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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

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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 confusion Over 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… Continue reading 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… Continue reading 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… Continue reading 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… Continue reading 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… Continue reading IEDR Adds More Information to Whois

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… Continue reading 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… Continue reading Deleted Domains Lists – Get Inspiration!

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