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OpenNIC is an Alternate DNS root which is an alternative to Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and its registries.
OpenNIC is an alternative root, which compliments that of the traditional ICANN root server. This means that OpenNIC is able to provide alternative top level domains, such as:
OpenNIC, you must make aminor
adjustment to your network connection.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN is a non-profit corporation that was created on September 18, 1998 in order to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly on behalf of the U.S. Government by other organizations.
The DNS root zone consists of pointers to authoritative DNS servers for Generic Top Level Domain (like .com and .net) abbreviated to TLD and Country Code Top Level Domain zones (like .us, .uk, and .tv). A collection of "traditional" root servers independently operated by many organizations around the internet use a list of these domains which is managed by ICANN.
Alternative roots, such as OpenNIC typically resolve to all of the TLD servers delegated by ICANN, as well as TLD servers for other top-level domains (like .geek and .oss) which are not delegated by ICANN, but run by other independent organizations.
OpenNIC
OpenNIC is an Alternate DNS root which is an alternative to Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and its registries.
What is OpenNIC in a nutshell?
OpenNIC is an alternative root, which compliments that of the traditional ICANN root server. This means that OpenNIC is able to provide alternative top level domains, such as:
- .free for non-commercial use of the internet
- .geek for anything geeky
- .null for miscellaneous non-commercial individual sites
- .oss for Open Source Software
- .parody for parodies
When using OpenNIC, it is possible to get to ShareSource
by either www.ss.oss or sharesource.geek
by either www.ss.oss or sharesource.geek
Set yourself up to use OpenNIC
To be able to resolve domain names in the alternative Domain Name System viaOpenNIC, you must make a
A quick lesson on how the traditional DNS Root system works
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN is a non-profit corporation that was created on September 18, 1998 in order to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly on behalf of the U.S. Government by other organizations.
The DNS root zone consists of pointers to authoritative DNS servers for Generic Top Level Domain (like .com and .net) abbreviated to TLD and Country Code Top Level Domain zones (like .us, .uk, and .tv). A collection of "traditional" root servers independently operated by many organizations around the internet use a list of these domains which is managed by ICANN.
What does OpenNIC do to solve control issues of ICANN?
Alternative roots, such as OpenNIC typically resolve to all of the TLD servers delegated by ICANN, as well as TLD servers for other top-level domains (like .geek and .oss) which are not delegated by ICANN, but run by other independent organizations.