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Re: DNS timeline corrections

  • From: Hank Nussbacher
  • Date: Thu Nov 07 03:10:01 2002


At 09:54 PM 06-11-02 -0500, Sean Donelan wrote:

One that you missed is the date certain ccTLDs were added (for example, first non-US based domain was UK in July 1985). Below is something I had on file from 1999 which was sent by Elisabeth PORTENEUVE <[email protected]> to the [email protected] list:

239 ccTLDs in chronological order of Top Level Domain creation
as recorded at the Internic, rs.internic.net.
Missing information for .FI (Finland) set to 880101.
Erroneus information for .CL (Chile) set to 880101 (should be in 87).

YYMMDD Region HANDLE Country
850215 NorthA_ US-DOM United States of America
850724 Europe_ UK-DOM United Kingdom of Great Britain
851024 AsiaPac IL-DOM Israel (State of)
860305 AsiaPac AU-DOM Australia
860425 Europe_ NL-DOM Netherlands
860805 AsiaPac JP-DOM Japan
860902 Europe_ FR-DOM France
860904 Europe_ SE-DOM Sweden (Kingdom of)
860929 AsiaPac KR-DOM Korea (Republic of)
861105 Europe_ DE-DOM Germany (Federal Republic of)
870119 AsiaPac NZ-DOM New Zealand
870317 Europe_ NO-DOM Norway (Kingdom of)
870514 NorthA_ CA-DOM Canada
870520 Europe_ CH-DOM Switzerland (Swiss Confederation)
870608 AsiaPac MY-DOM Malaysia top level domain (MY-DOM)
870714 Europe_ DK-DOM Denmark (Kingdom of)
870923 LatinAC AR-DOM Argentina (Argentine Republic)
871118 Europe_ IS-DOM Iceland (Republic of)
871223 Europe_ IT-DOM Italy
880101 LatinAC CL-DOM Chile (Republic of)
880101 Europe_ FI-DOM Finland
880120 Europe_ AT-DOM Austria (Republic of)
880127 Europe_ IE-DOM Ireland
880414 Europe_ ES-DOM Spain
880630 Europe_ PT-DOM Portugal (Portuguese Republic)
880805 Europe_ BE-DOM Belgium (Kingdom of)
880907 AsiaPac TH-DOM Thailand (Kingdom of)
881019 AsiaPac SG-DOM Singapore (Republic of)
890201 LatinAC MX-DOM Mexico (United Mexican States)
890219 Europe_ GR-DOM Greece (Hellenic Republic)
890418 LatinAC BR-DOM Brazil (Federative Republic of)
890508 AsiaPac IN-DOM India (Republic of)
890615 Europe_ YU2-DOM Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
890731 AsiaPac TW-DOM Taiwan
890827 LatinAC PR-DOM Puerto Rico
891013 LatinAC NI-DOM Nicaragua (Republic of)
900103 AsiaPac HK-DOM Hong Kong (Hisiangkang, Xianggang)
900615 AsiaPac LK-DOM Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of)
900730 Europe_ PL-DOM Poland (Republic of)
900910 LatinAC CR-DOM Costa Rica (Republic of)
900910 LatinAC UY-DOM Uruguay (Eastern Republic of)
900914 AsiaPac PH-DOM Philippines (Republic of the)
900917 AsiaPac TR-DOM Turkey (Republic of)
901107 Europe_ HU-DOM Hungary (Republic of)
901107 Africa_ ZA-DOM South Africa (Republic of)
901128 AsiaPac CN-DOM China (People's Republic of)
901130 Africa_ EG-DOM Egypt (Arab Republic of)
910201 LatinAC EC-DOM Ecuador (Republic of)
910226 LatinAC BO-DOM Bolivia (Republic of)
