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==Background==
 
==Background==
In 1984, [[Jon Postel]] and [[Joyce Reynolds]] published RFC 920 which introduced the initial top level domain names (TLDs) describing their categories and general purposes. These include: .arpa, the current internet host during that time; .gov (government) .edu, (education) .com, (commercial) .mil (military) .org (organization) and the two-letter code (alpha-2) [[ISO]]-3166-1 list which represents the names of countries.<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc920.txt RFC 920]</ref>  
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In 1984, [[Jon Postel]] and [[Joyce Reynolds]] published RFC 920 which introduced the initial top level domain names (TLDs) describing their categories and general purposes. These include: .arpa, the current internet host during that time; .gov (government) .edu, (education) .com, (commercial) .mil (military) .org (organization) and the two-letter code (alpha-2) in the [[ISO]]-3166 list which represents the names of countries.<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc920.txt RFC 920]</ref> On January 1985, the initial gTLDs were implemented including .net.<ref>[http://www.caslon.com.au/domainsprofile1.htm Caslon Analytics Domains and the DNS]
    
==References==
 
==References==
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