14. JPNIC FAQ This file is the answers for the questions that were sent to JPNIC secretariat(secretariat@nic.ad.jp). You can get this file to use anonymous ftp /mail server system as "ftp.nic.ad.jp:/pub/jpnic/QandA.txt". This answers and questions will add as the need arises. February 15, 1995 JPNIC Secretariat Q0. Is JPNIC different from JNIC? A0. JNIC is the forerunner name of JPNIC. It will be difficult to distinguish JAPAN from the other countries if we only use "J"NIC. So, it added "JP", ISO code of JAPAN, to represent JAPAN from April 1993. [Questions for General Organization] Q1. Can you tell me how to request for a new domain name, and request for change of a domain name and IP address, elimination of a domain name and IP address and return IP address and Domain Name, and how to get the JPNIC documents. A1. JPNIC distributes various explanation through anonymous ftp and e-mail. The applications can be sent to JPNIC either e-mail or by postal service (for the people who can not use "ftp" or "e-mail" only). In order to reduce the work-load of the JPNIC secretariat, the applicaitons are requested to send by e-mail if possible. You can use "ftp.nic.ad.jp" address to get the doucuments by anonymous ftp. Use"/pub/INDEX" file to research and get the documents you need. You can use "mail-server@nic.ad.jp"address to get the documents by e-mail. If you use UNIX machine, you will receive the explanation of this service by sending an e-mail , % mail mail-server@nic.ad.jp subject: send help end . % This service can use by another personal computer network. (Nifty-serve, PC-VAN,etc.) To get the application for JP Domain Name and IP address, you send an empty e-mail to the following address. Domain Name : info@domain.nic.ad.jp IP address : info@ip.nic.ad.jp In case of using postal service, you have to send the envelop write down your request form and an envelop to return (If you want to get the form of JP Domain Name or IP address application, you have to use an envelop, size A4, with 270 Yen postage stamp) to the following address. Japan Network Information Center c/o Computer Centre, University of Tokyo 2-11-16,Yayoi,Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo 113 Japan But,this address may change, please get the newest information. Q2. As we got JPNIC Domain Name and IP address, can we use Internet? A2. JPNIC divide "to get IP address" and "to access".JPNIC does not gurantee about "to access". IP address can get whether you will access or not. Q3. Then, how can we access to the Internet? A3.You will join some JPNIC Members Network, and then you can access to the Internet. Please refer section 12, JPNIC Members Network List. Q4. Which JPNIC Members network should I join? A4. JPNIC emphasize on fairness ,so JPNIC can not recommend a special JPNIC Members Network. Every JPNIC Members Network has their own character, purpose, qualification for participation, service, access form and membership fee. You should choose one that you think the best. Q5. Will you tell me full details about each JPNIC Members Network? (e.g.purpose, qualification for participation, how to go through the procedure,how to access, fees, etc.) A5. We open the information about each JPNIC Members Network's rules and participation organizations in , "ftp.nic.ad.jp:/pub/an abbreviation for Members". If you want to know more details, you inquire to each JPNIC Members Network. Q6. Will you tell me about the JPNIC Members Network that can attend the general organization? A6. You can see each JPNIC Members Network's administractive rules or the information about participating organization(refer to Q5,A5). If you want to know more details, you can inquire each JPNIC Members Network. Q7. If we go through the procedure to JPNIC Members Network, we need not to go through the procedure to JPNIC? A7. If you have Domain Name or IP address, you need to register your information (manager name, address etc.). But some of JPNIC Members Network act for you. You have to inquire to your JPNIC Members Network ,whether act for you,or not. Q8. Is it possible to acquire an IP address even in the case of a UUCP connection site? A8. You can get IP address in spite of you access to IP access or not. You can get the information about how to get with sending an empty e-mail to info@ip.nic.ad.jp. Q9. Please tell us the method of checking the content registered in the JPNIC database and the method of altering them. A9. At first, the followings is the way of confirmation. 