Centralnic’s gb.com is no longer pointing to their nameservers and any domains in the zone are now being wildcarded to the main gb.com website which carries the following notice: You may be here because you have been sold a domain or email service using the gb.com domain that has ceased to work. You can restore… Continue reading Centralnic’s Gb.com In Dispute – gb.com now wildcarded
Month: July 2011
MetaCert Content Labelling For XXX
The proverbial “cat” is finally out of the “bag”. MetaCert have announced their partnership with ICM Registry for content labelling. Basically what it means is that every .xxx domain name will be classified by MetaCert who specialise in “labelling” content ie. giving consumers information about the type of content that a site provides. There’s a… Continue reading MetaCert Content Labelling For XXX
ICANN Seeks Input On Issues Surrounding Domain Transfers
ICANN’s domain name transfer policy, which is abbreviated to IRTP, is undergoing a series of reviews. To date two of those reviews have taken place. IRTP A is finished, while IRTP B’s recommendations are currently being processed. The next review is, logically, “C” and the preliminary issues report is now available for public comment ie.… Continue reading ICANN Seeks Input On Issues Surrounding Domain Transfers
Minds and Machines vs COCCA – Registry Software Still Open Source
COCCA, which runs the backend for over 30 ccTLDs, issued a clarification last week about its registry software. You can read it below, but the key takeaway is that: COCCA is 100% open source Minds and Machines has no control over COCCA Any developments made to COCCA were done without Minds and Machines Here’s the… Continue reading Minds and Machines vs COCCA – Registry Software Still Open Source
Irish Domain Registry Reporting Growth
The .ie ccTLD has reported strong growth during the 2nd quarter of 2011: The IEDR’s quarterly registrations report shows that the total number of .ie domains now stands at over 165,000 with a total of 20,995 domains being registered in the period from January to June this year, a 10% increase on the 19,099 domains… Continue reading Irish Domain Registry Reporting Growth
Nominet Research Team Finds DNS Bug
Simon McCalla has posted some details on the Nominet management blog about how their research team and in particular Roy Arends were instrumental in finding the latest bug in BIND. Disclosure: As a registrar I was informed about the bug before it was made public, but couldn’t speak of it in public Related articles UK… Continue reading Nominet Research Team Finds DNS Bug
AFNIC Chief Happy With Results of New Rules
In the last few days, on July 1st, AFNIC, the registry for .fr, relaxed some of its domain registrati0n rules in accordance with the French government’s wishes. The more relaxed rules meant that a large number of reserved names became available for registration on July 1st on a “first come, first served” basis. Daily lists… Continue reading AFNIC Chief Happy With Results of New Rules
.Kz Registry Clarifies Position On Nameservers
The .kz registry (Kazakhstan) recently contacted domain registrants informing them that they needed to host their domains “in country”. They have since clarified that the rules will only apply to new registrations and not to existing domains. (via MailClub) Seemingly this is their idea of how to develop their country’s internet industry and infrastructure! Here’s… Continue reading .Kz Registry Clarifies Position On Nameservers
UK Registry Opens Consultation on Registration Periods
Nominet, the registry for the .uk namespace, has opened a consultation on domain name registration periods. At present *.uk domain names can only be registered and renewed for a period of 2 years. You cannot register a .co.uk domain name for more than 2 years (or for less than 2 years – even though some… Continue reading UK Registry Opens Consultation on Registration Periods