The EU Commission has been forced to cancel its call for tender to run the .eu domain name registry. The .eu domain name registry is operated under contract for the European Commission and the whole shooting party is governed by a complex hodge podge of European regulations and laws. One could argue that the EC took a very hard line with their treatment of .eu domain holders … [Read more...] about EU Commission Forgets Brexit; Forced to Cancel Call For Registry Tender
ICANN 70 “Prep Week” Schedule Live
ICANN 70 is following a similar format to recent ICANN meetings, with the event being spread out over a couple of weeks instead of being concentrated in 4 or 5 days. The schedule for "prep week" which runs from March 8-11 is now online BUT you will need to be registered and logged in to view it. Full details here. … [Read more...] about ICANN 70 “Prep Week” Schedule Live
Parler is Back
Parler is back online fully, or so it seems. A couple of updates below The site is now being hosted by Cloudroute SkySilk who seem to specialise in reselling Microsoft services. It looks like they might be offering some kind of private cloud hosting and that is what Parler is using. The IP address space the site is on appears to be linked to another company, SkySilk, who … [Read more...] about Parler is Back
ICANN Brussels to Host EU Briefing
ICANN's Brussels office is hosting a webinar briefing for European stakeholders towards the end of the month. The event, which is being held at 1530 UTC on February 26th, will focus on some recent EU initiatives on digital services and cybersecurity. While it's an ICANN hosted event the bulk of the speakers will be from the European Commission. At the moment there are … [Read more...] about ICANN Brussels to Host EU Briefing
Danish Registry to Increase Prices
The Danish (.dk) ccTLD registry has announced that they are increasing their prices from May 2021 onwards. The increase is from DKK 50 to DKK 60 per year (VAT included). In Euro the price increase equates to €6.72 going to €8.07. DK Hostmaster's rationale for the price increase is that their costs are increasing and they also want to do more with other initiatives in … [Read more...] about Danish Registry to Increase Prices
Fundraiser In Memory of Dietmar Stefitz
As most people who are in the domain space in Europe and further afield know Dietmar Stefitz sadly passed away back in December of last year. Dietmar was one of the nicest people you could ever have met. He was passionate about domains and always had an energy and optimism about him that was infectious. He loved domains and loved welcoming people to his events in his … [Read more...] about Fundraiser In Memory of Dietmar Stefitz
Nominet Under Fire (Again)
Nominet is coming under fire again. A group of Nominet critics, headed by Krystal hosting's Simon Blackler are mounting a campaign to oust members of Nominet's board including the CEO. The campaign purports to be focussed on the "public benefit" aspect of Nominet and is using the domain PublicBenefit.uk to lay out its goals and collect support from Nominet members for … [Read more...] about Nominet Under Fire (Again)
Spamcop Offline cos the Domain Expired!
SpamCop has been around since the late 1990s. It's been a DNS blacklist used by email providers of varying sizes for 20 years. Somebody in SpamCop or its parent company Cisco forgot to renew the domain name, so it's currently going to the registrar's parking page: Of course this also means that all DNS records for the domain name are now being routed to the domain … [Read more...] about Spamcop Offline cos the Domain Expired!
ICANN Seeking Applicants for Multiple Roles via NomCom
Every year a number of positions with ICANN's various committees, councils and boards become available, as people's terms end. This year is no different with the following posts being up for grabs: Three members of the ICANN Board of Directors.Three regional representatives to the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) – one each representing the Africa region, Asia, … [Read more...] about ICANN Seeking Applicants for Multiple Roles via NomCom
French Domain Registry Blocking UK Registrations due to Brexit
While the .eu ccTLD's handling of UK registrants post-Brexit has grabbed headlines, they aren't the only domain name registry that is impacted. Many of the European country code domain names have or had policies that link registration requirements to membership of the EU. Bear in mind that one of the core tenets of the EU treaties is to allow ease of commerce across the entire … [Read more...] about French Domain Registry Blocking UK Registrations due to Brexit