Frank mentions that the Dutch registry (SIDN) has reached the 3 million names mark. … [Read more...] about Dutch Registry Reports 3 Million Names
IEDR Annual Report 2007 – More Fun Reading
The IEDR's annual report for 2007 has been published ( IEDRAnnualReport2007.pdf )Of course they didn't bother telling any of their stakeholders that it had been released, but we're more or less used to their lack of communication at this stage, as they prefer to tell the media!In any case with the current Comreg public consultation ongoing the report was bound to make at least … [Read more...] about IEDR Annual Report 2007 – More Fun Reading
ICANN Going To Mexico
ICANN 34 will be held in Mexico City, Mexico from 1 - 6 March 2009.I was hoping they'd opt for Cancun, but beggars can't be choosers! :)The official site hasn't been launched yet, as there's still the meeting in Cairo to come. … [Read more...] about ICANN Going To Mexico
Dotdk To Come Under New Management
It's official.DotDK is to come under new management from early 2009.The DotDK Society have released a full press release detailing some of the reasons why their new management will be a marked improvement for stakeholders.Afilias has been chosen to handle the registry backend, so the full deployment of EPP is to be expected.More information is available on the DotDK siteBoth … [Read more...] about Dotdk To Come Under New Management
AFNIC Publishes Preleminary EPP Timeline
In common with a lot of the other ccTLDs, AFNIC is slowly but surely making the move to EPP.Earlier this morning all registrars were emailed with details of the provisional EPP timeline and technical details.Further information is on the AFNIC site. … [Read more...] about AFNIC Publishes Preleminary EPP Timeline
PIR Blog Now Live
The management team behind PIR (dotOrg) have a blog. Although there are only a couple of articles on there at present hopefully they'll be adding more content over the coming weeks and months. … [Read more...] about PIR Blog Now Live
Probably The Shortest WIPO Decision In The World
Image via WikipediaYou'll have to excuse my feeble attempt at a pun!The WIPO UDRP decision involving carlsberg.tv is incredibly short and does not contain any surprises.Carlsberg is an internationally recognised brand - its the 5th largest brewing company in the world!Carlsberg have a very well established usage and have taken steps to protect their brand in many territories … [Read more...] about Probably The Shortest WIPO Decision In The World
Consultation Period On IE Namespace Opening
Comreg, the Irish communications regulator, is starting a consultation process on the IE namespace.The consultation paper is ComReg 08/48.Unfortunately any links on the ComReg site to the aforementioned document are returning a 404 (not found) error at present, so it will probably be Monday before we will be able to see the document's contents.EDIT: The links are now working … [Read more...] about Consultation Period On IE Namespace Opening
One and Two Character Domains? Dotmobi and dotcoop
Short domains are more memorable.You can't really argue with that.However a lot of registries don't allow them for a variety of reasons.The Isle of Man is one of the few exceptions that springs to mind, as they allow pretty much any length, but charge more for the shorter ones.The Irish domain registry does not allow two letter domains, but will allow two character domains. … [Read more...] about One and Two Character Domains? Dotmobi and dotcoop
Tucows Announces Partnership With Afternic (BuyDomains)
Image via WikipediaThere had been some speculation in domain circles over the last few weeks about the fate of Tucows' aftermarket domains.That speculation has now come to an end, as Tucows have announced their partnership with Afternic.What's particularly interesting is that Tucows will be sharing the revenue with their resellers!We're pleased to announce that you'll receive … [Read more...] about Tucows Announces Partnership With Afternic (BuyDomains)