NIXI, who run the .in domain name registry, have announced that they're adding 30 more domain zones or extensions to their offering. At present you can choose to register a domain directly under .in, such as $company.in, while you can also opt for org.in, co.in, net.in, firm.in, ind.in and gen.in if you want. From October 30th there will be an additional 30 extensions … [Read more...] about Indian Domain Registry to Offer 30 More Extensions
ccTLDs
.US Town Hall 2021
The .us ccTLD registry has a stakeholder council which holds a "town hall" annually. This year's meeting will be held on November 4th at 1200 Eastern. The town hall will cover updates on what's been going on with .us and their plans for the future. As it's a "town hall" format there's usually the option for people to ask question and interact with the panelists. The … [Read more...] about .US Town Hall 2021
Spanish ccTLD on Track to hit 2 Million Registrations
The .es domain registry for Spain is on track to hit the two million domains registered mark. They'll probably break the two million mark this side of Christmas if my calculations are correct. In common with many other country code domain name operators, the .es registry offers multiple extensions though the data clearly shows that most people and businesses opt for .es, … [Read more...] about Spanish ccTLD on Track to hit 2 Million Registrations
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
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
Danish Registry to Increase Prices
The Danish (.dk) ccTLD registry has announced that they are increasing their prices from May 2021 onwards. The increase is from DKK 50 to DKK 60 per year (VAT included). In Euro the price increase equates to €6.72 going to €8.07. DK Hostmaster's rationale for the price increase is that their costs are increasing and they also want to do more with other initiatives in … [Read more...] about Danish Registry to Increase Prices
Video: DNS and Illegal Content
CENTR have released a video which explains the role of domain name registries in relation to illegal content. It also goes into different types of content. It's worth a watch, as most of the points they highlight are applicable to all domain names: CENTR’s Policy Advisor, Polina Malaja, highlighted that: "Any measures taken at the internet infrastructure level in … [Read more...] about Video: DNS and Illegal Content
New Zealand Registry Conducting Major Policy Review
The .nz registry (New Zealand) is currently conducting a very important comprehensive review of its policies. One of the things that I've always liked, personally, about the .nz registry is that they're very good at communicating in fairly plain language what they're up to and this time is no different. The policy review that they're currently conducting is very broad … [Read more...] about New Zealand Registry Conducting Major Policy Review
Me Domains to Hike up Prices 10%
The .me domain registry will be hiking up their wholesale prices in 2021. From February 2021 .me domain names will increase in price by 10% with the wholesale price increasing from €10 to €11 per domain year for creates, renews and transfers. While many domain registries have and will continue to update their pricing any price increase at the moment is not going to be … [Read more...] about Me Domains to Hike up Prices 10%
Cypriot (CY) ccTLD Now Offering Direct Registrations
The Cypriot ccTLD registry has opened up direct registrations ie. company.cy They appear to have changed the rules back in December of last year and are giving priority to registrants of existing 3rd level names eg. thing.com.cy The wording on their site also suggests that the registrations are not in "real time" and that there is some form of manual review. More … [Read more...] about Cypriot (CY) ccTLD Now Offering Direct Registrations