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ISOC-NSRC ccTLD WORKSHOP. SHORT INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION BY TEL •ONE ZIMBABWE Sternford Gapu Khulekani Khupe
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ISOC-NSRC ccTLD WORKSHOP SHORT INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION BY TEL•ONE ZIMBABWE Sternford Gapu Khulekani Khupe September 2005
Introduction - Tel•One • A fixed Telecommunications Operator providing • Fixed telephony • Data services • Internet services • As an IAP • As an ISP
Introduction - Tel•One Organisational Structure
Tel•One Internet and Data function • Operate internet backbone for Zimbabwe • Most ISPs connect thru Telone • Only a few operate their own international Gateway as additional capacity
Tel•One Internet and Data function • Mandated by the Regulator to administer the ccTLD for Zimbabwe • Steps to make Telone the sole administrator of all Domain name services for Zimbabwe being undertaken
DNS Administration in Zimbabwe • Telone responsible for • ‘.zw’ the ccTLD • ‘.org.zw’ • All DNS expected to come under one Operator’s administration soon
Administration of Domains in common use Tel•One .zw .org.zw .co.zw .ac.zw .gov.zw .ngo.zw .mango.zw Tel•One ZISPA UZ GTA Other Other
Domain Registration Process • Directly applying Customers use Co. letterhead • Customer assisted in completing a Domain Template • ISPs send a completed template through soft copy • Registration involves manual editing of zone files • Once registered the customer is billed • Others register through ZISPA
Telone DNS Technology levels • Two Solaris 5.7 based servers used • Ns1.telone.co.zw • Ns2.telone.co.zw • No special databases except the zone files themselves • No whois service available in Zimbabwe • Simple lookup commands used to query zone information • BIND 8.1.2 used for the DNS service • Manual update /entry of zone done at primary server • Distribution to secondary set at 3 hrs
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