The Registerfly website has been updated to reflect their loss of ICANN accreditation. You can now see the following on the main page: NOTICE TO CONSUMERS. THE INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS - THE NON FOR PROFIT ENTITY THAT ADMINISTERS THE INTERNET'S DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM, HAS ISSUED A NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF THIS COMPANY'S ACCREDITATION TO SERVE AS AN … [Read more...] about RegisterFly Site Finally Updates
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Whois Abused For Publicity?
Whois data has been talked about quite a bit over the last few months. While there maybe valid reasons to hide who owns a domain via a proxy service of some kind outright abuse of the whois objects is a different matter. While checking a domain earlier this evening I came across the oddest whois output I'd ever seen: Domain name: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com Registrant … [Read more...] about Whois Abused For Publicity?
Keeping Track of Domain Industry Events
As the domain industry matures the number of domain related industry events grows also. Trying to keep track of them all is time consuming to say the least, so I was delighted when Frank mentioned that he'd setup a new site specifically for this: DN Calendar … [Read more...] about Keeping Track of Domain Industry Events
ICANN Getting Worried About Registries and Registrars?
So far this year has been a very busy year for ICANN. The aftermath of the RegisterFly meltdown is having a very tangible knockon effect, while .travel's "close call" has also opened up a whole range of questions that might not have been asked otherwise. So what would happen if a registry (not a registrar) were to fail? That's one of the questions that is currently being … [Read more...] about ICANN Getting Worried About Registries and Registrars?
Travel Registry Gets More Funding
I mentioned recently that Tralliance, who run the .travel registry, were in financial difficulty. According to a statement from Tralliance that recently appeared on CircleID the company has received extra funding from Dancing Bear Investments, Inc. As far as press releases / statements go this one is a classic. It's so ambiguous you'd have to wonder why they even bothered … [Read more...] about Travel Registry Gets More Funding
GoDaddy Swats RegisterFly!
As was suggested a few days ago, GoDaddy have taken over RegisterFly's domains and customers. Migrating all the data across should prove to be an interesting test for GoDaddy's staff but, regardless of the technicalities, it signals an end to the limbo in which the domains (and clients) were being held since earlier this year. As I mentioned yesterday, the RegisterFly site … [Read more...] about GoDaddy Swats RegisterFly!
Yet Another RegisterFly Update
According to a recent post on the ICANN blog Kevin Medina, head of RegisterFly, is being held in contempt of court: The Court held Registerfly and Kevin Medina personally to be in contempt of the Court’s earlier Preliminary Injunction Order. So the Court has has ordered Kevin Medina and RegisterFly to publish on its website, within 48 hours, a notice telling people about the … [Read more...] about Yet Another RegisterFly Update
GoDaddy To Buy Registerfly?
Jay Westerdal suggests that GoDaddy maybe buying part of RegisterFly. Anyone who has been folllowing the domain industry in recent months would be aware of the RegisterFly meltdown, which has caused issues for thousands of registrants worldwide. There will be mixed feelings surrounding this type of acquisition, but it is surely preferable to the limbo that many of … [Read more...] about GoDaddy To Buy Registerfly?
Tralliance in Trouble – .travel could die
It looks like 2007 is going to be an awkward year for the domain world. Earlier we had the collapse of RegisterFly, now we have the strong possibility of the .travel domain going bust. The .travel domain has always been an oddity. The idea behind it is fairly obvious, but when you combine the strict rules, price and length of the domain it becomes apparent why it has been … [Read more...] about Tralliance in Trouble – .travel could die
Will you drop your .eu domain?
Will you be renewing your .eu domain? Even if you renew it for year two, will you bother for year 3? How many .eu domains are going to be dropped this year? It's an interesting question. At its height .eu had over 2.6 million domains active, though that has already dropped to 2.3 million and is still dropping.... … [Read more...] about Will you drop your .eu domain?