Nominet, the registry for the .uk namespace, has opened a consultation on domain name registration periods. At present *.uk domain names can only be registered and renewed for a period of 2 years. You cannot register a .co.uk domain name for more than 2 years (or for less than 2 years - even though some companies sell them yearly!) Nominet has agreed to consider how … [Read more...] about UK Registry Opens Consultation on Registration Periods
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Nominet Pushing Forward With DNSSEC
Nominet, the registry operator for co.uk, is pushing forward with the deployment of DNSSEC. They plan to "go live" with DNSSEC in March 2011 with the signing of co.uk. The more "public' aspect of it will be available from April 2011. More information in their monthly tech update … [Read more...] about Nominet Pushing Forward With DNSSEC
Nominet Registrar Conference To Be Held In Science Museum
Nominet's annual registrar conference takes place this November 4th in London's Science Museum. If nothing else the UK registry operator is good at picking memorable locations for its events. Last year they chose Lord's cricket ground and gave all attendees a cricket ball... More information on the event here … [Read more...] about Nominet Registrar Conference To Be Held In Science Museum
Nominet To Release Short Names
Nominet, the UK domain registry, has been investigating how to handle the release of short domain names ie. 1 and 2 character domains. While a number of short names had been registered prior to the formation of Nominet there are still a large number that have not been assigned. Nominet has now announced the process for the assignment of the short names, as well as a full list … [Read more...] about Nominet To Release Short Names
Nominet Publish Summary and Analysis of Short Domain Consultation
Nominet, the registry operator for co.uk, have published the summary and analysis report on their recently held consultation on the release of reserved short domains. The document, which runs to 25 pages, covers the background of the consultation process as well as providing an overview of the feedback received. The consultation was open from March 8th 2010 to June 8th 2010 and … [Read more...] about Nominet Publish Summary and Analysis of Short Domain Consultation
Happy Birthday .uk!
2010 is the year that .com celebrates 25 years, but it's also the year the .uk marks a quarter of a century.Over 25 years the .uk namespace has grown and grown to become one of the most widely used addresses on the internet outside of .comThe growth pattern is quite interesting.During the first 11 years only 26 thousand domains were registered. One million names were in the … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday .uk!
Nominet Awards Winners Announced
Nominet Internet Awards were held last night. The winners were as follows: Getting people online - in association with Race Online 2012 - The Northern Grid for Learning Making the Internet Safer - Beatbullying - CyberMentors Opening the world of knowledge - British Library - Timelines: Sources from History Empowering young people and citizens - SignTranslate Nurturing … [Read more...] about Nominet Awards Winners Announced
Nominet Election Time Again
It's that time of the year again - Nominet election time! This year there aren't any elections for the policy board, as they've changed how it's composed. So the elections this time round are for the board. In typical fashion, however, some of the candidates have managed to make a relatively banal election a bit more interesting .. Check Andrew Bennett's blog for more details - … [Read more...] about Nominet Election Time Again
Bob Gilbert Steps Down
Nominet is stepping down as chairman and director of the company.Nominet released a statement on Mr Gilbert's resignation this morning:Following the successful recent conclusion of Nominet's corporate governance review, Bob Gilbert is stepping down as a director of the Company and Chairman of the Board. Gordon Dick, Deputy Chairman, will take on the role of Chairman on an … [Read more...] about Bob Gilbert Steps Down
Nominet To Release 1 and 2 Character Domain Names
Nominet, the registry operator that manages *.uk, is planning on releasing both single and two character domain names. In common with a lot of other ccTLD registry operators, Nominet had blocked single and two character domain names from being registered. However they are now planning on releasing them to the public in a phased plan. The exact details of "how" the domains will … [Read more...] about Nominet To Release 1 and 2 Character Domain Names