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reg-name: bgu
domain: bgu.ac.il

descr: Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
admin-c: II-SG147-IL
tech-c: II-SG147-IL
zone-c: II-SG147-IL
nserver: dns1.bgu.ac.il
nserver: dns2.bgu.ac.il
remarks: Fully-managed
validity: N/A
DNSSEC: unsigned
status: Transfer Locked
changed: hank AT vm.tau.ac.il 19931124 (Assigned)
changed: registrar AT ns.il 19971203 (Changed)
changed: registrar AT ns.il 19990113 (Changed)
changed: domain-registrar AT isoc.org.il 20150419 (Changed)
changed: domain-registrar AT isoc.org.il 20150830 (Changed)

person: Shmuel Gruber
address Computer Center
address Ben Gurion University
address Beersheva
address 84105
address Israel
phone: +972 7 6461158
fax-no: +972 7 6472898
e-mail: shmuel AT bgumail.bgu.ac.il
nic-hdl: II-SG147-IL
changed: hank AT vm.tau.ac.il 19940529
changed: registrar AT ns.il 19980129

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