Author Topic: Check this out... (Read 415 times)

BigR · « **on:** February 20, 2007, 03:36:08 AM »

According to this, Kesmai.com is the 30th oldest domain on the internet! The site doesn't exist anymore, but I thought a lot of you would get a kick out of that. These sites were all made long before http...very cool stuff. Shows that Kesmai and Airwarrior were really on the bleeding edge of tech for their time.

(For those that don't know, Kesmai was the original company that owned Airwarrior)

http://www.whoisd.com/oldestcom.php#

B@tfinkV · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2007, 05:08:10 AM »

Kesmai <---- owns Airwarrior

NoBaddy · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2007, 07:20:56 AM »

Biggs...

You need to get out more.

Jackal1 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2007, 08:12:09 AM »

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Originally posted by NoBaddy
Biggs...

You need to get out more.

Reschke · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2007, 11:46:32 AM »

Ahh but here is the dichotomy of what you said. How can they be one of the oldest if they are no longer active? So they are constantly falling out of the old list and will eventually join on of the many millions of defunct websites that litter the online world.

Sandman · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2007, 05:07:25 PM »

Check this out.

Until 1999, there was no Shared Registration System (SRS). Network Solutions (NSI) operated the .com, .net, and .org registries, and was the de jure registrar and registry.

Then... check this out.

In 1992, Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI) was granted an exclusive contract by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to be the sole Domain name registrar for .com, .net and .org Top Level Domain (TLD) names. NSI also maintained the central database of assigned names called WHOIS. Network Solutions acted as a de facto registrar, selling names directly to end users.

Which begs the question... "Where were these old domains registered?"

Masherbrum · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2007, 05:25:28 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
Which begs the question... "Where were these old domains registered?"

Maverick · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2007, 05:26:30 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
Check this out.

Until 1999, there was no Shared Registration System (SRS). Network Solutions (NSI) operated the .com, .net, and .org registries, and was the de jure registrar and registry.

Then... check this out.

In 1992, Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI) was granted an exclusive contract by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to be the sole Domain name registrar for .com, .net and .org Top Level Domain (TLD) names. NSI also maintained the central database of assigned names called WHOIS. Network Solutions acted as a de facto registrar, selling names directly to end users.

Which begs the question... "Where were these old domains registered?"

At .algore of course. DUH!!!

leitwolf · « **Reply #8 on:** February 20, 2007, 06:35:00 PM »

I raise you another.. wikipedia Link:
This explains how domains can be far older than 1992