Internet Archive

This page documents some of our interaction with Internet history. We have a few firsts (like defining the registry/registrar relationship and being the first applicant for a TLD under Draft Postel) and a few "also rans" (like cat herding alternative roots into a unified name space).

IETF

• Shared-TLD Mailing List
  In 1996, we hosted the mailing list where the fundamentals of "creating shared domain name registration databases" (i.e. the domain name registry/registrar relationship) were discussed.

IANA

In September 1995, Jon Postel of the IANA invited applications from parties seeking to operate and/or sponsor any new TLD registry. Higgs Communications applications can be found here:

• The IANA's File of iTLD Requests - 5th Dec 1996

ICANN

In June 2000, ICANN invited Expressions of Interest from parties seeking to operate and/or sponsor any new TLD registry. Higgs Communications response can be found here:

• Expression of Interest #5 - 9th July 2000

Internet Draft Archive

The following Internet Drafts were written by Simon Higgs (latest at top):

• Applying Game Theory To The Domain Name Root System - March 2002
• Root Fix for the .US Top Level Domain - March 2002
• Alternative Roots and the Virtual Inclusive Root - May 2001
• Root Server Definitions - February 2001
• Existing TLD Applications - December 1997
• Top Level Domain Classification and Categorization - April 1996-May 1997

Internet History

The following video has nothing to with us. It's being made available as a historical resource since it vanished from Google and will no doubt disappear again if we receive a C&D over it:

• Computer Networks - Heralds of Resource Sharing (63MB)
  This 1972 film about the ArpaNet contains all the sexy pocket protector lingo of the day - wideband transmission (broadband), online book repositories (ebooks) and it even features a networked ATM machine.