Remember those little darlings from RegisterFly? They upset a hell of a lot of people last year and are the cause of much nervousness chez ICANN as a result.Well it seems they haven't gone out of business just yet and are even emailing their customers to sell them more of their "wonderful" services.They've even added a "clarification" on their site to help those of us who might … [Read more...] about RegisterFly Think We’re Dumb
ICANN Delhi Meeting – Rich People Only Please
ICANN's next meeting is being held in New Delhi.ICANN meetings are supposedly free and accessible to the public.So how come the hotels they're suggesting cost about US$400 / night?Most delegates would be attending for most of the week, so the cost of the hotel bed ONLY would be in excess of US$2400. You still have to factor in food and transport ie. getting a plane from … [Read more...] about ICANN Delhi Meeting – Rich People Only Please
IEDR Adds More Information to Whois
The IE Domain Registry made some changes to their whois output before Christmas, though I didn't get a chance to mention it until now.As some of you may know the IE registration system involves manual validation of each and every application request. Each application is valid for 30 days, however previously it was impossible for a member of the public to know when an … [Read more...] about IEDR Adds More Information to Whois
History and Future of DNS in London
Desiree Miloshevic will be talking at the Oxford Internet Institute on January 28th in London.This open public forum will look at the history and future of the Internet Domain Name System (DNS). It will provide an opportunity to commemorate Jon Postel by looking back at the 25 year history of the DNS but also the 10 years of its management under ICANN; and a vision of what the … [Read more...] about History and Future of DNS in London
Nominet EPP Live in February
Nominet has announced that they will be putting EPP into production in February 2008. … [Read more...] about Nominet EPP Live in February
Nominet Launchs Registrar Resources Area
Nominet has made available a new section on their site specifically to aid registrars in marketing and working with .uk domains.There seems to be a good mix of material: "* Working with Nominet: Essential information for you and your customers about how to get the most out of your relationship with Nominet and key information on Nominet processes and … [Read more...] about Nominet Launchs Registrar Resources Area
ICANN Blog en francais
In a multi-lingual and multicultural internet society it's nice to see that the ICANN blog is publishing content in languages other than English.Prior to the meeting in San Juan there were a number of posts in Spanish and now there is French.While this move should be welcomed the US-centric aspects of the organisation should not be ignored. … [Read more...] about ICANN Blog en francais
Nominet Position Paper on Front Running
Nominet has published a very detailed and comprehensive position paper on "front running". Although the paper is a mere 5 pages long it covers all the areas that the topic encompasses very well and is well worth a read.The topic of "front running" has received some publicity in the last few months. If you're not familiar with the concept Nominet's definition is helpful:Domain … [Read more...] about Nominet Position Paper on Front Running
IE Domain Registry Adds RSS News Feed
The IE Domain Registry has added an RSS feed with their latest news items.You can subscribe to the feed here … [Read more...] about IE Domain Registry Adds RSS News Feed
Nominet Wins Enum +44 Contract
Nominet has been awarded the contract to run the Tier 1 registry for ENUM services in the UK (+44).ENUM is slowly gaining ground across the EU and elsewhere, as it allows for the convergence of telephony with IP services. … [Read more...] about Nominet Wins Enum +44 Contract