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
UK Registrar 123 Reg Experiencing Issues?
According to several reports UK registrar and hosting company UK Reg has been experiencing intermittent issues.More details are available here and hereThe company issued a statement to explain what happened:123-reg experienced intermittent performance issues on its DNS servers between late afternoon on Friday 16 November and Sunday 18 November. This meant that some customers … [Read more...] about UK Registrar 123 Reg Experiencing Issues?
Eurid Quarterly Report – EU Usage Up
According to the latest report from Eurid to the EU Commission usage of .eu domains is up based on DNS query volumes.Seemingly registrants average 2.6 domains each!The full report is available for download as a PDF … [Read more...] about Eurid Quarterly Report – EU Usage Up
New ICANN Chair Encourages Participation
ICANN's new chairman, Peter Dengate Thrush, has been urging more public participation in ICANN.Speaking at the Internet Governance Forum in Rio, Mr Dengate Thrush told attendees that "the door is open".In common with a lot of big organisations ICANN has been trying in recent months to get more public involvement, with Kieren McCarthy doing stellar work on the communications … [Read more...] about New ICANN Chair Encourages Participation
eNum 353 Public Day
The Irish eNum registry is organising a public "user day" later this month:Venue: Gresham Hotel, O'Connell St, Dublin 1 Date: Wednesday 28th November 2007 Time: 4.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. (followed by drinks and snacks) here will be no charge to attend the information session. (parking available; close to DART and LUAS) Agenda: * Welcome and Introduction (IENUM) * ENUM in … [Read more...] about eNum 353 Public Day