Nominet’s planned upgrades seemed to have run into some minor issues leading to delays with the automaton and other backend systems.
Category: registries
Keeping Track of Domain Industry Events
As the domain industry matures the number of domain related industry events grows also. Trying to keep track of them all is time consuming to say the least, so I was delighted when Frank mentioned that he’d setup a new site specifically for this: DN Calendar
Google vs EUBrowser
I’ve been following the antics of EUBrowser for some time now, but I almost missed the Google domains! John, luckily, spotted that little move. I didn’t spot the handover, as the domains were subject to a UDRP that was cancelled, so no decision was published. To date we’ve seen only a handful of their domains… Continue reading Google vs EUBrowser
IEDR Revising Policy on Personal IE Domains
The IE Domain Registry is currently revising the policy that governs the registration of personal domain names such as “johndoe.ie”. I’ve covered the story in more depth on my main blog.
ICANN Getting Worried About Registries and Registrars?
So far this year has been a very busy year for ICANN. The aftermath of the RegisterFly meltdown is having a very tangible knockon effect, while .travel’s “close call” has also opened up a whole range of questions that might not have been asked otherwise. So what would happen if a registry (not a registrar)… Continue reading ICANN Getting Worried About Registries and Registrars?
Travel Registry Gets More Funding
I mentioned recently that Tralliance, who run the .travel registry, were in financial difficulty. According to a statement from Tralliance that recently appeared on CircleID the company has received extra funding from Dancing Bear Investments, Inc. As far as press releases / statements go this one is a classic. It’s so ambiguous you’d have to… Continue reading Travel Registry Gets More Funding