Eurid's EPP service has been offline or unstable for most of today.The explanation provided was that the maximum number of concurrent connections had been reached... So why did it take them most of the day to increase the number in the configuration? The mind boggles! … [Read more...] about Eurid Drops The Ball on EPP
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Eurid and the failure to promote dotEU
In some ways the failure of .eu to capture hearts and minds makes me sad. I'm European. I'd like to think that a European namespace could be a success, but that seems to be a misplaced desire.As I mentioned some time ago, the only way to grow a namespace or TLD is through usage. Once people start to see a domain extension in "action" then they begin to start using it. If people … [Read more...] about Eurid and the failure to promote dotEU
France Passes The One Million Mark
The .fr registry (AFNIC) had a milestone a few days ago.They've now got over one million domains registered!While that may seem like a significant number it pales in comparison to the figure of DENIC or Nominet. However, if you compare .fr to one of its European neighbours like Ireland, with barely 90k domains it's still impressive.The bizarre thing is that AFNIC didn't bother … [Read more...] about France Passes The One Million Mark
Afilias and GoDaddy to Get .Me
According to post earlier today on Jothan Frakes' blog the .me registry is going to be managed by Aflilias in partnership with GoDaddy.Francesco posted about the tendering process back in November and while his post does cover most of the issues with the tender he obviously hadn't considered the possibility of a registry operator teaming up with a registrar - but who could … [Read more...] about Afilias and GoDaddy to Get .Me
Netsol Take Evil To A New Level
A couple of months ago I posted about domain name front running. I'd been at a meeting during ICANN's LA meeting and had also read Jay Daley's paper on the subject.At the time I was unconvinced as to the existence of front running as a practice.In light of the revelations that have come to light in the last couple of days I may have to modify my previous views.What's … [Read more...] about Netsol Take Evil To A New Level
Eurid Quarterly Report – EU Usage Up
According to the latest report from Eurid to the EU Commission usage of .eu domains is up based on DNS query volumes.Seemingly registrants average 2.6 domains each!The full report is available for download as a PDF … [Read more...] about Eurid Quarterly Report – EU Usage Up
ICANN – Data Escrow Implementation
I've mentioned some of the concerns that have been raised in the ICANN community over the past year.One of the areas that was of particular concern in the aftermath of the RegisterFly meltdown was registrant data. In simple terms, if a registrar fails there could be a serious issue gaining access to the information linking registrants to their domain names. For some registries … [Read more...] about ICANN – Data Escrow Implementation
Nominet Adds More RSS Feeds
Nominet has expanded the number of RSS feeds available on their site to include disputes (DRS)You can see a full list of available RSS feeds provided by the registry here … [Read more...] about Nominet Adds More RSS Feeds
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 easy enough to predict when a domain's status might change, it's … [Read more...] about Deleted Domains Lists – Get Inspiration!
Domain Pricing – What’s Going On?
Domain pricing is always an emotive subject.In recent discussions among Nominet members it came up as part of a discussion on drop-catching and domaining. Some people feel that the fees are too high, while others feel that they need to be increased significantly in order to discourage domainers. Within the Irish internet community the upcoming change to policy regarding … [Read more...] about Domain Pricing – What’s Going On?