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 will allow new functions to be added to the site … [Read more...] about IANA Revamped
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ICANN Dropping Fees?
According to a post on Jay Westerdal's blog ICANN are to drop their fees per domain later this year. The announced reduction will be from 22 cents (US) to 20 cents (US) per domain. Unfortunately, as mentioned previously, the registries will be upping their prices later this year, so while ICANN maybe cutting the cost on one side someone else is increasing it on another NB: … [Read more...] about ICANN Dropping Fees?
Mapping ICANN
ICANN is an international organisation, but how international is it really? If reading lists with lots of text is hard work, then maybe a more visual representation of the same data might be easier to digest. ICANN have made available a collection of maps that show a wealth of information about the domain world: * the number of accredited registrars there are and the … [Read more...] about Mapping ICANN
ICANN Focus On Registrants
In the aftermath of the RegisterFly fiasco there has been a lot of discussion of how best to protect registrants should a registrar fail. When the .travel registry had financial issues the issue of registry failure made it onto the agenda. The ICANN meeting in San Juan this week is not without discussions of these and other topics, which were topics in a workshop held there … [Read more...] about ICANN Focus On Registrants
RegisterFly Site Finally Updates
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
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!