DNS Belgium, who run the Belgian country code domain name registry (.be), have opened a call for applications to their registrar forum. The forum gives the registry an opportunity to present upcoming or proposed changes to their processes and policies and get feedback from their channel partners. In the current climate with a growing number of regulations impacting domains, … [Read more...] about DNS Belgium Opens Call for Registrar Forum
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Irish Government Opens Consultation on .ie Country Code Domain
The Irish government has opened a very broad ranging consultation on the .ie country code domain and its future. The consultation will be open to the public from now until 14th February 2025. The consultation document runs to 17 pages, so while it's quite long, it's not as long as it could be! The Government has some clear expectations about what it expects from the … [Read more...] about Irish Government Opens Consultation on .ie Country Code Domain
NZ Domain Dispute Rules Consultation Open
The .nz country code top level domain name is that associated with New Zealand. In common with many domain name registries it has its own particular set of rules and procedures for the handling of disputes involving .nz domain names. Earlier this week the New Zealand Domain Name Commission opened a public consultation on the dispute resolution scheme. The consultation … [Read more...] about NZ Domain Dispute Rules Consultation Open
French Domain Registry Launch New Video Ad Campaign
Afnic, the French domain name registry, has launched a new video advertising campaign. The campaign is aimed at French SMEs and is 25 second 3D animation. Here it is: The script focusses on a few key points that should resonate with small business owners: Here's a rough translation of the script: Welcome to my domain! Uh, I'm not talking about this old … [Read more...] about French Domain Registry Launch New Video Ad Campaign
French Registry Opens Consulations
Afnic, the .fr domain name registry, has opened two public consultations which are related to mitigating DNS abuse. Afnic is the domain registry for .fr, which is France’s country code top level domain (ccTLD). They also run the registry for several of Frances “overseas territories” (.re, .pm,, .wf and .yt). The consultations are covering two separate, yet related … [Read more...] about French Registry Opens Consulations
What are People Using .me Domains for?
The .me ccTLD has been around since 2008 when the small Balkan country won the ISO jackpot, after gaining independence in 2006, and was given the .me extension to use as their country code. In common with a lot of other domain name registries .me has been looking at what is going on with their zone. Who is registering domains? Why? What are they using them … [Read more...] about What are People Using .me Domains for?
Nominet Registry Advisory Council Election 2023
Nominet has had a variety of different bodies that were designed to let members provide input into the organisation's running. The most recent is the "UK Registry Advisory Council" or UKRAC. The idea is that its members are elected by members on the basis of one member, one vote and the members of the RAC need to slot into one of three tranches, with two representatives in … [Read more...] about Nominet Registry Advisory Council Election 2023
Anguilla Offline due to Fibre Issue
Anguilla is an island in the Caribbean. It's also the home to the .ai country code domain name. With "AI" being such a hot topic over the last few years the country code has attracted quite a bit of attention from users with no links to the island. Unfortunately it appears as if the island has been cut off from the rest of the global internet due to a fibre cut. NetBlocks … [Read more...] about Anguilla Offline due to Fibre Issue
New Zealand Switches to Canadian Software Backend
Earlier this week the .nz registry announced that they'd made the switch to CIRA's (the .ca domain name registry) domain registry backend software. CIRA have been quite successful in winning over country code operators to switch to using CIRA's software to run their backend systems. The .ie ccTLD switched over to the CIRA system previously. In both cases the software and … [Read more...] about New Zealand Switches to Canadian Software Backend
IE Domains Subject of Another Dáil Question
As I mentioned previously, talk about domain names of any kind in the Irish national parliament (Dáil) is not common. But it's happened again. Last time round was back in May of last year but an almost identical question was raised in the chamber by Fine Gael's Neale Richmond recently. The question he asked: Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for … [Read more...] about IE Domains Subject of Another Dáil Question