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- DDN MGT Bulletin 80 DCA DDN Defense Communications System
- 21 Dec 90 Published by: DDN Network Info Center
- (NIC@NIC.DDN.MIL) (800) 235-3155
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- DEFENSE DATA NETWORK
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- MANAGEMENT BULLETIN
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- The DDN MANAGEMENT BULLETIN is distributed online by the DDN Network
- Information Center under DCA contract as a means of communicating
- official policy, procedures and other information of concern to
- management personnel at DDN facilities. Back issues may be read
- through the TACNEWS server ("@n" command at the TAC) or may be
- obtained by FTP (or Kermit) from the NIC.DDN.MIL host [192.67.67.20]
- using login="anonymous" and password="guest". The pathname
- for bulletins is DDN-NEWS:DDN-MGT-BULLETIN-nn.TXT (where "nn" is the
- bulletin number).
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- REGISTRATION OF IP NETWORK NUMBERS
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- RFC 1174 recommended eliminating the distinction between "connected"
- and "unconnected" networks, i.e. between those networks connected to
- the DDN and Internet, and those that are not. Although the NIC had
- made some procedural changes in order to comply with the
- recommendations of RFC 1174, it is now necessary to reinstate the
- previous IP network number registration polices. This reinstatement
- of the former methods is taken to provide time for a more thorough
- investigation into the impact and cost of such changes. In order to
- accomplish this reinstatement, the distinction of "connected" and
- "unconnected" networks must be re-established. The following changes
- are being made to restablish this distinction:
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- 1. Effective immediately, applicants wishing to obtain IP network
- numbers must use the application dated 7/90 (later applications will
- be returned to the applicants with a request for further information).
- This application is online on the NIC.DDN.MIL host as
- NETINFO:INTERNET-NUMBER-TEMPLATE.TXT. Applicants wishing connected
- status for their networks must identify a government sponsor
- authorizing their connection.
-
- 2. Information regarding unconnected networks and Autonomous System
- Numbers (ASNs) will no longer be available through WHOIS.
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- 3. The NIC will contact people who registered networks or inverse
- addressing (IN-ADDR) information from the end of September to the
- present in order to ascertain their status according to the change
- in policy. If such networks are unconnected or do not have
- government sponsors, their data will no longer be available via
- WHOIS.
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- 4. The Official DoD Internet Host Table will be larger than it has
- been in the last few months. Sites wishing to FTP this table should
- plan to do so in off-peak hours.
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- We regret the inconvenience these changes may cause network users and
- thank them for their understanding and patience. For questions
- regarding the procedures, please send a message to
- HOSTMASTER@NIC.DDN.MIL. Questions regarding the policy should be
- referred to Ms. Gayle Wix of DCA at (703) 285-5473 (with an alternate
- contact of Maj. Richard Knisely at (202) 692-2771).
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