The IE Domain Registry has announced in the last few days that they are now doing rebuilds and reloads 7 days a week and that the frequency has been increased from twice a day to four times a day … [Read more...] about IE ccTLD Zone Reloads More Frequent
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Pre-owned IE Domains – Again
I love checking the deleted list of IE domains. You never know what you will find.I'm not a gamer, but I thought it was rather amusing that wii.ie was available.Of course if you're a bit violent or maybe just interested in the subject ... war.ie is also up for grabs.Full list here … [Read more...] about Pre-owned IE Domains – Again
Should Registries Contact Registrants About Renewals?
I've always had mixed feelings about registries contacting registrants directly.On one level it doesn't bother me in the least, but on another I can see how it causes confusionOver the past couple of years we've been dealing with an ever-growing number of registries and seen a wide variety of policies and implementations, but the contact policy is one that always causes some … [Read more...] about Should Registries Contact Registrants About Renewals?
Champagne.ie UDRP Decision
The former registrant of the domain champagne.ie probably doesn't feel like celebrating, as he lost the UDRP against him.You can read the entire decision here on the WIPO site."Champagne" and related terms have been the subject of domain disputes in several constituencies over the last few years, with the champagne.co.uk decision still being appealed.The decision is worth … [Read more...] about Champagne.ie UDRP Decision
IEDR Engages With Reseller / Registrar Community
While a lot of registries have been engaging actively in dialogue with registrars and resellers the IE Domain Registry has been avoiding it for the last few years.This finally changed with the launch of a private discussion forum for accredited IEDR resellers in the last few days.To date the activity on the forum hasn't been relatively low key, but it will be interesting to see … [Read more...] about IEDR Engages With Reseller / Registrar Community
Cybersquatters Hand Over Bebo.ie
I've spoken about cybersquatting in the IE namespace in the past.One of the domains that had been nabbed by EUBrowser was bebo.ie. While it's still pointing to their feeble attempt at explaining their connection to the name the whois has been updated: whois bebo.ie% Rights restricted by copyright; http://www.domainregistry.ie/copyright.html% Do not remove this … [Read more...] about Cybersquatters Hand Over Bebo.ie
IEDR Adds More Information to Whois
The IE Domain Registry made some changes to their whois output before Christmas, though I didn't get a chance to mention it until now.As some of you may know the IE registration system involves manual validation of each and every application request. Each application is valid for 30 days, however previously it was impossible for a member of the public to know when an … [Read more...] about IEDR Adds More Information to Whois
IE Domain Registry Adds RSS News Feed
The IE Domain Registry has added an RSS feed with their latest news items.You can subscribe to the feed here … [Read more...] about IE Domain Registry Adds RSS News Feed
IE Personal Names Open For Business
This morning the IE Domain Registry opened the rules up a little bit more. It is now possible to register yourname.ie if you have a tangible contact with Ireland ie. proof of address is required.I spoke to IEDR's CEO, David Curtin, earlier today (I'm currently in LA) and he predicted that there would be over 1000 new domains registered before the end of this week. For a ccTLD … [Read more...] about IE Personal Names Open For Business
Deleted Domains Lists – Get Inspiration!
Over the past few months I've been keeping a close eye on both dropping domains and secondary markets.Dropcatching is quite popular in .com and even in .co.uk, but it's not something that has been really exploited in .ie space, possibly due to the way that domain suspensions and deletions are handled.While it is easy enough to predict when a domain's status might change, it's … [Read more...] about Deleted Domains Lists – Get Inspiration!