The IE Domain Registry is currently revising the policy that governs the registration of personal domain names such as "johndoe.ie". I've covered the story in more depth on my main blog. … [Read more...] about IEDR Revising Policy on Personal IE Domains
ccTLDs
AU Deregulation Bad?
One of the strongest selling points of a regulated ccTLD is security and peace of mind. What that translates into in practice is that there is a slightly higher degree of control over who gets to register domains. In Ireland, for example, the IEDR has been able to vaunt the IE ccTLD due to its positive results in a recent McAfee siteadvisor survey. The same study gave a very … [Read more...] about AU Deregulation Bad?
More Price Changes – NZ Drops Price!
Christopher Ambler reports a price drop announcement from the New Zealand nic. Since Verisign's announcement a few weeks ago a lot of the registries have been following their "example" and announcing price increases. NB: All price increases are at the registrar level and may or may not be passed on to regisrants … [Read more...] about More Price Changes – NZ Drops Price!