.net

Information about .net

.NET may refer to

The .net top-level domain
.NET Framework, a Microsoft framework for application development
Portable.NET

**.net**
VeriSign
Introduced	1985
TLD type	Generic top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	VeriSign
Sponsor	None
Intended use	Network infrastructure
Actual use	ISPs; miscellaneous sites; used sometimes when desired name is not available in .com
Registration restrictions	None
Structure	Registrations at second level permitted
Documents	RFC 1591; ICANN registry agreement
Dispute policies	UDRP
Web site

.net (network) is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internet's Domain Name System. The .net gTLD is currently operated by VeriSign. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars and internationalized domain names are also accepted (see details).

.net is one of the original top-level domains (despite not being mentioned in RFC 920), created in January 1985. It was initially intended for use by network oriented entities such as Internet service providers. Currently, there are no formal restrictions on who can register a .net domain name. Therefore, while still popular with network operators, it is often treated as a second .com.

In addition to being an abbreviation for "network", "net" is also a romanisation of the Russian word ("no" or "not", also commonly romanised as the more acoustically appropriate ""), and a domain name like "object.net" can be interpreted as "there is no object". Some domains exploit this pun, for example mozga.net (brain absent) or putina.net (not Vladimir Putin) and DamoW.net (there is no Damien Walsh).

Some online poker or other gambling sites operate real-money games at a .com address and games without actual stakes (promoted as being for fun or education) at the same name in .net. This can be used to get around legal issues regarding the advertising of online gambling in the United States, since the .net site can be promoted legally, but such promotion helps make people aware of the name of the real-money site even in jurisdictions where such things are of questionable legality.

Operation of .net from 2005

VeriSign, the operator of .net after acquiring Network Solutions, had its operational contract expire on June 30, 2005. ICANN, the organization responsible for domain management, sought proposals from organizations to operate it for at least six years beyond that date. Ultimately, and not surprisingly, none of the other companies that placed a bid for .net were able to top VeriSign's proposals, and VeriSign had the major advantage of already having proven itself in being able to manage both the .com and .net databases smoothly. VeriSign won the contract bid, and secured its control over the .net registry for another six years.

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• • [ e] Generic top-level domains
Unsponsored	.biz .com .edu .gov .info .int .mil .name .net .org
Sponsored	.aero .asia .cat .coop .jobs .mobi .museum .pro .tel .travel
Infrastructure	.arpa .root
Proposed	.berlin .bzh .cym .gal .geo .kid .kids .lat .mail .nyc .post .sco .web .xxx
Deleted/retired	.nato
Reserved	.example .invalid .localhost .test
Pseudo-domains	.bitnet .csnet .ip .local .onion .uucp
Unofficial	see Alternative DNS roots
See also: Country code top-level domains

.NET Framework is a software component that can be added to or is included with Microsoft Windows operating system. It provides a large body of pre-coded solutions to common program requirements, and manages the execution of programs written specifically for the framework. The .
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Part of the DotGNU project, Portable.NET is an open source initiative aiming to build a portable toolchain and runtime for Common Language Runtime applications. The project focuses on compatibility with the ECMA-334 and ECMA-335 standards and support for .
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Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar).
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A generic top-level domain (gTLD) is a top-level domain used (at least in theory) by a particular class of organization. These are three or more letters long, and are named for the type of organization that they represent (for example, .com for commercial organizations).
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VeriSign, Inc.

Public (NASDAQ: VRSN )
Founded 1995
Headquarters Mountain View, California, USA

Key people CEO: William A. Roper Jr, Chairman: D. James Bidzos
Industry Internet, Communications
Revenue $1.
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.com

Introduced 1985
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry VeriSign
Sponsor None
Intended use Commercial entities (worldwide)
Actual use Used for virtually any commercial or non-commercial website and is generally accepted as the standard
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Internet is a worldwide, publicly accessible series of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP). It is a "network of networks" that consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and government
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On the Internet, the Domain Name System (DNS) associates various sorts of information with so-called domain names; most importantly, it serves as the "phone book" for the Internet by translating human-readable computer hostnames, e.g. en.wikipedia.
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internationalized domain name (IDN) is an Internet domain name that (potentially) contains non-ASCII characters. Such domain names could contain letters with diacritics, as required by many European languages, or characters from non-Latin scripts such as Arabic or Chinese.
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Internet service provider (abbr. ISP, also called Internet access provider or IAP) is a business or organization that provides consumers or businesses access to the Internet and related services. In the past, most ISPs were run by the phone companies.
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romanization (or Latinization, also spelled romanisation or Latinisation) is the representation of a word or language with the Roman (Latin) alphabet, or a system for doing so, where the original word or language uses a different writing system (or none).
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Russian}}}
Writing system: Cyrillic (Russian variant)
Official status
Official language of: Abkhazia (Georgia)
Belarus
Commonwealth of Independent States (working)
Crimea (de facto; Ukraine)
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: (help info ) ) (born October 7, 1952) is the current President of the Russian Federation.
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Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide. In 2005, revenues from online poker were estimated at US$ 200 million per month.
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Motto
"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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Network Solutions

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Founded 1979
Headquarters

Industry domain name registration
Website www.networksolutions.com
Network Solutions, LLC is a technology company which was founded in 1979.
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June 30 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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ICANN (IPA /aɪkæn/) is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California, ICANN is a California non-profit corporation that was created on September 18, 1998 in order to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks
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.biz

Introduced 2001
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry Neulevel (90% owned by Neustar)
Sponsor None
Intended use Businesses
Actual use Various uses; many held by speculators or used in spam
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.edu

Introduced 1985
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry Educause (operated by VeriSign)
Sponsor Not technically sponsored, but Educause is a nonprofit organization
Intended use Educational institutions
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.gov

Introduced 1985
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry General Services Administration, operated by ZoneEdit
Sponsor None
Intended use Governmental entities
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