AM Domain: The AM (Armenia) Domain
The Internet country-code top-level domain for the Republic of Armenia.
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
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§1Armenia's Internet Domain
The .AM domain is the official top-level domain for the Republic of Armenia, based on its ISO 3166 two-letter country code. Like all country-code domains, it is registered with InterNIC and delegated to the country's network authorities.
The AM Network Information Center, Armenia's national Internet registry, administers the .AM domain and handles all registrations for Armenian organizations and citizens.
The .AM domain is the Internet address ending for Armenia, just like .US is for the United States.
§2Naming Structure
The .AM domain uses a flat hierarchy, meaning any organization can register a domain name directly under .am (for example, arminco.am). However, subdomains are also permitted, such as .org.am, .co.am, .ac.am and .mil.am.
Two domains are reserved by the Armenian government: mil.am (Ministry of Defense) and gov.am (Government of Armenia). Other domains may be reserved for appropriate organizations by contacting the AM Network Information Center.
Armenian websites can end in .am, or in more specific endings like .org.am for organizations or .gov.am for government.
§3Registration Process
Two types of registration are available: Delegation, where an organization runs its own name servers to manage a branch of the .AM domain, and Direct Registration, where information is stored in the AM Network Information Center's main database.
Direct registration can be for IP hosts (with an assigned IP address) or non-IP hosts (such as UUCP hosts). Applicants request a registration template from HOSTMASTER@AMNIC.NET, fill it out with their information, and submit it for consideration. More details are available at the AM Network Information Center website.
To get an .am domain, you fill out a form and send it to the AM Network Information Center. They might let you run your own name servers, or they can keep your information for you.