Editing InterNIC (section)

{{Short description|Organization}}
{{About|the defunct organization|"NIC" as a generic term used to refer to a registry operator|domain name registry}}
{{confuse|network interface controller}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = InterNIC
| formation = 1972
| dissolved = September 18, 1998
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| formerly = Network Information Center (NIC)
| successor = [[ICANN]]<br/>[[American Registry for Internet Numbers|ARIN]]
| founder = [[Elizabeth J. Feinler]]
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| parent_organization = [[SRI International|Stanford Research Institute]] (until 1991)<br/>[[Network Solutions]] (from 1991)
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| focus = Manage Internet protocol numbers and [[Domain Name System]] root
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| homepage = {{url|https://www.internic.net/|internic.net}}
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}}'''InterNIC''', known as the '''Network Information Center''' ('''NIC''') until 1993, was the organization primarily responsible for [[Domain Name System]] (DNS) [[domain name]] allocations and [[X.500]] directory services.  From its inception in 1972 until October 1, 1991, it was run by the Stanford Research Institute, now known as [[SRI International]], and led by [[Elizabeth J. Feinler|Jake Feinler]]. From October 1991 until September 18, 1998, it was run by [[Network Solutions]]. Thereafter, the responsibility was assumed by the [[Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] (ICANN).

It was accessed through the domain name internic.net, with email, FTP and World Wide Web services run at various times by [[SRI International|SRI]], [[Network Solutions|Network Solutions, Inc.]], and [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]]. This website is still active today, operated by ICANN, and currently provides reference documents and information related to domain registration. The InterNIC also coordinated the IP address space, including performing [[IP address]] management for North America prior to the formation of [[ARIN]]. InterNIC is a registered [[service mark]] of the [[U.S. Department of Commerce]]. The use of the term is licensed to the [[Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] (ICANN).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=74402035|title=InterNIC service mark registration, U.S. Registration No. 1,874,125|publisher=[[U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]]}}</ref>