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CIRA to Provide DoH to Canadian Firefox Users

July 9, 2021 by Michele Neylon

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

May 19, 2021 by Michele Neylon

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

February 10, 2021 by Michele Neylon

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

October 14, 2020 by Michele Neylon

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

August 4, 2020 by Michele Neylon

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%

July 8, 2020 by Michele Neylon

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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

January 20, 2020 by Michele Neylon

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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

Canadian Domain Registry Offers Free Canadian Stock Images

January 2, 2020 by Michele Neylon

CIRA, the .ca domain name registry, has started offering free stock images. No, they aren't branching out or trying to compete against the likes of BigStock or Getty, but what they are doing is offering some Canadian themed stock images for free. Our Canadian Stock Photo library is full of original, maple syrup-infused photography that is free to use and share! All we ask … [Read more...] about Canadian Domain Registry Offers Free Canadian Stock Images

Nominet Releases Updated ccTLD Map

December 17, 2019 by Michele Neylon

I love data and when it's easy to consume I love it even more. Nominet have been producing a world map with a slight difference for the last few years. Their map displays the countries with their size related to the number of domains in their ccTLD. What that means is that countries that in reality are quite small end up appearing to be quite big, while some quite large … [Read more...] about Nominet Releases Updated ccTLD Map

New Zealand ccTLD Launches Tender for Registry Backend

October 23, 2019 by Michele Neylon

The .nz domain name registry is exploring options with regards to replacing their backend registry systems. To that end they've launched an "expressions of interest" process. The timeline is laid out below: EventDate and timeIssuance of the request for expressions of interest23 October 2019Briefing opportunities at ICANN66, Montreal2 to 7 November 2019Briefing … [Read more...] about New Zealand ccTLD Launches Tender for Registry Backend

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