It looks like the .kz domain registry is taking rather odd steps to control their namespace. They’re basically demanding that all .kz domains be hosted “in country”! At least that’s my understanding of the text below – decide for yourself: We hereby notify you that, in accordance with paragraph 6 of the Order of the… Continue reading Kz Registry Wants Domains To Be In Country?
Category: ccTLDs
French Domain Registry AFNIC Breaks New Record
The French domain name registry, AFNIC, which manages .fr, the country code for France, announced earlier today that they had broken the 2 million domain name mark. Congrats!
Big Changes Chez AFNIC
Image via Wikipedia The .fr domain name registry (AFNIC) will be making changes to its modus operandi in the coming months as a result of legislative changes in France. From July 1st 2011 AFNIC will be publishing a full list of the previous day’s domain name registrations, while they are also making significant changes to… Continue reading Big Changes Chez AFNIC
Nominet Pushing Forward With DNSSEC
Nominet, the registry operator for co.uk, is pushing forward with the deployment of DNSSEC. They plan to “go live” with DNSSEC in March 2011 with the signing of co.uk. The more “public’ aspect of it will be available from April 2011. More information in their monthly tech update
IE Domain Registry DNSSEC Task Force
Over the last couple of years DNSSEC has become one of “the” topics for registry operators and DNS people. The registry operator for .ie, the IEDR, has been working on their DNSSEC deployment plans for well over a year and earlier this morning opened up their “task force” to accredited registrars. They would also appear… Continue reading IE Domain Registry DNSSEC Task Force
IE Domain Registry Suffers WHOIS and website outage
The IEDR, which is the registry operator for the Irish ccTLD, has been having issues all morning today with its website, whois and backend.
Verisign Accepted as Affiliate Member of LACTLD
Latin American and Caribbean Association of ccTLDs has accepted Verisign as an associate / affiliate member.
AFNIC Publish Annual Domain Industry Report
AFNIC, the registry for .fr, has published their annual domain industry report. A couple of highlights: .fr grew by 21% during 2009-2010 76% of French internet users expect companies to be using a .fr domain name
SIDN Launch Site To Celebrate 25 Years of the .nl ccTLD
2010 was the 25 years of .com, a fact that Verisign used throughout the year. 2011 is the 25 years of .nl, the ccTLD for Holland and the Dutch registry, SIDN, is going to be celebrating as well. As part of this they’ve launched a special site (in Dutch only) that highlights some of the… Continue reading SIDN Launch Site To Celebrate 25 Years of the .nl ccTLD
IEDR Launch Why.ie and Celebrate 150k Names Registered
Last Thursday evening the IEDR officially launched why.ie which has been setup as a neutral resource for potential registrants of .ie domain names. The event also saw the announcement of the 150 thousandth .ie domain name, which was localcomputerrepair.ie. Speaking at the event David Curtin, IEDR CEO, stated: “We’re delighted to have passed the 150,000th… Continue reading IEDR Launch Why.ie and Celebrate 150k Names Registered