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Domain Name: CORNELL.EDU

Registrant:
Cornell University
Cornell Information Technologies
Network Operations Center 729 Rhodes Hall
136 Hoy Road
Ithaca, NY 14853
US

Administrative Contact:
Domain Admin
Cornell Information Technologies
Cornell University
729 Rhodes Hall
136 Hoy Road
Ithaca, NY 14853
US
+1.6072555500
noc@cornell.edu

Technical Contact:
Daniel Eckstrom
Cornell Information Technologies
Cornell University
731 Rhodes Hall
136 Hoy Road
Ithaca, NY 14853
US
+1.6072555902
de10@cornell.edu

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Domain record activated: 15-Jul-1985
Domain record last updated: 30-Jun-2020
Domain expires: 31-Jul-2022

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