Re: [seul-edu] .edu .net .org .com

[Doug Loss <dloss@suscom.net>]

maynord wrote:

> Dear Seul Folks:
>
> The elementary (parochial) school where I work has decided to acquire a domain
> name.  I contacted our ISP, and they said they were not allowed to give out a
> .edu domain name.  I logged on to the Internic site (networksolutions.com) and
> read that .edu is only for universities.
>
> I am curious as to what you people recommend.  To use .com seems to imply a
> commercial orientation.  What do other private elementary schools use? .org
> .net ???
>
> Thanks for all your help on past issues!
>

The .us domain has provisions for this, so it may be your best bet.  Your domain
would then be something like this:

<school_name>.pvt.k12.<state>.us

You can get more info about the .us domain and registering there by going to
<http://www.google.com> and searching for ".us domain registrar".

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