ICANN have published the 4th version of the DAG. The DAG - Draft Applicant Guidebook - is like the "bible" for anyone aspiring to run a new TLD. Unfortunately the new TLD launch cannot take place until the DAG has been finalised - a point that seems to be always just over the horizon. … [Read more...] about DAG4 Released
High Profile DNS Still Vulnerable To Kaminsky Exploit
Image via Wikipedia Dan Kaminsky's discovery of a nasty bug in DNS rocked the security world in 2008. It's now 2010, so you would be forgiven for thinking that most DNS servers should have been updated, patched or configured in such a manner as to render the Kaminsky hole null and void. Unfortunately that is not the case. Several medium sized DNS providers, … [Read more...] about High Profile DNS Still Vulnerable To Kaminsky Exploit
IE Domain Registry Finally Introduces Contracts
Over the last couple of months the IE Domain Registry has been in negotiations with its resellers in order to introduce an actual contract and establish a registry / registrar relationship. As of today most of the IE resellers have signed a version of the contract, so you can probably expect a formal announcement from the IEDR in the next few weeks. … [Read more...] about IE Domain Registry Finally Introduces Contracts
Russian Cyrillic ccTLD Launched
Russian Internet Governance Forum Originally uploaded by veni markovski Russia has become the first country to launch a Cyrillic ccTLD. .рф (rf for Russian Federation in Cyrillic) ICANN CEO, Rod Beckstrom, did the honours during the Russian internet forum this week … [Read more...] about Russian Cyrillic ccTLD Launched
Telnic Launch Treasure Hunt Competition
Telnic, who operate the .tel domain extension, have launched an online competition in the form of a treasure hunt.To start the treasure hunt simply go to http://thejourneystarts.tel/ and follow the instructions.The competition, which runs for the next ten weeks, is open to UK and US residents.Further information on the competition site. … [Read more...] about Telnic Launch Treasure Hunt Competition
ICANN Ignoring Deadlines
ICANN set a deadline for public comments on .xxx of May 10th 2010.However, for reasons that they have not explained so far, the comment period is still wide open.As of 10am this morning 12778 comments had been received.Unfortunately, as has been covered elsewhere, a very large portion of the comments are automated submissions that bring little value to the process ie. a … [Read more...] about ICANN Ignoring Deadlines
AusRegistry Awarded South African Registry Contract
AusRegistry has announced that they have been chosen by the .za Domain Name Authority to provide consultancy services related to a new domain registry system for South Africa.At present .za is split between several registry operators, with co.za being run by a different organisation to net.za, for example. The new registry will centralise the namespace and is being vaunted as … [Read more...] about AusRegistry Awarded South African Registry Contract
.ie Registry Reports Growth
IEDR, the company that currently runs the .ie ccTLD, has announced an increase in .ie registration figures.According to a press release the registry is reporting that March 2010 saw a 2.2% increase in registrations, bringing the total number of .ie domains to over 141 thousand. IEDR's CEO, David Curtin, made the following comment about the growth:It's very encouraging … [Read more...] about .ie Registry Reports Growth
ICM Registry’s Graphic of ICANN options
ICM Registry's Graphic of ICANN options Originally uploaded by blacknight ICM Registry have posted in detail about how they think ICANN should handle their application for .xxx. In order to make it easier for everyone to understand they've provided a very nice visual. You can read the full text over on Circle ID … [Read more...] about ICM Registry’s Graphic of ICANN options
TRAFFIC ccTLDs Milan – Quick Preview
Next week TRAFFIC will be in Milan, Italy.The event runs over 3 days and will feature sessions on many of Europe's more popular ccTLDs with a wide variety of industry speakers participating in the panel sessions.There are also going to be live domain auctions, the 1st is for .eu domains, while the second one is being billed as a premium auction, though the actual catalogue … [Read more...] about TRAFFIC ccTLDs Milan – Quick Preview