AFNIC, which runs the .fr cctld, has opened a public consultation on the future of .fr from now until September 11th 2010. The consultation is in the form of a questionnaire covering various aspects of .fr domain name policy on the registration process and how this might be changed to deal with an opening up to all European Union residents. Under the current proposed policy, … [Read more...] about AFNIC Launch Public Consultation on Opening .FR to EU
Nominet Awards Winners Announced
Nominet Internet Awards were held last night. The winners were as follows: Getting people online - in association with Race Online 2012 - The Northern Grid for Learning Making the Internet Safer - Beatbullying - CyberMentors Opening the world of knowledge - British Library - Timelines: Sources from History Empowering young people and citizens - SignTranslate Nurturing … [Read more...] about Nominet Awards Winners Announced
Domain Transfers – Domain Hijacking – Make Your Voice Heard
ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO) has formed a working group to consider changes to the domain transfer process to enhance security and reduce hijacking. The working group consists of registrars, aftermarket players, domainers and other members of the ICANN Community. The group published its preliminary recommendations at the ICANN meeting in … [Read more...] about Domain Transfers – Domain Hijacking – Make Your Voice Heard
ICANN 39 Launched
The site and registration for the next ICANN meeting is now online.Cartagena de Indias will play host to the 39th public ICANN meeting this December. … [Read more...] about ICANN 39 Launched
DotOrg Puts DNSSEC Live
At the ICANN meeting in Belgium today PIR announced that they have started signing their zone.ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today announced that the .ORG domain is now in full production with Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) by accepting second level signed .ORG zones. In launching signed delegations, .ORG - the third largest domain - takes its final … [Read more...] about DotOrg Puts DNSSEC Live
Nominet Election Time Again
It's that time of the year again - Nominet election time! This year there aren't any elections for the policy board, as they've changed how it's composed. So the elections this time round are for the board. In typical fashion, however, some of the candidates have managed to make a relatively banal election a bit more interesting .. Check Andrew Bennett's blog for more details - … [Read more...] about Nominet Election Time Again
Eurid DNSSEC Goes Live Tomorrow
Eurid, the registry operator for .eu, will be signing the .eu zone from tomorrow at 10am Central European Time. They expect that the full signing of the zone will take about two hours to complete. … [Read more...] about Eurid DNSSEC Goes Live Tomorrow
Facebook Trials IPv6
Facebook is currently trialling an IPv6 version of their social network site. If you have access to IPv6 go to: http://www.v6.facebook.com/ … [Read more...] about Facebook Trials IPv6
AFNIC Survey About .Fr
AFNIC, the body that runs .fr, is currently conducting a survey about people's views on the .fr domain extension.The survey covers a number of areas including people's perception of .fr and what kind of services they expect to get with a .fr domain name.UPDATE: It transpires that the survey was not meant to be public! … [Read more...] about AFNIC Survey About .Fr
.tv Price Promo
Blacknight are offering .tv domain registration for €9.99 / year.Full details here … [Read more...] about .tv Price Promo