.bitnet
.bitnet| Introduced |
1985 |
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| TLD type |
Pseudo-domain-style host suffix |
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| Status |
Formerly used in addresses and site names |
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| Registry |
None |
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| Sponsor |
CREN |
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| Intended use |
To designate an address or hostname connected via BITNET |
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| Actual use |
Was widely used in late 1980s, but is no longer in use |
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| Registration restrictions |
No registrations are possible, as this domain is not in the root |
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| Structure |
Appended to right of BITNET hostnames |
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| Dispute policies |
None |
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| Website |
None |
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.bitnet was a pseudo-domain-style suffix used in the late 1980s when identifying a hostname not connected directly to the Internet but possibly reachable through inter-network gateways. In this case, it indicated that the hostname preceding it was reachable via the BITNET network. This was one of several apparent "top-level domains" that were not actually in the Internet Domain Name System (DNS) root, but were sometimes used in addresses during the time when non-Internet networks remained in wide use.
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