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RFC 1400: Transition and Modernization of the Internet Registration Service, S. Williamson1993-03-01T23:00:00-00:00As a result of the NREN NIS award by National Science Foundation, non- DDN registration services will soon be transferred from the DDN NIC to the new Internet Registration Service, which is a part of an entity referred to as the InterNIC. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.