910307 LatinAC VE-DOM Venezuela (Republic of)
910508 Africa_ NA-DOM Namibia (Republic of)
910517 Africa_ TN-DOM Tunisia
910825 LatinAC DO-DOM Dominican Republic
910903 LatinAC AG-DOM1 Antigua and Barbuda
910903 LatinAC BB-DOM Barbados
910903 NorthA_ BS-DOM Bahamas (Commonwealth of the)
910903 LatinAC BZ-DOM Belize
910903 LatinAC DM-DOM1 Dominica (Commonwealth of)
910903 LatinAC KN-DOM Saint Kitts & Nevis
910903 LatinAC LC-DOM Saint Lucia
910903 LatinAC SR-DOM1 Suriname
910903 LatinAC TT-DOM Trinidad & Tobago (Republic of)
910903 LatinAC VC-DOM Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
910909 LatinAC PY-DOM Paraguay (Republic of)
910924 LatinAC JM-DOM Jamaica
910926 AsiaPac PG-DOM Papua New Guinea
911106 Africa_ ZW-DOM Zimbabwe (Republic of)
911125 LatinAC PE-DOM Peru (Republic of)
911224 LatinAC CO1-DOM Colombia (Republic of)
920226 ZoneSpe AQ-DOM Antarctica
920401 Europe_ SI1-DOM Slovenia
920421 Europe_ AL-DOM Albania (Republic of)
920603 LatinAC CU-DOM Cuba (Republic of)
920603 Europe_ EE-DOM Estonia (Republic of)
920603 AsiaPac FJ-DOM Fiji (Republic of)
920603 LatinAC GD1-DOM Grenada (Republic of)
920603 Europe_ LT-DOM Lithuania (Republic of)
920603 AsiaPac PK-DOM Pakistan (Islamic Republic of)
920814 LatinAC GT-DOM Guatemala (Republic of)
920904 Africa_ MZ-DOM Mozambique (People's Republic of)
920917 AsiaPac MO-DOM Macau
921026 AsiaPac KW-DOM Kuwait (State of)
921201 AsiaPac AE1-DOM United Arab Emirates
921201 Europe_ UA1-DOM Ukraine
921202 Europe_ GE1-DOM Georgia (Republic of)
921202 Europe_ MT1-DOM Malta (Republic of)
930113 Europe_ CZ-DOM Czech Republic
930113 Africa_ LS1-DOM Lesotho (Kingdom of)
930226 Europe_ LI-DOM Liechtenstein (Principality of)
930226 Europe_ RO-DOM Romania
930227 Europe_ HR-DOM Croatia Hrvatska (Republic of)
930227 AsiaPac ID1-DOM Indonesia
930319 Africa_ BW-DOM Botswana (Republic of)
930319 Africa_ SN-DOM Senegal (Republic of)
930329 Africa_ BF-DOM Burkina Faso
930329 Europe_ SK-DOM Slovakia
930331 NorthA_ BM-DOM Bermuda
930416 LatinAC HN-DOM Honduras (Republic of)
930429 Africa_ KE-DOM Kenya (Republic of)
930429 Europe_ LV-DOM Latvia (Republic of)
930514 Europe_ FO-DOM Faroe Islands
930719 Africa_ SZ-DOM Swaziland (Kingdom of)
930825 Europe_ AZ-DOM Azerbaijan
930825 AsiaPac LB-DOM Lebanon (Lebanese Republic)
930909 LatinAC AN2-DOM Netherlands Antilles
930923 Europe_ MK2-DOM Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of)
930929 Africa_ ML2-DOM Mali (Republic of)
931013 AsiaPac NC2-DOM New Caledonia (Nouvelle Caledonie)
931126 Africa_ MA2-DOM Morocco (Kingdom of)
940103 Africa_ DZ-DOM Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of)
940201 AsiaPac BH-DOM Bahrain (State of)
940324 Europe_ MD3-DOM Moldova (Republic of)
940325 Africa_ ZM-DOM Zambia (Republic of)
940406 AsiaPac IR2-DOM Iran (Islamic Republic of)
940407 Europe_ RU-DOM Russia (Russian Federation)
940408 Europe_ GL2-DOM Greenland
940414 AsiaPac VN-DOM Vietnam (Socialist Republic of)
