETWORK
- MANAGEMENT BULLETIN
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- SUBJECT: ELECTRONIC MAIL (E-MAIL) ADDRESS REGISTRATION
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- References: A. Defense Message System (DMS) Required Operational Messaging
- Characteristics (ROMC) document (JCS Memorandum, 4 May 93).
- B. Planning Guide for Defense Data Network (DDN) Subscribers,
- DDN-P70-4, March 1988.
- C. The Defense Message System (DMS) Target Architecture and
- Implementation Strategy (TAIS), April 1993.
- D. Defense Data Network User Operating Procedures, 310-P70-81,
- draft.
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- 1. Throughout the Department of Defense, electronic mail (E-Mail) has
- evolved from a casual, informal way of exchanging information to the stature
- of mission essentiality. This increased dependence on E-Mail demands that
- it be supported through more exacting, business-like practices. The
- responsibility to fulfill the day-to-day operational requirements falls
- especially on the providers and maintainers of electronic mail systems
- (i.e., host administrators). Reference A provides further guidance for
- electronic mail use by the Department of Defense.
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- 2. The most prevalent causes of today's electronic mail delivery problems
- are incorrect user addresses and failures to find destination host addresses.
- Future directory services under the GOSIP X.500 standards are a solution
- under development by the Defense Message System. However, our current
- resources, tools, policies, and procedures for user directory and host
- addressing services must be followed and enforced to ensure a reliable
- e-mail environment.
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- 3. The Defense Data Network (DDN) Network Information Center (NIC), resident
- on the MILNET, is the only centrally available repository of user address
- information for the DoD. The completeness and accuracy of information in the
- NIC database is an operational necessity for the conduct of today's DoD
- business and is essential for the transition to the DMS architecture.
- Reference B assigns to Host Administrators the responsibility of ensuring
- that their host users are registered in the NIC User Registration database
- (WHOIS/NICNAM). Further clarification has been included in Reference C and
- Reference D, whereby the Host Administrators are to continuously monitor the
- status of each user and make changes to the user's registration information
- as required. Reference D has been coordinated with the Services and
- Agencies and is undergoing final preparation prior to the DISA Chief of
- Staff's signature and publication.
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- 4. All DISN/DDN users (including those on Class B and Class C hosts) are
- required to be registered along with their electronic mail address in the NIC
- "WHOIS" database. All DoD hosts with access to/from the DISN/DDN shall also
- be registered in the NIC databases. Services, Agencies, and host
- administrators must take appropriate and positive actions to fulfill this
- requirement. Host Administrators must ensure on a continual basis
- (recommended at least once every 30 days) that previously registered
- information is still accurate and that all new user registrations and
- customer provided updates should be submitted within 24 hours.
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- 5. In addition, host administrators using the "host.txt" table must update
- their local table twice a week to correspond with the updated master table
- published at the NIC. Host administrators must also make certain that the
- supplements to their local copy of the table, which accommodate the
- (unregistered) addresses frequently used by their local user community, are
- updated at the same time.
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- 6. Request widest possible dissemination.
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- 7. DISA POC for this topic is Maj David Paciorkowski (DSN 222-2771,
- commercial (703) 692-2771), E-Mail: PaciorkD @ cc.ims.disa.mil.
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