ok, I may be somewhat green in this space, but what rules govern .edu domain names - in regards to ownership? Can only educational institutions own them? Can regular joes like me register one, or win one in a SnapNames / Pool auction? .org domains were supposed to only belong to organizations, but that idea seemed to quickly explode as the masses simply used that extension cause .com and .net suffixes were taken..
Has anyone registered a .edu domain before?
Update 4/11/07:
Guess I could have done a bit of deeper digging on this topic, in a way I was simply thinking out loud..
Looks like the .edu domain name is managed by a company called EDUCASE, and they seem to be the sole registrar. And it looks like they have a laundry list of requirements needed before they grant that extension.. From their website:
EDUCAUSE, the association for information technology in higher education, is the sole registrar for names in the .edu domain. The Department of Commerce awarded management of the domain to EDUCAUSE in October 2001. Requests for new names in the domain are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis for eligible institutions, and holders of .edu domain names must use this Web site to manage their domains and hosts. EDUCAUSE also is the exclusive provider of contact information for the .edu domain, available on the Whois server.
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Try Google, the answers are there. And the short answer is no.