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Former ICANN Board Member To Congress – ICANN Needs Oversight

Karl Auerbach has written a quite long but very detailed and well thought out letter to Congress. It’s not clear which members of Congress were sent the letter. Karl Auerbach is a former member of ICANN’s board and is probably best remembered by many as having taken ICANN to court (and winning)  in order to… Continue reading Former ICANN Board Member To Congress – ICANN Needs Oversight

IANA Whois For IE Updated

The IANA whois data for .ie was changed yesterday. While the “sponsoring organisation” is still listed as UCD,  the other contacts have switched The old listing was: Hostmaster Team at University College University College Dublin Computing Services Computer Centre Belfield Dublin City hostmaster@ucd.ie And a similar entry for the technical contact. This is now listing… Continue reading IANA Whois For IE Updated

ICANN Wins IANA Contract Bid

The US government has renewed the IANA contract to ICANN. Full details in the official release. The IANA contract renewal had been haunting ICANN for the last year, so closure on this key aspect of internet plumbing should be greeted positively in most quarters. The EU, however, might not be too happy, as they’d already… Continue reading ICANN Wins IANA Contract Bid

European Commission Likes New IANA Contract – Doesn’t Like US Only Bidding Process

In a move that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, the EU Commission has given a rather mixed welcome to the IANA bid. While they obviously like a lot of what they are seeing, they’re also not overly impressed with the contract only being open to US companies. Here’s the full text of their… Continue reading European Commission Likes New IANA Contract – Doesn’t Like US Only Bidding Process

Why Won’t ICANN Answer Questions?

During the last public ICANN meeting in San Francisco there was a public forum. This is quite normal. Several people asked questions of the ICANN board, some were answered, others weren’t. Why not? Nigel Roberts from the Channel Isles registry asked the following (for the sake of clarity I’m republishing the entire section of the… Continue reading Why Won’t ICANN Answer Questions?

ICANN Nairobi Kicks Off This Weekend – So What Is Cooking? .xxx , new TLDs and more

The ICANN meeting in Nairobi starts officially next Monday. However, as is normally the case, by the time Monday rolls around people will already have been working since Saturday morning (if not earlier). All ICANN meetings seem to be surrounded by some bit of controversy and excitement, but the Nairobi meeting is possibly more dramatic… Continue reading ICANN Nairobi Kicks Off This Weekend – So What Is Cooking? .xxx , new TLDs and more

Ripe Implements IPv4 Allocation Policy Change

The depletion of remaining IPv4 space is not a “sexy” topic, but it’s a very important one. RIPE, which is charged with the IP space for Europe, has implemented a policy change regarding the reallocation of IP space. While this may sound very technical, what it means is that they’re streamlining the process for freeing… Continue reading Ripe Implements IPv4 Allocation Policy Change

Check Your DNS Security

In the last few weeks considerable attention has been focussed on security flaws in DNS. IANA have released an easy to use tool that allows you to check your dns to make sure that it is not vulnerable to attack and / or abuse.They also explain what the tool is checking for and why.

IANA Revamped

IANA are in the process of revamping their website. The current site is functional, though it’s got that 90’s look and feel 🙂 The new site, however, is much more attractive and modern (in every sense!) According to their press release: The redesign offers a cleaner looking and more navigable website. As well, the upgrade… Continue reading IANA Revamped

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