Creating and Registering a New Domain

If your organization already has a domain on a public network, ask the person in charge of the domain to set up a subdomain for you.

If your organization does not yet have a domain on a public network, and you want to set one up, ask for a domain registration form from Government Systems, Inc. at the following address:

Government Systems, Inc.
ATTN: Network Information Center
14200 Park Meadow Drive
Chantilly, VA  22021
phone: (703) 802-8400
email: hostmaster@nic.ddn.mil

If your organization belongs to several networks, register your domain with only one of them.

If your organization is not connected to a network, you may set up domains without registering them. However, we suggest that you follow Internet naming conventions in case you later decide to join a public network.

Use only letters (A-Z), digits (0-9), and hyphens (-). No distinction is made between uppercase and lowercase letters.

Avoid labels longer than 12 characters. (A label is a single component of a fully qualified name, like indigo or com.)

If a host connects to more than one network, it should have the same name on each network.

Do not use nic or other well known acronyms as leftmost (most specific) labels in a name. Contact Government Systems, Inc., for a list of top-level and second-level domain names already in use.