940415 AsiaPac GU-DOM Guam
940419 AsiaPac SB2-DOM Solomon Islands
940510 Europe_ BY-DOM Belarus
940517 AsiaPac SA3-DOM Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of)
940525 LatinAC PA3-DOM Panama (Republic of)
940603 AsiaPac BN3-DOM Brunei
940726 Europe_ CY-DOM Cyprus (Republic of)
940809 Africa_ GN2-DOM Guinea (Republic of)
940826 Europe_ AM2-DOM Armenia
940913 LatinAC GY-DOM Guyana Top-level Domain
940919 AsiaPac KZ-DOM Kazakhstan Top-level Domain
941104 LatinAC SV2-DOM El Salvador
941123 AsiaPac JO2-DOM Jordan (The Hashemite Kingdom of)
941212 Africa_ GA3-DOM Gabon (Republic of)
950103 Europe_ BG-DOM Bulgaria top level domain (BG-DOM)
950119 Africa_ GH2-DOM Ghana
950120 Europe_ MC6-DOM Monaco (Principality of)
950125 AsiaPac NP3-DOM Nepal
950127 Europe_ LU1-DOM Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of)
950214 Africa_ CI3-DOM Cote d'Ivoire (Republic of)
950216 LatinAC AI3-DOM Anguilla
950302 AsiaPac MN3-DOM Mongolia
950308 Africa_ UG-DOM Uganda (Republic of)
950315 Africa_ NG2-DOM Nigeria
950410 AsiaPac VU-DOM Vanuatu
950419 AsiaPac FM2-DOM Micronesia (Federated States of)
950419 AsiaPac KI2-DOM Kiribati
950429 Africa_ CM2-DOM Cameroon
950429 AsiaPac UZ-DOM Uzbekistan
950503 LatinAC KY-DOM Cayman Islands
950712 AsiaPac KG2-DOM Kyrgyzstan (Republic of)
950714 Africa_ TZ2-DOM Tanzania (United Republic of)
950714 AsiaPac WS3-DOM Samoa
950725 Africa_ MG2-DOM Madagascar
950808 AsiaPac CK3-DOM Cook Islands
950816 Europe_ SM4-DOM San Marino (Republic of)
950831 LatinAC VI4-DOM Virgin Islands (US)
950911 Europe_ VA4-DOM Vatican City State
951006 Africa_ MU3-DOM Mauritius
951015 Africa_ ET3-DOM Ethiopia (Democratic Federal Republic of)
951115 Africa_ AO4-DOM Angola (Republic of)
951205 Europe_ GI3-DOM Gibraltar
951218 AsiaPac TO5-DOM Tonga
960109 Europe_ AD7-DOM Andorra
960118 Africa_ BJ3-DOM Benin (Republic of)
960220 LatinAC AW4-DOM Aruba
960220 AsiaPac KH2-DOM Cambodia
960220 AsiaPac SY2-DOM Syria (Syrian Arab Republic)
960318 AsiaPac NF3-DOM Norfolk Island
960318 AsiaPac TV17-DOM Tuvalu
960319 AsiaPac PF4-DOM French Polynesia
960411 AsiaPac OM6-DOM Oman (Sultanate of)
960424 Africa_ CF4-DOM Central African Republic
960424 Africa_ MR3-DOM Mauritania top level domain (MR3-DOM)
960424 Africa_ NE5-DOM Niger
960514 AsiaPac LA7-DOM Lao People's Democratic Republic
960522 Africa_ DJ2-DOM Djibouti
960612 AsiaPac QA3-DOM Qatar
960725 LatinAC GF3-DOM French Guiana
960807 Europe_ GG3-DOM Guernsey (Channel Islands, Bailiwick of)
960808 Europe_ JE2-DOM Jersey (Channel Islands, Bailiwick of)
960814 Europe_ BA6-DOM Bosnia-Hercegovina
960816 AsiaPac MH3-DOM Marshall Islands (Republic of the)
960819 AsiaPac YE2-DOM Yemen
960905 Africa_ TG5-DOM Togo (Republic of)
960911 Europe_ IM6-DOM Isle of Man
960924 Africa_ ER4-DOM Eritrea
960925 AsiaPac MV4-DOM Maldives (Republic of)
961021 Africa_ BI4-DOM Burundi (Republic of)