1)If you have IP connection, you can use "whois" command. whois -h whois.nic.ad.jp /e You can see the usage in detail to use whois -h whois.nic.ad.jp help/e 2)If you confirm by e-mail, you send an e-mail to "mail-server@nic.ad.jp", whois end The information will send you. Next,the way to change the registerd information is different by the content. You see the Document "JPNIC Registration form entry method (For general organaization)" or Q10,A10. You can get the Document to send an empty e-mail to "info@db.nic.ad.jp". Q10. Our organization name was changed after we obtained a domain name from JPNIC. What should we do? A10. At first, you go through procedure to JPNIC Members Network that you join. In that case, you inquire to your JPNIC Members Network. The following is the explanation how to go through procedure to JPNIC. But some of JPNIC Members Network will act for the procedure, so you ask them about it. If you change domain name, organization name or organization outline after you get domain name, you have to go through procedure to JPNIC. You can receive the detail to send an e-mail to "info@domain.nic.ad.jp". When your organization name changes, you get IP adress, too, you also have to go through procedure as IP address. The detail about the change of IP address, you send to an e-mail to"info@ip.nic.ad.jp" and you can get the information. JPNIC go through carefully about this procedure to protect allocation/registration duplicate, transfer of domain name and IP address. So, it is troblesome to you, but please understand the reason. Q11. What is "JPNIC Handle" and "NIC Handle" in the personal information of JPNIC Data Base? A11. JPNIC Handle is the Handle of yours when you register to JPNIC Data Base, and NIC Handle is the Handle of yours when you register to InterNIC Data Base. This is the key to show your personal information in the Data Base. If you got domain name or IP address in the past, you may have already registered in JPNIC Data Base. Whether your data have already registered or not, and in case that you have already registered you can see from IP reachable machine what your JPNIC Handle is. "whois -h whois.nic.ad.jp "/e or, you can check it to send an e-mail to "mail-server@nic.ad.jp" with the following contents. "whois "/e or, you can check whether you have already registered to Internic or not to do from IP reachable machine, "whois -h whois.internic.net/e Q12. We want to stop connecting to the InterNet. What should we do? A12. At first, you complete the procedure to JPNIC Members Network that you join. For details of this, inquire with the JPNIC Members Network to which you join. It is the explanation that how to complete the procedure to JPNIC. Some of JPNIC Members Network will act for you. Please ask your Members Network about this. For JPNIC, you have to complete a delate procedure of your domain name server. You register an empty data for the name server field in the domain information for your organizatio that you registered on JPNIC data base. If you need not your domain name or IP address as you stop connecting to Internet, you have to complete a delate procedure for this. The former procedure, you can get the information to send an e-mail to "info@domain.nic.ad.jp", and the latter procedure, you send to an e-mail to "info@ip.nic.ad.jp". Please use this system. As domain name, in case that you do not complete the procedure after you delate name server you do not register your name server (to Intenet) within a year, it will delate automatically. Q13. Do you have any statistics of "ac","go" or "ad" domain name? A13. We have only the statistics from April 1993. This data can see as a data of JPNIC Steering committee that it will hold twice a month. ftp.nic.ad.jp: /pub/jpnic-pub/committee/ 930529-shiryou5-4.txt, 930720-shiryou2-1.txt 930917-shiryou2-1.txt, 931116-shiryou2-1.txt 940121-shiryou2-1.txt, 940318-shiryou2-1.txt 940510-shiryou2-1.txt, etc. Q14. As the pilot projects related to JP domain name (geographic domain) registration, it starts from 1st December 1993 and the plan is for a year to finish. But there is no public opinion from JPNIC about the plan. I want to know about geographic domain name from December 1994. A14. It will continue the plan for more one year, because revise of document is delayed. After this document change, it will also change the rule of registration, but it continue to the old document rule before it revice. We will announce about this as soon as possible. Q15. Can we get "DDN Protocol Handbook" by InterNIC now? And is there Japanese version of this? A15. Please ask to InterNIC. And there is no Japanese version of DDN Protocol Handbook. [Membership Network Version] Q1. Where can we get the information of JPNIC rules and an admission form? A1. There are files about the related documents in the directory of "ftp.nic.ad.jp". You can get by "anonymous ftp" or "mail server". file name: jpnic-rule.txt content: -regulations for Japan Network Information Center file name: jpnic-saisoku.txt content: -bylaws for this center membership and membership fees -bylaws for participate organization of regular members and how to count the membership -bylaws for the election file name: jpnic-info-application.txt content: -the information of Japan Network