Nominet are holding a number of registrar information days across the UK in the coming months At present there are dates listed for: Leeds – 29 April 2009 London – 30 June 2009 Birmingham – 16 September 2009 Full information and booking details on their site
Category: registrars
ICANN Seeking Feedback on Registrar Disqualification Process
ICANN is looking for public feedback and comment on a proposed policy / process for disqualifying registrars. The idea behind the process is to put in place a policy to deal with “bad actors”, however in its current form the document is far from ready. You can download the document here (pdf) and see existing… Continue reading ICANN Seeking Feedback on Registrar Disqualification Process
ICANN Announces Deadlines for New AGP Policy
ICANN have announced their implementation plans for the new AGP (Add Grace Period) Limits Policy The plan specifies that gTLD Operators (hereinafter referred to as “Operators”) must inform each of their accredited Registrars of the new Policy within the next 21 days and subsequently implement the Policy as soon as possible thereafter but no later… Continue reading ICANN Announces Deadlines for New AGP Policy
Tucows (OpenSRS) Launch New Storefront For Resellers
Tucows, via their OpenSRS brand, are launching a new service option for their resellers – the storefront. In a move which brings their reseller offering into line with that offered by the likes of eNom and Directi, the Canadian based registrar is rolling out a “full ecommerce” solution for its reseller base. The company’s blog… Continue reading Tucows (OpenSRS) Launch New Storefront For Resellers
More Nominet Jigs and Reels
In the lead up to Nominet’s AGM earlier this year I mentioned some of the squabbling. While we may have had a respite, it’s now “open season” once again. The latest news is that some people are pushing a vote of no confidence in the current Nominet board and demanding that an EGM be called.… Continue reading More Nominet Jigs and Reels
Tucows Launch New Status Site
Image via Wikipedia While the news from Tucows earlier this week may not have been that positive for their staff, clients will be able to make use of their new status site and twitter service (They’ve also setup a page on Facebook)
More Registrant Exploitation From Namesco Ireland AKA Register365
Rather than rehash my original post from earlier today take a look here
Tucows Sells Shares In Afilias
According to an announcement made earlier today, Tucows has sold back its equity stake in Afilias
RegisterFly Rebrands?
I don’t check the RegisterFly website that often, so I’ve no idea when they “rebranded” The most obvious difference is subtle: has become:Not that big a difference admittedly, but still you’d have to ask what they’re playing at. Back when RegisterFly was still RegisterFly the emails they sent out were a lot less dodgy as… Continue reading RegisterFly Rebrands?
ICANN Culls Registrar and Attempts To Offload Domains
As I’ve mentioned a few times in the past, ICANN takes a dim view of registrars who misbehave. EstDomains cropped up in the news a few times over the last few months, as their head honcho, Vladimir Tsastsin was embroiled in a number of legal issues in Estonia. ICANN finally sent EstDomains a notice of… Continue reading ICANN Culls Registrar and Attempts To Offload Domains