As you may know the .eu ccTLD is a little different, in that it operates under contract to the European Commission. The EC in turn operates based on treaties, directives, regulations and a bunch of other legislative devices. More than 15 years ago the EC and European Parliament started work on what would become the .eu ccTLD. In order to do that they issued legislation and it's … [Read more...] about Changes Coming to .eu Domains
EURid Pauses Brexit Plans
When the UK announced its intention to withdraw from the European Union it was clear to some of us that this would cause complications with .eu and possibly other domain name extensions. Over the past year it's become clear that the European Commission, who mandate the .eu domain name policy, weren't interested in providing a "soft landing" for impacted registrants of .eu … [Read more...] about EURid Pauses Brexit Plans
RIPE Proposes Policy on BGP Hijacks
RIPE has published a policy proposal to deal with BGP hijacks. The policy proposal is fairly simple at one level: BGP Hijacking is a RIPE Policy Violation The text of the proposal goes on to explain that BGP hijacks happen frequently and that while some might be accidental the proposal is meant to address those that are intentional. this proposal aims to clarify … [Read more...] about RIPE Proposes Policy on BGP Hijacks
Nordic Domain Days Announce 2019 Dates
The 4th edition of the Nordic Domains Days will take place in November 2019. As in previous years the event will be held in Stockholm at the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Center. This year's event will be held on November 25th and November 26th Expect details to be published on the event's official site. … [Read more...] about Nordic Domain Days Announce 2019 Dates
Tucows Acquires Ascio
Tucows has acquired Ascio, a Denmark based registrar. Ascio is a good fit for Tucows, as it is a 100% reseller focussed business which offers a broad range of both ccTLD domains and gTLDs. The company offers a range of tools to help resellers easily see which policies apply to the various domain extensions, as well as a number of integration options that work well with … [Read more...] about Tucows Acquires Ascio