Bhavin Turakhia is a name that is very well known in the domain and internet business. His exit from Directi and his ongoing investment in domains via Radix Registry means that Bhavin's name has strong links with the domain name business.However Bhavin's also been dabbling in other areas, including messaging and email.Earlier today it was announced that … [Read more...] about Bhavin Turakhia’s Email Venture Gains Big Backer
Nominet Announces Newly Formed Advisory Council
Yesterday Nominet announced who would be members of the newly formed ".UK Registry Advisory Council".The Council was announced several months ago, but the actual selection process for members only concluded last week.Unlike with the Board elections where all members vote to select one or more representatives from across the entire Nominet membership, the UKRAC's … [Read more...] about Nominet Announces Newly Formed Advisory Council
ICANN Won’t Meet in Person in 2021
ICANN officially announced its plans for the next meeting which was meant to be held in Seattle in October.It's going to be virtual. Again.I suspect that this will not sit well with some of the North American participants who would have been able to attend an "in person" event. However the situation globally is a lot less certain and most definitely not uniform. At time … [Read more...] about ICANN Won’t Meet in Person in 2021
CIRA to Provide DoH to Canadian Firefox Users
CIRA, the .ca domain name registry, will be providing DNS over HTTPS for Firefox users in Canada.So what's that all about?In common with many domain name registries, CIRA has diversified over the last few years. Offering DNS based services is a logical extension for a domain name registry, as the larger ones will have built out quite a lot of technical infrastructure … [Read more...] about CIRA to Provide DoH to Canadian Firefox Users
Brexit Impacted EU Domains Now “Withdrawn”. What Next?
On July 1st any domain names that were impacted by the UK's withdrawal from the EU, Brexit, were moved to a status of "WITHDRAWN". This means that not only is the domain no longer "in zone" but it's also no longer in the original registrar's control either.This is yet another step in the process that the European Commission decided on in order for .eu domain names that had … [Read more...] about Brexit Impacted EU Domains Now “Withdrawn”. What Next?
Africa DNS Forum 2021 Registration Open
The 2021 edition of the Africa DNS Forum is being held online.The event will be held on July 27th and 28th via Zoom, as well as being streamed via Facebook.The theme for this year's event is "Evolving the DNS Ecosystem in Africa".Speakers and other details of the agenda have not been announced yet, but should be made available on the event's official site in the … [Read more...] about Africa DNS Forum 2021 Registration Open
ICANN Extends Travel Ban For Staff But Seattle Could Proceed
We are now well over a year into a global pandemic. While the vaccine rollout in some parts of the world has been going well we are still a very long way off a full return to any semblance of normality. Many countries are still imposing travel restrictions, both on their own citizens as well as travellers to those countries.It's not surprising that ICANN has officially … [Read more...] about ICANN Extends Travel Ban For Staff But Seattle Could Proceed
LACTLD Hiring Head Honcho
LACTLD is looking for a new general manager. Miguel Ignacio Estrada who held the position for three years recently moved on to work for LACNIC where he has taken up the role of "Strategic Relations Manager".LACTLD is the association for country code registries in Latin America and Caribbean, so anyone who wants to take on that role would be expected to speak fluent Spanish, … [Read more...] about LACTLD Hiring Head Honcho
IE Domains Subject of Question in Dáil
It's not often that domain names get a mention in the Dáil (Irish parliament), so when it happens it's worth seeing why.Last week IE domain names came up in the Irish parliament due to Brexit related issues with imports of products from outside Ireland.The question was put to the government as follows:"To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he … [Read more...] about IE Domains Subject of Question in Dáil
Registration for RIPE 82 Now Open
RIPE's 82nd public meeting will be held from May 17th to May 21st. In common with most events this year it's going to be 100% virtual.While the "in person" RIPE meetings normally come with a registration fee (which covers the lunches etc) the online events are free to attend.The preliminary schedule for the meeting is available here. A lot of the sessions are driven by … [Read more...] about Registration for RIPE 82 Now Open