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BSNIC BSNIC BS Domain Registry BS Domain Registry Carla Glinton Carla Glinton Rudyard Burton Rudyard Burton ISOC ccTLD Workshop ISOC ccTLD Workshop Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown, Guyana February 2007 February 2007
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BSNIC BS Domain Registry. Carla Glinton Rudyard Burton ISOC ccTLD Workshop Georgetown, Guyana February 2007. Outline. History Current Operations Environment Registration Policies Domain Structure Fee Structure Staffing Hardware and Software in Use Future Plans Marketing the Domain - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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BSNICBSNICBS Domain RegistryBS Domain Registry
Carla GlintonCarla GlintonRudyard BurtonRudyard Burton
ISOC ccTLD WorkshopISOC ccTLD WorkshopGeorgetown, GuyanaGeorgetown, Guyana
February 2007February 2007
OutlineOutline HistoryHistory Current OperationsCurrent Operations
EnvironmentEnvironment Registration PoliciesRegistration Policies Domain StructureDomain Structure Fee StructureFee Structure StaffingStaffing Hardware and Software in UseHardware and Software in Use
Future PlansFuture Plans Marketing the DomainMarketing the Domain Technical UpgradesTechnical Upgrades
HistoryHistory
COB accepted responsibility for .BSCOB accepted responsibility for .BS Initially managed by UPR Initially managed by UPR
(administrative & technical)(administrative & technical) 1999 COB MIS Dept. takes over 1999 COB MIS Dept. takes over
registry functionregistry function 2003 Primary name server set up at 2003 Primary name server set up at
COB with secondary servers provided COB with secondary servers provided by UPR and PCHby UPR and PCH
December 2003, attempt to separate December 2003, attempt to separate BSNIC from MIS departmentBSNIC from MIS department
Current OperationsCurrent Operations
No formal agreement with the Bahamian No formal agreement with the Bahamian GovernmentGovernment
No regulatory body or legislation governing the No regulatory body or legislation governing the domain’s operationdomain’s operation
COB manages the domain as a service to the country COB manages the domain as a service to the country and as a means for funding tertiary-level educationand as a means for funding tertiary-level education
Administrative changes approved by the VP Finance Administrative changes approved by the VP Finance and Administration and the College Counciland Administration and the College Council
Environment
Current OperationsCurrent Operations
Open – no local presence or other Open – no local presence or other requirementsrequirements
First-come, first served First-come, first served Adoption of ICANN’s UDRPAdoption of ICANN’s UDRP
Registration Policies
Current OperationsCurrent Operations
22ndnd-level registrations allowed-level registrations allowed 33rdrd-level registrations offered as follows:-level registrations offered as follows:
.COM.BS .COM.BS .NET.BS .NET.BS .ORG.BS .ORG.BS .EDU.BS reserved for Bahamian educational .EDU.BS reserved for Bahamian educational
institutions and educational institutions with institutions and educational institutions with presence in The Bahamas presence in The Bahamas
.GOV.BS reserved for Bahamas Government .GOV.BS reserved for Bahamas Government ministries and agencies.ministries and agencies.
Domain Structure
Current OperationsCurrent Operations
22ndnd-Level-Level 33rdrd-Level-LevelRegistratiRegistrati
onon
(2 years)(2 years)
Annual Annual MaintenaMaintena
ncence
RegistratiRegistrationon
(1 year)(1 year)
Annual Annual MaintenaMaintena
ncence
Non-Non-BahamianBahamianss
$500$500 $100$100
$200$200 $100$100
BahamianBahamianss $100$100 $50$50
Bahamian Bahamian Gov’tGov’t
Free Free (.edu.bs, .gov.bs, .(.edu.bs, .gov.bs, .
org.bs)org.bs)
Fee Structure
Current OperationsCurrent Operations
All registry functions performed by All registry functions performed by the Domain Administratorthe Domain Administrator
Technical support provided by the Technical support provided by the new Technical Contact and a new Technical Contact and a technician from the MIS Dept. of technician from the MIS Dept. of COBCOB
Staffing
Current OperationsCurrent Operations
Primary Name Server Primary Name Server RedHat Linux 9 with BIND 9.2.1-16 on a Dell RedHat Linux 9 with BIND 9.2.1-16 on a Dell
Optiplex GX 520Optiplex GX 520 Registration Web site and registry databaseRegistration Web site and registry database
RedHat Linux 9 with BIND 9.2.1-16 with Apache RedHat Linux 9 with BIND 9.2.1-16 with Apache Web server on a Dell Optiplex GX 520 Web server on a Dell Optiplex GX 520
Web-based registration system created by Dr Web-based registration system created by Dr Hosein, .TT Administrator using a Postgres Hosein, .TT Administrator using a Postgres DatabaseDatabase
Hardware & Software
Future PlansFuture Plans
Marketing the Domain
Marketing effort to increase local Marketing effort to increase local registrationsregistrations
Adding services such as DNS, Web, E-Adding services such as DNS, Web, E-mail hostingmail hosting
Pricing changes including bulk and Pricing changes including bulk and term registration discountsterm registration discounts
Agreements with other registriesAgreements with other registries
Future PlansFuture Plans
Hardware & Software
BlueCat Networks Adonis 1000 BlueCat Networks Adonis 1000 DNS and DHCP applianceDNS and DHCP appliance
Harden version of Free BSDHarden version of Free BSD Jailed environmentJailed environment Bind 8.2Bind 8.2 User-friendly, intuitive and error User-friendly, intuitive and error
checking management consolechecking management console
Future PlansFuture Plans
Dual-homed to Dual-homed to internetinternet
Master and Slave Master and Slave DMZDMZ
Internet
NET RACK – DELL POWERCONNECT – VLAN 1
PUBLIC INTERNET – 206.48.3.0
DMZ172.30.5.x
Adonis 1000(.BS1)
172.30.5.21
Adonis 1000(.BS2)
172.30.5.22
Internet-basedServers.BS
206.48.3.x
Link Proof
