With all the talk about the depletion of IPv4 space and efforts to stretch the existing IP space out as much as possible it's nice to see that IANA have cleaned up their registry. Leo Vegoda explains in a recent post on the ICANN blog how they've made it all a lot more transparent and less confusing to see who is actually in charge of a /8 … [Read more...] about IANA Cleans Up Registry
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ICANN New Delhi Draws To A Close
The ICANN meeting in New Delhi, India, came to a close yesterday.According to the official press release 720 people were in attendance from 76 countries, including 290 from India.Full details on the ICANN site … [Read more...] about ICANN New Delhi Draws To A Close
ICANN To Axe Add Grace Period – Domain Tasting On Its DeathBed
Domain tasting in its current form may soon become a thing of the past.The blogs and mailing lists have been buzzing for most of today following on from ICANN's announcement that they were going to try and axe the AGP (Add Grace Period) which has been abused by registrars.While initially it wasn't 100% clear when the change would come into effect a press release from ICANN in … [Read more...] about ICANN To Axe Add Grace Period – Domain Tasting On Its DeathBed
Netsol Take Evil To A New Level
A couple of months ago I posted about domain name front running. I'd been at a meeting during ICANN's LA meeting and had also read Jay Daley's paper on the subject.At the time I was unconvinced as to the existence of front running as a practice.In light of the revelations that have come to light in the last couple of days I may have to modify my previous views.What's … [Read more...] about Netsol Take Evil To A New Level
RegisterFly Think We’re Dumb
Remember those little darlings from RegisterFly? They upset a hell of a lot of people last year and are the cause of much nervousness chez ICANN as a result.Well it seems they haven't gone out of business just yet and are even emailing their customers to sell them more of their "wonderful" services.They've even added a "clarification" on their site to help those of us who might … [Read more...] about RegisterFly Think We’re Dumb
ICANN Delhi Meeting – Rich People Only Please
ICANN's next meeting is being held in New Delhi.ICANN meetings are supposedly free and accessible to the public.So how come the hotels they're suggesting cost about US$400 / night?Most delegates would be attending for most of the week, so the cost of the hotel bed ONLY would be in excess of US$2400. You still have to factor in food and transport ie. getting a plane from … [Read more...] about ICANN Delhi Meeting – Rich People Only Please
ICANN Blog en francais
In a multi-lingual and multicultural internet society it's nice to see that the ICANN blog is publishing content in languages other than English.Prior to the meeting in San Juan there were a number of posts in Spanish and now there is French.While this move should be welcomed the US-centric aspects of the organisation should not be ignored. … [Read more...] about ICANN Blog en francais
Nominet Position Paper on Front Running
Nominet has published a very detailed and comprehensive position paper on "front running". Although the paper is a mere 5 pages long it covers all the areas that the topic encompasses very well and is well worth a read.The topic of "front running" has received some publicity in the last few months. If you're not familiar with the concept Nominet's definition is helpful:Domain … [Read more...] about Nominet Position Paper on Front Running
New ICANN Chair Encourages Participation
ICANN's new chairman, Peter Dengate Thrush, has been urging more public participation in ICANN.Speaking at the Internet Governance Forum in Rio, Mr Dengate Thrush told attendees that "the door is open".In common with a lot of big organisations ICANN has been trying in recent months to get more public involvement, with Kieren McCarthy doing stellar work on the communications … [Read more...] about New ICANN Chair Encourages Participation
ICANN – Data Escrow Implementation
I've mentioned some of the concerns that have been raised in the ICANN community over the past year.One of the areas that was of particular concern in the aftermath of the RegisterFly meltdown was registrant data. In simple terms, if a registrar fails there could be a serious issue gaining access to the information linking registrants to their domain names. For some registries … [Read more...] about ICANN – Data Escrow Implementation