ICANN has been holding a public comment period on the second draft of the new gTLD handbook. This period was due to close yesterday.Prior to yesterday afternoon there was a healthy number of comments, but in the past 24 hours a significant number of new comments have been submitted.The tone and content of the comments vary considerably. While some commentators are not overly … [Read more...] about New gTLD Comment Period Closes
Access .Tel Information Using Perl
If you're a Perl coder then you may find a new Perl module of some interest to you.Net::Lookup::DotTel gives you access to looking up a variety of records (information) associated with a .tel domain name.Pretty cool! … [Read more...] about Access .Tel Information Using Perl
Olympics Want Special Treatment From ICANN
Whenever I hear the misinformed harping on about how "anyone will be able to get their own TLD" I sigh deeply.If only it was that simple.The most recent assault on the new gTLDs comes from the Olympics - the International Olympic Committee to be precise.You can read the full text of their nastygram over hereThe closing line of the letter is particularly unpleasant:The IOC … [Read more...] about Olympics Want Special Treatment From ICANN
Rick Latona Adult Domain Auction Yields Mixed Results
Domain auctions can be fascinating to watch and predict - though they can be a little dangerous to get involved with. Last night Rick Latona held a live auction with an adult theme. Going under the hammer were a very wide range of not only domain names, but also services (hosting, video editing etc.,) for people working in the adult internet industry. What made this auction a … [Read more...] about Rick Latona Adult Domain Auction Yields Mixed Results
Telnic Highlight Domains In Use
Image via CrunchBaseTelnic, which recently launched .tel to general registration, has set up a ".tel of the week"The first domain they've chosen is removals.telTo have your .tel domain considered you should contact Telnic directly: community@telnic.orgThe registry operator reported that they had registered over 100,000 .tel domain names in the first 24 hours and had also got … [Read more...] about Telnic Highlight Domains In Use
ICANN Sydney Hotel Rooms Going Fast
Either the ICANN meeting in Sydney is going to be very popular or the timing is bad, as the venue hotel has already sold out! … [Read more...] about ICANN Sydney Hotel Rooms Going Fast
New gTLD Update – Scottish Users Prefer .scot
Image by Scottish Government via FlickrThe campaign for a TLD for Scotland announced a small change of tack earlier today on their facebook presence. While previously the campaign had been focussed on setting up the .sco tld for Scottish culture etc., they are now pressing ahead with .scot instead.Davie Hutchinson, one of the main movers in the .scot movement explained the … [Read more...] about New gTLD Update – Scottish Users Prefer .scot
Enum UK Goes Live
Nominet have announced that ENUM is now live.Full details on the Nominet site … [Read more...] about Enum UK Goes Live
New ccTLD Domain Discussion Forum Opens
It's always nice to see someone pushing ccTLD domains as opposed to focussing solely on .com.Earlier this week ccTLDs.com was launched as a new discussion and marketplace site for domainers etc., interested in the ccTLD namespace.It will be interesting to see how this forum develops and matures. … [Read more...] about New ccTLD Domain Discussion Forum Opens
Telnic Whois Service Now Available
As the Telnic (.tel) "go live" progresses, the registry operator has finally launched their WHOIS service.It's available from the command line or via the web based whoisWhat makes the .tel whois slightly different is the little addition at the end of the output:Contact information: Disclosure of contact data is restricted becauseof UK and EU Data Protection legislation. The … [Read more...] about Telnic Whois Service Now Available