AM Domain: The AM (Armenia) Domain
Registration and naming rules for Armenia's .AM top-level domain.
Der-Danieliantz, E., "The AM (Armenia) Domain", RFC 2053, DOI 10.17487/RFC2053, October 1996, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2053>.
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Contents
Network Working Group E. Der-Danieliantz
Request for Comments: 2053 AM Network Information Center
Category: Informational October 1996
The AM (Armenia) Domain
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of
this memo is unlimited.
The AM Domain
The AM Domain is an official Internet top-level domain of Armenia.
AM is the ISO-3166 2-letter country code for the Republic of Armenia
and thus the AM Domain is established as a top-level domain and
registered with the InterNIC the same way other country domains are.
Naming Structure
The AM Domain hierarchy is flat. This means that any organization may
be registered directly under the AM TLD. Example: arminco.am.
However, subdomains are allowed, such as ORG and MIL, as well as CO
and AC.
Please note that MIL.AM and GOV.AM domains are reserved by the
Ministry of Defense and The Government of Armenia, respectively.
Other domains may be reserved for appropriate organizations by
contacting AM Network Information Center at HOSTMASTER@AMNIC.NET.
Registration
There are two types of registrations (1) Delegation, where a branch
of the AM Domain is delegated to an organization running name servers
to support that branch; or (2) Direct Registration, in which the
information is put directly into the main database.
In Direct Registration there are two cases: (a) an IP-host (with an
IP address), and (b) non-IP host (for example, a UUCP host). Any
particular registration will involve any one of these three
situations.
The registration is performed by the AM Network Information Center,
national Internet registry of Armenia. For more information about AM
Network Information Center, please visit:
http://www.amnic.net
Requirements
Anyone requesting to register a host in the AM Domain is sent a copy
of the "AM second-level domain registration template". It is
necessary to fill out this template and send via Internet e-mail to
HOSTMASTER@AMNIC.NET for consideration.
The AM Domain template, is similar to the InterNIC Domain template,
but it is not the same. To request a copy of the AM Domain template,
send a message to HOSTMASTER@AMNIC.NET.
References
[1] Stahl, M., "Domain Administrators Guide", RFC 1032, SRI
International, November 1987.
[2] Lottor, M., "Domain Administrators Operations Guide" RFC 1033,
SRI International, November 1987.
[3] Mockapetris, P., "Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities",
STD 13, RFC 1034, ISI, November 1987.
[4] Mockapetris, P., "Domain Names - Implementation and
Specification", STD 13, RFC 1035, ISI, November 1987.
[5] Dunlap, K., "Name Server Operations Guide for Bind,
Release 4.3", UC Berkeley, SMM:11-3.
[6] Partridge, C., "Mail Routing and the Domain Name System",
STD 14, RFC 974, BBN, January 1986.
[7] Albitz, P., C. Liu, "DNS and Bind" Help for UNIX System
Administrators, O'Reilly and Associates, Inc., October 1992.
[8] Reynolds, J., and J. Postel, "Assigned Numbers", STD 2,
RFC 1700, ISI, October 1994.
Security Considerations
Security issues are not discussed in this memo.
Author's Address
Edgar Der-Danieliantz
AM Network Information Center
c/o Arminco Limited
Mashtotz Avenue 51
Yerevan, ARMENIA
Phone: +374 2 28 14 25
Fax: +374 2 28 50 82
EMail: edd@acm.org
edd@amnic.net
ISO Plain Language
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§1The .AM Top-Level Domain
The RFC identifies .AM as the official Internet top-level domain of Armenia. It says AM is the ISO 3166 two-letter country code for the Republic of Armenia and that the domain is registered like other country domains.
The memo names the AM Network Information Center as Armenia's national Internet registry and registration administrator.
.AM is the top-level Internet domain for Armenia. The AM Network Information Center handles registrations.
§2Naming Structure and Reserved Domains
The .AM hierarchy is flat: an organization may register directly under the top-level domain, as in the example arminco.am. Subdomains such as ORG, MIL, CO, and AC are also allowed.
The memo says MIL.AM is reserved by the Ministry of Defense and GOV.AM by the Government of Armenia. Other domains may be reserved for appropriate organizations by contacting the registry.
Organizations can register directly under .AM or use subdomains. The RFC names MIL.AM and GOV.AM as reserved.
§3Delegation and Direct Registration
The RFC describes two registration types. Delegation gives a branch of the domain to an organization that operates name servers; direct registration puts information in the main database.
Direct registration may be for a host with an IP address or a non-IP host, such as a UUCP host. Applicants request and complete the AM second-level domain registration template and email it to the hostmaster for consideration.
An organization can run name servers for a delegated branch, or have its details entered in the main database. Applicants send the AM registration form by email.