Nominet, the registry that handled the UK namespace, has announced that the 8 millionth domain has been registered.The domain in question was lambethsuperhomes.org.uk, which was registered for a company in London.Impressive growth figures!However all of this positive news could be overshadowed by the "elephant in the room" - the Digital Economy Bill. … [Read more...] about Co.uk Registry Breaks The 8 Million Mark
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Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References
The Digital Britain report and the legislation which is now before the UK parliament (Digital Economy Bill) makes for very scary reading. The implications of the legislation are far reaching - and not just within the UKWhat about the sections of the legislation that refer to domain registries? Note the pluralThere is an entire section of the legislation dedicated to "internet … [Read more...] about Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References
Domain Discounts – Shameless Plug
I don't normally do this, but I was feeling a bit "naughty" this morning, so here you go ..Over at Blacknight we've just launched a "silly" promo on .be registrations and transfers. We're also running several other domain discount promotions at the moment, so if you want to switch provider, save money or register *that* domain .. now's the time!(Normal blogging will … [Read more...] about Domain Discounts – Shameless Plug
CENTR Seminar on Internet Governance and DNS
CENTR is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.The organisation brings together ccTLD managers from the four corners of the globe, though with a focus on Europe.On December 2, 2009, they are organising a seminar in Brussels entitled: Who should Govern the Internet?The event is being held to promote CENTR to EU officials as a resource for all things DNS (to paraphrase … [Read more...] about CENTR Seminar on Internet Governance and DNS
Dutch Registry SIDN To Go EPP February 2010
SIDN, the registry operator for .nl, has announced a timetable for the rollout of EPP.A test environment will be available in January, with a "go live" scheduled for February 17 2010.Full details on their site … [Read more...] about Dutch Registry SIDN To Go EPP February 2010
AFNIC To Relax Registration Rules?
AFNIC, which runs the .fr registry, has published its Action Plan for 2010.While the "old chestnut" of DNSSEC is on the agenda (no surprise there!), there's also reference to a change in the registration rules. Under the current registration rules registrants need to supply an address in France. The proposed change is intended to open up registration to all French nationals … [Read more...] about AFNIC To Relax Registration Rules?
AFNIC Brings Gallic Humour To Online Campaign
AFNIC's latest online and TV campaign to promote .fr may not be the most amusing thing you'll ever see, but it's still amusing to a point. Here's the long version of their advert:In French - sorry ! Subtitles available! … [Read more...] about AFNIC Brings Gallic Humour To Online Campaign
dotCM Go Live Announced (Again!)
The "go live" for .cm has been announced (again!)This time round the date and time are:September 18, 2009 at 08:00am UTCAccording to an email sent out earlier this morning Netcom, who run .cm, have moved the registry platform outside COCCA and are running their own version. Whether they have managed to resolve the stability issues that were of concern to COCCA is not clear. … [Read more...] about dotCM Go Live Announced (Again!)
DotCM Delay – The Funny Side
With .cm's launch delayed yet again someone was bound to start poking fun at them (click to enlarge):Via ChefPatrick … [Read more...] about DotCM Delay – The Funny Side
.cm “go live” delayed – again!
The .cm "go live" has been postponed. Unfortunately this isn't the first time it's been delayed. This time round, however, there doesn't seem to be any indication as to when the .cm registry will be in a position to actually launch. According to COCCA, who are running the backend for .cm, the DNS servers from Cameroon's Telco, Camtel, are not reliable enough to be used! "The Go … [Read more...] about .cm “go live” delayed – again!