961021 Africa_ CV8-DOM Cape Verde
961021 LatinAC GP4-DOM Guadaloupe
961021 Africa_ RW6-DOM Rwanda (Republic of)
961022 AsiaPac MP7-DOM Northern Mariana Islands
970103 Africa_ MW5-DOM Malawi
970114 Africa_ CG6-DOM Congo (Republic of)
970127 NorthA_ TC13-DOM Turks and Caicos Islands
970204 Africa_ GW8-DOM Guinea-Bissau
970204 AsiaPac MM12-DOM Myanmar
970220 LatinAC VG4-DOM Virgin Islands (British)
970306 LatinAC HT6-DOM Haiti
970306 LatinAC MS13-DOM Montserrat
970306 Africa_ SD18-DOM Sudan
970326 LatinAC FK3-DOM Falkland Islands
970328 Africa_ GM6-DOM Gambia
970328 LatinAC MQ5-DOM Martinique
970407 Africa_ RE12-DOM French Reunion Island
970409 Africa_ LR6-DOM Liberia
970423 Africa_ LY4-DOM Libya
970424 AsiaPac CX11-DOM Christmas Island
970509 AsiaPac IQ11-DOM Iraq
970509 Africa_ SC24-DOM Seychelles
970509 Africa_ SL7-DOM Sierra Leone
970509 AsiaPac TP5-DOM East Timor
970530 AsiaPac TM9-DOM Turkmenistan
970612 AsiaPac AS17-DOM American Samoa
970612 AsiaPac PW8-DOM Palau
970620 AsiaPac NU9-DOM Niue
970710 Africa_ GQ5-DOM Equatorial Guinea
970710 AsiaPac PN5-DOM Pitcairn Island
970716 AsiaPac BT8-DOM Bhutan
970724 AsiaPac HM9-DOM Heard and McDonald Islands
970731 LatinAC GS13-DOM South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
970820 Africa_ CD27-DOM Congo (The Democratic Republic of the)
970820 NorthA_ PM11-DOM Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
970821 Africa_ BV4-DOM Bouvet Island
970821 Europe_ SJ5-DOM Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
970826 Africa_ TF13-DOM French Southern Territories
970828 Africa_ SO10-DOM Somalia
970916 AsiaPac IO5-DOM British Indian Ocean Territory
970923 Africa_ SH9-DOM St. Helena
971013 AsiaPac CC24-DOM Cocos (Keeling) Islands
971016 AsiaPac AF12-DOM Afghanistan
971103 Africa_ TD9-DOM Chad Republic
971107 Africa_ ST20-DOM Sao Tome and Principe
971107 AsiaPac TK11-DOM Tokelau Islands
971114 AsiaPac WF7-DOM Wallis and Futuna Islands
971117 Africa_ YT6-DOM Mayotte
971204 AsiaPac UM8-DOM US Minor Outlying Islands
971211 AsiaPac TJ19-DOM Tajikistan
971219 Africa_ AC24-DOM Ascension Island
980330 AsiaPac NR8-DOM Nauru Island
980608 Africa_ KM15-DOM Comoros

-Hank


I received some corrective input at the last Nanog meeting concerning some
events on my DNS timeline (http://www.donelan.com/dnstimeline.html) from
people who were there.

I missed NIC.NORDU.NET as the first root name server outside the USA.
Although I can't identify the precise date it was added to the root
list.  I took most of the dates from the namedroppers mailing list
archives.  Other corrective input is welcome.

Also I noticed the change to the root server list on November 5 2002 was
the first root server change since Dr. Postel died.  Here is a copy of Dr.
Postel's previous root server change announcement in August 1997 about
bringing up M.Root-Servers.Net in Japan.

http://ops.ietf.org/lists/namedroppers/namedroppers.199x/msg02852.html