Domains can be listed in the Texas A&M Domain Name System (DNS) and managed in Infoblox.

Texas A&M Technology Services supports registration of domains outside of the .edu top level domain as long as they meet the following criteria:

1. Faculty and staff who request a domain must be sponsored by a department in Texas A&M University System.
2. Students who request a domain must be sponsored by the department of Student Activities.
3. The head of the sponsoring department must sign and date a memo that confirms the sponsoring department accepts responsibility for the domain and that hosting the domain is in line with the mission of the university. 
4. Domains must be managed and supported by Technology Services on the campus DNS servers.
5. Requester must cover all fees related to the registration of the requested domain.

Getting Started

See the Request section for detailed information on how to request a domain.

1. The requester must email infoblox@tamu.edu and provide:
   
   • Requested domain name
   • Networks and/or hosts with which this domain should be associated
   • Infoblox group of those who will manage the domain name
   • Administrative Contact Information
   • A signed and dated memo from the head of the sponsoring department, which may be scanned and attached to the email, or mailed to Technology Services at Mail Stop 3363. This memo should confirm that the sponsoring department accepts responsibility for the domain and that hosting the domain is in line with the mission of the university.
2. Texas A&M Technology Services will initiate the necessary transaction after the memo and email are received and the domain approved. We will notify the requester and the department head when the transaction is complete and the domain is active in Infoblox and DNS. (Allow 5 business days after receipt of the sponsoring letter and email.)
3. The requester must register the domain and manage the domain with a domain registration service. This can be done concurrently with the previous step. When registering the domain, use the following name servers: ns1.tamu.edu, ns2.tamu.edu ns3.tamu.edu. and ns4.tamu.edu

Additional Notes:

• Depending on the DNS records requested for the domain, inverse DNS resolution (the mapping of an IP address to a domain name) may not be possible.
• Depending on the overall load this service represents, a recurring fee may be assessed by Technology Services.