The IEDR's main website has been in "maintenance mode" for the last two weeks with a simple message about a security incident being displayed. As of this morning, however, it has been updated with slightly different text: IE Domain Registry (IEDR) has restored services to all of its customers. Our corporate website, which is moving to another platform, was deemed a lower … [Read more...] about IEDR Claim Website Will Be Restored Tomorrow
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Afnic Release Infographic On Domain Disputes
Unless you're really fascinated by domain names and trademark law and disputes, domain name disputes aren't exactly an "exciting" topic. Afnic, the .fr registry, however, are trying to change that in their own little way. Earlier this morning they released an infographic that is packed with information, facts and figures about their new domain name dispute resolution … [Read more...] about Afnic Release Infographic On Domain Disputes
Nominet To Hold Consultations On “Direct.uk” With Stakeholders
Nominet, who operate .uk, have announced plans for a number of "roundtables" on their "direct.uk" proposal, which we covered recently. There will be events held in London, Cardiff, Manchester and Belfast. An "open house" is also planned for 8 November in London. Full details of the various events are on the Nominet site Later in November Nominet will be holding … [Read more...] about Nominet To Hold Consultations On “Direct.uk” With Stakeholders
IEDR Take Website Offline Following High Profile Domain Hijacks
The IEDR websites are currently unavailable. However this time there is a holding page which carries a simple explanatory message: IEDR systems are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience to our customers. As you may be aware, there was a security incident on Tuesday 9th October, involving two high profile .ie domains. There was an unauthorised … [Read more...] about IEDR Take Website Offline Following High Profile Domain Hijacks
.pw ccTLD Being Relaunched by Directi
Directi have announced their plans to relaunch the .pw ccTLD officially next week at the ICANN meeting in Toronto. The country code .pw was originally assigned to Palau, which is a small island in the Pacific (I had to look it up!) Under DirectI's plans the .pw will be re-purposed as "professional web", though how it's meant to differentiate itself from the existing .pro … [Read more...] about .pw ccTLD Being Relaunched by Directi
IEDR Data Dump
As regular readers probably know, I run Blacknight. Blacknight is Ireland's largest hosting provider and domain name registrar. We're also the only Irish company to ever have been accredited with ICANN. And we're the single largest registrar of .ie domain names on the planet. If you peruse the archives here and on my personal blog you'll see quite a few articles which are … [Read more...] about IEDR Data Dump
Chilean Registry Drops Registrant Update Fee
NIC Chile has updated their domain transfer policies. Changing the registrant / holder of a .cl domain name is no longer a billable action effective October 1 2012. Previously the change of registrant / holder, sometimes referred to as a "trade", also prolonged the registration period by 2 years. This is no longer the case and the domain expiry will no longer … [Read more...] about Chilean Registry Drops Registrant Update Fee
Nominet Sucking Up To Law Enforcement With New Proposals?
Nominet, the registry for *.uk, has opened a public consultation on the re-introduction of .uk domain names ie. domains directly under .uk such as businessname.uk The proposals from the registry, however, sound like they're heavily influenced by the law enforcement "asks" during the current RAA negotiations. They also ignore the recent Article 29 Working Party letter … [Read more...] about Nominet Sucking Up To Law Enforcement With New Proposals?
IEDR To Offer More Frequent Zone Reloads
IEDR have announced that from Monday September 24th at 1am the .ie zone will be reloaded once every two hours. In other words, name server changes, modifications, registrations and other activity will be faster and move much closer to the model employed by gTLDs, such as .com and most ccTLDs such as .me, .co, .co.uk and many many more. Related articles IEDR … [Read more...] about IEDR To Offer More Frequent Zone Reloads
EU Registry Reports Strong Growth And High Renewal Rates
Eurid, the registry for the .eu domain name, has released their quarterly results today. The registry's performance over the last quarter has been strong with registration rates up 7.6% compared to the same period last year. Renewal rates are also doing very well, with a rate of 85% being reported. As in previous reports, the growth in .eu domain registration is … [Read more...] about EU Registry Reports Strong Growth And High Renewal Rates