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Spamcop Offline cos the Domain Expired!

January 31, 2021 by Michele Neylon

SpamCop has been around since the late 1990s. It's been a DNS blacklist used by email providers of varying sizes for 20 years. Somebody in SpamCop or its parent company Cisco forgot to renew the domain name, so it's currently going to the registrar's parking page: Of course this also means that all DNS records for the domain name are now being routed to the domain … [Read more...] about Spamcop Offline cos the Domain Expired!

A Fun Domain Choice

October 16, 2019 by Michele Neylon

Choosing a domain name for your business is important. Some companies end up with pretty awful domain names and end up switching to "better" ones after they've been in business for a while. One startup from Sweden (?) is offering an AI based service for lawyers.The service is aimed at assisting lawyers in drafting contracts and other legal documents. And they've chosen a … [Read more...] about A Fun Domain Choice

Gab.com Back Online

November 6, 2018 by Michele Neylon

Gab.com screenshot

A few days after going offline gab.com is back. The domain was booted by GoDaddy a few days ago and then switched to Uniregistry. Somehow, and this isn't clear to me, the domain then moved again onto Epik. Epik did not simply accept the domain transfer, but actually seem to be welcoming it with open arms. Wired have a good piece covering the site and domain and how it … [Read more...] about Gab.com Back Online

Universal Acceptance Testing Work Available

October 29, 2018 by Michele Neylon

The Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) has put out a call for expressions of interest in testing website readiness for "universal acceptance". The concept behind "universal acceptance" is that all domain extensions should work everywhere be that for signing up for products and services or sending and receiving email etc., So whether you are using an ASCII domain … [Read more...] about Universal Acceptance Testing Work Available

Sky Actively Using Their Brand TLD and a Cloud Domain in Consumer Emails

January 25, 2018 by Michele Neylon

sky wifi cloud

Sky were one of the big brands that applied for and got their "dotbrand" domain extension from ICANN. While they may have been increasing the usage of the domain name in their customer communications recently I haven't seen most of it, as I "cut the cord" over a year ago. This morning, however, I got an email from them in relation to their wifi service. I probably signed … [Read more...] about Sky Actively Using Their Brand TLD and a Cloud Domain in Consumer Emails

Two Years of Dot Tech

August 4, 2017 by Michele Neylon

The guys over at Radix Registry have put together a nice little graphic to celebrate the second anniversary of the .tech TLD. Over the past two years the domain extension has grown to over 300 thousand registered domain names. In terms of users they've managed to get several high profile companies onboard including Web Summit, CTA and many more.   … [Read more...] about Two Years of Dot Tech

How Much Should Startups Budget for a Decent Domain Name?

July 26, 2017 by Michele Neylon

The Startup Domain Name Price Guide from Name Ninja

Bill Sweetman from NameNinja has released a handy little guide to domain name pricing for startups. While the guide is aimed at businesses starting out, the information around domain name pricing is applicable to anyone who wants to either "upgrade" their online brand or launch a new one. The guide focusses primarily on .com domain names, but also mentions both ccTLDs, … [Read more...] about How Much Should Startups Budget for a Decent Domain Name?

Brands and Domains Early Bird Tickets go on Sale

June 9, 2017 by Michele Neylon

Brands and Domains is a domain event that focuses on brand owners and how they are using or potentially could use top level domains. And in this context when we say "top level domain" what we mean is the likes of Sony running the .sony TLD. The event is scheduled to be held in The Hague (Netherlands) from 1 - 3 October 2017. To get a taste of the event you can peruse the … [Read more...] about Brands and Domains Early Bird Tickets go on Sale

US Republican Party’s 404 Page Takes Swipe at Clinton

February 19, 2017 by Michele Neylon

The GOP's 404 page

The US Republican party (GOP) , which currently dominates both houses, as well as controlling the White House, has a rather "different" 404 page. (They also have their own TLD .gop) A 404 page is one that a web server, such as Apache or IIS, displays when you click on a link to a non-existent page on a site or simply make a typo when putting the page address in to the … [Read more...] about US Republican Party’s 404 Page Takes Swipe at Clinton

ICANN to Hold DNS Symposium in Madrid in May

February 3, 2017 by Michele Neylon

ICANN and a couple of other organisations are taking advantage of venue chosen for the 2017 GDD Summit. ICANN will be holding a "DNS Symposium" in the Hotel NH Collection Madrid Eurobuilding in Madrid on Saturday 13th May. It's the first time that ICANN organises this type of event. The focus of the event will be the technical types and it is being organised by office of … [Read more...] about ICANN to Hold DNS Symposium in Madrid in May

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