SIDN, the registry operator for .nl, has announced the introduction of a new service for its registrars. The new phishing alert service harnesses data provided by Netcraft and will automatically email the registrar of record of any .nl domain name that is flagged as being used in a phishing attack. Every five minutes or so,… Continue reading NL Registry Introduces Phishing Alert Service
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DNGlobe Loses ICANN Accreditation
Image via Wikipedia ICANN has terminated DNGlobe LLC’s ICANN accreditation effective February 22 2010. In a letter to DNGlobe ICANN outlined why the registrar’s accreditation is being pulled. Apart from anything else they do not have a WHOIS server accessible on port 80 ie. via a browser. Their website is currently unreachable as well, which… Continue reading DNGlobe Loses ICANN Accreditation
OpenSRS Celebrates 10 Years
It’s sometimes easy to forget that the domain industry is a relatively new sector. Elliot Noss, CEO of Tucows, sent an open letter to all of OpenSRS’ resellers yesterday celebrating their ten years in business: Hello, With great pride I note that January marks the 10th anniversary of the first domain name registered through OpenSRS.… Continue reading OpenSRS Celebrates 10 Years
Registry Registrar Separation Now Probably Going To Be A Policy Debate
Again on the subject of new TLDs …. One of the “issues” that concerned a number of people is the concept of “vertical separation”. The basic idea is that registries and registrars should be kept separate. While that is a wonderful Utopian ideal, the reality is that in the real world companies own other companies,… Continue reading Registry Registrar Separation Now Probably Going To Be A Policy Debate
GoDaddy Milking Controversy Again
GoDaddy’s adverts wouldn’t be considered that risque to a European audience. However, for some odd reason, they’ve caused plenty of controversy in the US for the last few years. This year they’re obviously capitalising on the run up to the SuperBowl with trailers for their adverts. While Hollywood loves to whet our appetites with trailers… Continue reading GoDaddy Milking Controversy Again
Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References
The Digital Britain report and the legislation which is now before the UK parliament (Digital Economy Bill) makes for very scary reading. The implications of the legislation are far reaching – and not just within the UK What about the sections of the legislation that refer to domain registries? Note the plural There is an… Continue reading Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References
Registrars Adding Seasonal Bling?
At various times throughout the year websites end up getting adorned with various “bling” to celebrate holidays of various kinds. Enom have tweaked their header image slightly in advance of US Thanksgiving: Have any others?
ICANN Inter Registrar Transfer Policy Comment Period Opens – In More Than One Language
ICANN has opened a public comment period on the “Inter Registrar Transfer Policy” (IRTP) You can read more about the announcement here What makes this comment period a bit different is that the request for comments has been published in the 6 UN languages ie. English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Russian.
ICANN Seeks Expressions of Interest For SimplyNamed’s Portfolio
As was to be expected ICANN is now seeking expressions of interest in the bulk transfer of the recently deaccredited registrars. The first one “up for grabs” is SimplyNamed’s, which numbers less than 300 domains. Expect to see the other two being listed very shortly … Of course with portfolios that small you’d have to… Continue reading ICANN Seeks Expressions of Interest For SimplyNamed’s Portfolio
Deaccredited Registrars – Domain Transfer Process Ploughs Ahead
ICANN’s latest announcement concerns the three registrars who recently lost their accreditation. The process is now underway to transfer the domains to other registrars….