Domain Name Registration Policy TWNIC 02/27/2001

Content Classification Reserved words&limitation of characters Application rules Fees Dispute resolution process Remedies Registrars

Domain Name Classification Specific English Domain Name --xxx.com.tw,xxx.org.tw,xxx.idv.tw Specific Chinese Domain Name ---xxx.商業.台灣,xxx.商業.tw ---xxx.網路.台灣,xxx.網路.tw ---xxx.組織.台灣,xxx.組織.tw General Chinese Domain Name ---xxx.台灣,xxx.tw

Reserved Words classification scope Specific Chinese Domain name (Total 10643) classification by profession(898) Country name(225) City name(25) Government organization(9495) General Chinese (Total 14915) Sovereignty related(52) Administrative districts(419) Government organization(10134) Education Institution (4266) TWNIC reserved(44)

The Limitation of Character English domain name ＊The length of characters can not be over 63 bytes ＊must comply with RFC-1035 ＊Alphanumeric symbols only Chinese domain name 14 Chinese characters or 28 bytes ＊Can not consist entirely of alphanumeric Symbols,must comply with RFC-1035 ＊Big5 based

Registration Rules ※General rule 「first come,first serve」 Can apply for multiple DNs On-line DN application agreement is required

Registration Rules Specific English DN .com.tw,.net.tw,.org.tw .idv.tw Certification is required e-mail confirmation only Specific Chinese DN Only one Chinese DN registration for each individual registered English DN General Chinese DN 1 additional simplified Chinese DN is included with each traditional Chinese DN

Fees classification fees .com.tw .org.tw .net.tw Specific English DN .com.tw .org.tw .net.tw Registration fee/annual fee NT$450/NT$900 .idv.tw NT$270/NT$450 Specific Chinese DN No cost General Chinese DN NT$225/NT$450

Dispute &Remedies policy Dispute Resolution policy ※Domain name disputes to be resolved by providers Registry may transfer or cancel DN ※90 day non-payment cancellation policy ※receipt of written notice from Registrant ※written dispute resolution either of Providers or Court’s decision

Establishment of Registry/Registrar System Delegated 6 registrars on 10/17/2000 Began testing “registration service system” on 10/21/2000 Service for the specific English/Chinese domain name application process was provided by the registrars on 12/04/2000 On line general Chinese domain name registration service was provided by the registrars on 02/16/2001

The List of TWNIC-accredited Registrars TWNIC-accredited 6 registrars on 10/17/2000 TISNet technology inc.(TISNET ) http://reg.tisnet.net.tw Asia pacific online service inc.(APOL) http://activity.apol.com.tw/dns/ Chunghwa telecom CO. Ltd (HiNet) http://www.hinet.net Net-Chinese co. Ltd http://www.net-chinese.com.tw PC home online co. Ltd (PC home) http://myname.pchome.com.tw Digital united inc.(SeedNet) http://rs.seed.net.tw

Registry/Registrar interaction TWNIC API SSL evaluation agreement Instant update of information Follow related policies information kept on file Registrar

-update/query registrant info Registry DB Registry -frozen/unfrozen -delete DN -billing -statistical info API Registrar Registrar DB -DN registration -payment procedure -query status of registration -update/query registrant info -transfer in/out

(English,individual,Chinese) General Chinese domain Registry DB Registry API queryDn insertDn updateDn deleteDn getDns setDns …… Registrar API： Specific domain name (English,individual,Chinese) General Chinese domain name Registrar DB

Registry DB Registry API Registrar Registrant info, app.、exp. date status DNS info transfer info Registrar info Registrar Registrar DB Domain name 、pwd、 registrant info

TWNIC Registry SSL server System Architecture Registrar DB DB API SSL Encryption TWNIC Registry SSL server Registrar Home Page E-DN：15 I-DN：14 C-DN：5 AI：10 G-C-DN：14 HTTP TWNIC Registry DB USER

Special Features On line application E-mail Confirmation On line Payment Local DB for registrars Automatic transfer of traditional to simplified

Future Plan Improve user interface Follow RRP Reorganization of Data Base structure Reengineering of registration process Development of Chinese DN technology

General Chinese Domain Name The process of registration TWNIC 02/27/2001

DN registered using Big5 based Check General Chinese Domain Name the process of registration(一) DN registered using Big5 based Check Character limitation Reserved words Conflict with other codes

General Chinese Domain Name the process of registration(二) Select one domain name Display the applicable code (Big5、Big5UTF8、GBK、GBKUTF8) Payment status E-mail confirmation status Set up DNS Finish the process of registration, then domain name is active

申請繁體，同時註冊簡體（TWNIC）

申請繁體，同時註冊簡體（TWNIC）

申請繁體，同時註冊簡體（TWNIC）

申請繁體，同時註冊簡體（TWNIC）

Set up DNS Select host mode or DNS mode Host mode: DNS mode: 1 Input of corresponding DN,Host name follow by IP 2 Selection & confirmation of GB code 3 Once completed 4 query codes provided DNS mode: 1 Input of host name codes(Big5,Big5UTF8,GB,GBUTF8) corresponding to IP 2 Confirmation of code input 3 Assign name server’s data into zone file

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