.bitnet
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| Introduced | 1985 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Pseudo-domain-style host suffix |
| Status | Formerly used in addresses and site names |
| Registry | None |
| Sponsor | CREN |
| Intended use | To designate an address or hostname connected via BITNET |
| Actual use | Was widely used in late 1980s, but is no longer in use |
| Registration restrictions | No registrations are possible, as this domain is not in the root |
| Structure | Appended to right of BITNET hostnames |
| Documents | ? |
| Dispute policies | None |
| Registry website | None |
.bitnet was a pseudo-domain-style suffix used in the late 1980s when identifying a hostname not connected directly to the Internet but possibly reachable through inter-network gateways. In this case, it indicated that the hostname preceding it was reachable via the BITNET network. This was one of several apparent "top-level domains" that were not actually in the Internet Domain Name System (DNS) root, but were sometimes used in addresses during the time when non-Internet networks remained in wide use.
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