Last year the Middle East DNS Forum was meant to be taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Due to the pandemic the event was cancelled completely last year. For 2021 the Forum is being held online from April 5th to April 7th. It's still officially being held in Saudi Arabia, but it'll be 100% online. So what's on the agenda? There'll be a mix of topics with speakers … [Read more...] about Middle East DNS Forum Goes Virtual for 2021
Chilean Country Code Domains Breaks 700k Mark
The .cl domain name registry for Chile recently hit a milestone. There are now over 700 thousand .cl domain names registered. (At time of writing 700338). According to a release from the registry, the milestone was reached on 11th March 2021. The .cl domain name has been around since 1987. They've been tracking and publishing stats on their registrations from the … [Read more...] about Chilean Country Code Domains Breaks 700k Mark
NamesCon and CloudFest Independent Again
Back when events were being held in person CloudFest, which used to be known as World Hosting Days, was the largest event for hosting companies in the world. Other events like HostingCon had shrunk over the years until eventually they ceased to exist. In the domain name conference space NamesCon grew to be the "go to" event for anyone interested in the commercial aspects of … [Read more...] about NamesCon and CloudFest Independent Again
EU Commission Forgets Brexit; Forced to Cancel Call For Registry Tender
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)