Nominet’s EPP testbed went live about half an hour ago …
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Nominet To Launch EPP Trial
On Monday October 1st Nominet will be launching their EPP trial which will be using test data only. More information on EPP may be found on the Nominet site.
Run a Registry For the day!
It’s not every day that you get an offer to run a domain registry for a day, but that’s exactly what Nominet are doing. It’s all in aid of charity! Basically you get to bid on swapping jobs for the day with their senior management: Lesley Cowley Emily Taylor Jay Daley Ellie Bradley Barbara Bellis… Continue reading Run a Registry For the day!
Nominet Polling Registrars On Tools
Nominet is currently conducting a web based survey of its registrars to see what preference people have for web-based tools to manage their domains.
Nominet Considering Dropping Mailing Lists in Favour of Forums
Nominet currently has a number of mailing lists which are open to members. Some of the lists are for announcements, others for technical matters and others for policy. In the last couple of days Nominet members and list members have been asked to express a preference for future communication, as some people it would seem… Continue reading Nominet Considering Dropping Mailing Lists in Favour of Forums
Web Based Tool For Nominet Registrars
As regulars here probably know I run an Irish hosting and domain registration company. We released a bit of software that might be of interest to Nominet registrars earlier this evening. NB: If you aren’t a Nominet registrar it won’t be of any interest / use to you
A Semi-Useful Domain Management Tool – Domain Log Book
I came across Domain Log Book earlier this evening via a post on Pinstripe The concept is nice – keep track of your domains in terms of renewal dates and page rank, however it’s not that helpful if you deal with ccTLDs. I added a couple of .com domains to it and it showed me… Continue reading A Semi-Useful Domain Management Tool – Domain Log Book
Kieren McCarthy on Sex.com, ICANN and the domain industry
Kieren McCarthy was interviewed by Monte Cahn on Webmasterradio a couple of weeks ago. It’s well worth listening to (mp3) Kieren talks about his book on the sex.com battle, his role in ICANN and gives some very interesting insights into the domain industry. You may not agree with everything he says, but you can’t deny… Continue reading Kieren McCarthy on Sex.com, ICANN and the domain industry
co.uk passes 6 million domains
In the last week Nominet has reported that the six millionth domain has been registered. For a ccTLD that’s an impressive figure by any estimation. Detailed stats are available on their site It would be interesting to see what percentage of registrants are UK based, as the registry has an open policy (the registrant class… Continue reading co.uk passes 6 million domains
Nominet Upgrade Leads To Delays
Nominet’s planned upgrades seemed to have run into some minor issues leading to delays with the automaton and other backend systems.