This is a list of the oldest extant registered generic top-level domains used in the Domain Name System of the Internet.
Until late February 1986, Domain Registration was limited to organizations with access to ARPA. Public registration was revealed on Usenet on February 24, 1986.[1]
.com
.org
.edu
Registration within .edu is restricted to accredited educational institutions. Prior to October 2001, registration was available worldwide; it has since been limited to institutions based in the United States.[6]
.net
.mil
.gov
.int
.arpa
References
- ^ "Some interesting news from the world of CSnet..." Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ a b c d "Oldest domains in the com, net, and org TLDs". Frederic Cambus. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Managed Data Buys Stargate Chicago Center". Data Center Knowledge. 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ Duskic, Goran. "100 oldest dot com domains". Jottings.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ "Software.org Connects the Dots Between Software and Society". www.bsa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Eligibility". Educause. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "Whois toronto.edu".
- ^ "Jason Matthews". illumos.org. 2010-08-20. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Your mail to Jason Matthews <[email protected]>". www.nanog.org. 26 July 1997. Archived from the original on 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ Zakon, R. (November 1997). Hobbes' Internet Timeline. Network Working Group. doi:10.17487/RFC2235. FYI 32. RFC 2235.
- ^ "IANA — .ARPA Domain". www.iana.org. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
