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The Dot – JM ccTLD Registry (Jamaica)

The Dot – JM ccTLD Registry (Jamaica). Jeremy Whyte , Andrew Saunders, Walter Rodney. Historical Overview. RedHUCyT Project (OAS – 1991) DNS - University of Puerto Rico (UPR). JAMNet/JamNic Project (OAS – 1994) UWI, UTECH (CAST). UWI registrar & administrator of .jm domain.

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The Dot – JM ccTLD Registry (Jamaica)

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  1. The Dot – JM ccTLD Registry(Jamaica) Jeremy Whyte , Andrew Saunders, Walter Rodney

  2. Historical Overview • RedHUCyT Project (OAS – 1991) • DNS - University of Puerto Rico (UPR). • JAMNet/JamNic Project (OAS – 1994) • UWI, UTECH (CAST). • UWI registrar & administrator of .jm domain.

  3. Dot-JM Structure • Open (unrestricted) TLDs:.com, .net, .org. • No restrictions on entities that register names. • Restricted TLDs:.edu, .gov, .int, .mil. • Entities satisfy criteria to register names. • Residence, registration of entity or legal representative in Jamaica.

  4. Domain Statistics • Total Registered: 3709. • .com: 2837; .edu: 98; .gov: 146; .net: 114, .org: 415, .mil:1, .int:0. • Period 1994-1997 • 150 domains registered. • Period 1998-2000 • 521 domains registered.

  5. Domain Statistics (Cont’d)

  6. Dot-JM Name ServersNetwork Diversity • ns.jm – UWI, Jamaica • ns.utechjamaica.edu.jm – UTech, Jamaica • ns3-jm.fsl.org.jm – Fiscal Service, Jamaica • ns-jm.ripe.net – RIPE NCC, Europe • phloem.uoregon.edu – Univ. Oregon, USA.

  7. Registration Procedure • Complete and submit of an electronic registration template (form). • Registered instantly to 4 days.

  8. Policies & Practices • Conditional “first-come, first-served” principle of registration. • No limit on number of names by an applicant • Ad Hoc “right to name” queries for well known marks • Maintain criteria for registering in second-level domain.

  9. Policies & Practices (Cont’d) • Specify contact details. • Name; Postal Address; E-mail Address; Telephone Number. • Description of organization & purpose of domain. • Specify primary & secondary name servers: FQDN & IP address. • Servers should be active; respond to DNS queries. • Representation by registrant wrt non-infringement intellectual property rights.

  10. Future Plans - Policy • Adopt a formal domain name registration agreement. • Provision of accurate contact details condition of registration. • Establish mechanism for validation of contact details. • Representation by registrant wrt non-infringement IP rights. • Establish a Registrars agreement.

  11. Future Plans – Policy cont’d • Registration for specified period, re-registration required. • Adopt exclusion mechanism for famous and well-know marks. • Establish Dispute Resolution policy where registrant is required to submit to the procedure in respect of IP dispute. • Charge for services • Open up registration at the .jm top level.

  12. Future Plans – Technical • New architecture – hidden masters load balanced updating public masters which in turn updates slaves. • Web based registry/registrar application to automate domain name registration services. • Whois and web base domain name troubleshooting tools. • DNSsec • Establish more geographically separated slave servers and master servers.

  13. The End

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