Information Center admission -the information of Japan Network Information Center application form Q2. We are considering whether to become a member of JPNIC. If I join the JPNIC after 1st October, how much we have to pay as Membership fees? A2. If you join after 1st October, Membership fee is half of the annual fee. The annual fee is calculated as the unit fee times the number of units defind by the category and type of the member. Q3. Is it possible to pay the annual membership dues of JPNIC at places other than the project? A3. This is a problem that where to send the receipts. If you want to pay by different organization name, please write down to application form about this problem when you join a membership. If you need more information, you can ask the secretariat. Q4. Will you tell us what to submit to join JPNIC? A4. Please send the followings documents. 1) Japan Network Information Center application form. 2) Administractive rules of Network (or the same as this one) 3) The list of Network participate organization (If you use personally, you need not submit this documents) These documents can be accepted by postal service and e-mail. But in case that you send by e-mail, you have to send by postal service the "1) application form" that put the manager's seal. Q5. Which should we seal to application form, personal seal or organization seal? A5. We need the personal seal. Q6. We want to join as type A Membership. What should we do? A6. If you are recognized as JCRN, it is no problem. You need to be recognized by JCRN to join JPNIC type A Membership as article 6 of bylaws for this center membership and membership fees . Q7. How should we count the participate member to write down JPNIC application form? A7. You should read "bylaws for participate organization of regular members and how to count the membership". Q8. What should we write down for a column of Administrative Domain Name? A8. If you get domain name for a manegement of Network, you have to write down that Domain Name.(If you are "AD.JP Domain", you need not to write it down.) And, If you don't have Administrative Domain Name, you have to get it after you are admitted to join JPNIC. Q9. What should we submit as administractive rules of Network? A9. For example, you submit the Network rules and regulations that you use for general organization or general user. Q10. Will you tell me another attention to join JPNIC? A10. After JPNIC receive the all application, JPNIC starts to examine. The result will send you as soon as possible (it takes about one month in case of long). After your application pass, you have to register the following information. 1) Project information You have to register "Project information" in JPNIC Data base. This information is refered when we register each Domain or IP Network Address in Name server. So, you need to register the newest information. Is this case ,you can refer to "ftp.nic.ad.jp: /pub/jpnic/projform.txt". 2) The place to inquire about your Network When we are inquired by general user about your Network, you teach your address, telephone number, Fax number, e-mail address. 3) The Information service (JPNIC-INFO) JPNIC-INFO is the information service to send some of useful information (rules of registration, the explanation of Data base application form) for general Network Manager that JPNIC make by e-mail. JPNIC register one mail address maximum for information that you want to inform. Q11. We want to apply CIDR block allocation of IP address. What should we do? A11. You have to answer the following questions to discuss CIDR block allocation for your Network. In case that you pass the CIDR block application, this information will open as another Members Network. 1) The term that you need IP address 2) Expectation of the accumulated numbers of IP addresses in use every half year for two years from the date 3) IP address number that you want(64,128 or 256) Q12. Will you tell me the way to get "AS Number" that need in BGP4 Protocol. Because we will serve to access to international Internet by BGP4 Protocol. A12. JPNIC do not allocate "AS Number" but JEPG/IP Routing WG. You can see "ftp.nic.ad.jp: /pub/jepg-ip/as-number.txt". You can refer to this information that JPNIC receive from JEPG/IP Routing WG. You can get the "AS Number" allocation if you are provider. In case that JPNIC have some allocation, and the person in cahrge is in Japan, you can send information (AS Name, Organization Name, Administrater's NIC Handle, Technical Manager's NIC Handle, if you don't have NIC Handle it is possible JPNIC Handle, if you don't have JPNIC Handle, you have to send e-mail address, address, telephone Number) to JEPG/IP Routing WG Chair in English. Q13. We want to leave JPNIC. How to go through the withdraw procedure? A13. You have to send to secretariat the form in "ftp.nic.ad.jp: /pub/jpnic-pub/jpnic-info-leave.txt".