IEDR is currently suffering a major outage. Since this afternoon none of the IEDR websites have been online, whois for the .ie cctld has been offline and all other services including registrations and updates have been unavailable. Existing .ie domain names continue to resolve. It's unclear what the cause of the outage is or when it will be resolved, though IEDR have … [Read more...] about IEDR Suffers Major Outage
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Kiwi.nz Registrations Opening September 11th
The .nz (New Zealand) domain registry has announced that provisional registrations under the new extension kiwi.nz will open from next Tuesday September 11th 2012. The new extension under .nz will not "go live" until 500 registration requests have been received. During the provisional registration phase, domain names: Can only be registered for a maximum term of … [Read more...] about Kiwi.nz Registrations Opening September 11th
Chilean Domain Registry Launch 1 Year Registrations
The Chilean domain name registry (.cl), which is celebrating its 25 years in existence has launched one year .cl domain name registrations. As of September 1st 2012 it is possible to register .cl domain names for either 2 years or 1 year. It's not clear if the registry has any plans to extend registration periods to the more "standard" 10 year period. Related … [Read more...] about Chilean Domain Registry Launch 1 Year Registrations
Icelandic Registry To Introduce “Very Important Domains”
The Icelandic registry (.is) plans on introducing extra levels of protection to some domains and their registrants. The new program is called "Very Important Domains" or VID for short (yes another acronym and you'll have to excuse my childish snigger when I misread it as VDS) It's not clear from the registry's announcement how exactly this service will work, though it's … [Read more...] about Icelandic Registry To Introduce “Very Important Domains”
Honduran ccTLD Switching to CoCCA
The .hn (Honduras) country code top level domain is switching to CoCCA from Afilias in October. From October 1st all .hn domain names will be on the CoCCA platform. … [Read more...] about Honduran ccTLD Switching to CoCCA
.Nz Registry Enables DNSSEC
The .nz domain registry has announced that they have enabled DNSSEC in the New Zealand namespace: New Zealanders will be able to better secure their web presence from today, thanks to a major technical security deployment by InternetNZ subsidiaries .nz Registry Services (NZRS) and the Domain Name Commission (DNCL). Following more than two years of behind-the-scenes work, … [Read more...] about .Nz Registry Enables DNSSEC
Blacknight Offering Free and Discounted .Co and .Me Domains
Irish registrar and hosting provider are offering free .co or .me domain names with some of their hosting plans (Disclosure - I own the company) You can read full details about the offer on their blog. Related articles Blacknight now .co accredited (domainincite.com) Press Release: Blacknight Announce .CAT Super Summer Kickoff Promotion - The clock is … [Read more...] about Blacknight Offering Free and Discounted .Co and .Me Domains
Brazilian Registry: Another ccTLD Milestone
The domain registry for the Brazilian country code, .br, has passed the 3 million domain names mark. The milestone was reached at 22.52 GMT … [Read more...] about Brazilian Registry: Another ccTLD Milestone
SIDN Breaks 5 Million Domains Registered
SIDN, the .nl domain name registry, has broken the 5 million name barrier. CEO of the registry, Roelof Meijer, tweeted the milestone announcement this morning: https://twitter.com/RoelofMeijer/status/229889576230068224 … [Read more...] about SIDN Breaks 5 Million Domains Registered
DNS Industry Explained (Sort Of)
Quite an amusing video from JPRS (the .jp domain registry) that "explains" what they do .. or tries to ... With subtitles And now you know how your friends feel when you talk about domains :) … [Read more...] about DNS Industry Explained (Sort Of)