Namescon is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada, this week. The event kicked off yesterday with a day packed with training sessions and small, yet very active sessions on a wide variety of topics. According to NamesCon’s Jothan Frakes the event has over 900 registered attendees, which makes it the biggest domain industry event outside… Continue reading NamesCon Biggest Domain Industry To Date Kicks Off In Vegas
French Domain Registry Reacts to Charlie Hebdo #jesuischarlie
The French ccTLD registry, AFNIC, has, in common with many other French organisations, come out strong in the aftermath of the attack earlier this week on Charlie Hebdo. Their front page currently displays the current image: and on their English language site they’ve provided a translated version: But what’s a lot more interesting for DNS… Continue reading French Domain Registry Reacts to Charlie Hebdo #jesuischarlie
German Registrar Pulls .Uk Domains
Strato (Cronon AG), which is one of the larger German registrars, has pulled *.uk domain names from its offerings. The company made the announcement via a blog post (in German) where they outlined the reasons for their decision. The issue? Nominet’s registrant data validation processes. I reached out to the guys at Cronon, who handle… Continue reading German Registrar Pulls .Uk Domains
DotCEO Release New Marketing Video
The .CEO registry have released a new video. They seem to have dumped their previous style and opted for a more traditional and professional approach. Here’s the video: The video is a big improvement on their previous marketing efforts, but they’re still trying to pitch the .ceo lander pages as a “solution” to a problem… Continue reading DotCEO Release New Marketing Video
Mauritius Government Gets Into Dispute Over Key Domain Name
Domain names expire, drop and get re-registered all the time. It’s normal. However, governments are usually very conservative about how they handle domain names. A government department is more likely to hold on to a domain name for several years after they’ve stopped using it rather than “release” it too early. According to this article,… Continue reading Mauritius Government Gets Into Dispute Over Key Domain Name
RIPE 73 Call For Hosts Opened
RIPE has opened a “call for hosts” for the 73rd public meeting. The meeting is scheduled to take place from 24 to 28th October 2016. Where? Well that will depend on who the host is. If you’re interested in hosting the meeting there’s more details on what’s involved over on the RIPE site.
Swedish ccTLD Registry Using Fear To Sell Domains
The .se domain name registry is currently running a promotional campaign aimed at individuals to encourage them to register theirname.se Unfortunately the registry has chosen to use an incredibly negative and rather odd method to reach the potential market. FUD. Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. Not the best of tactics in my view and from what… Continue reading Swedish ccTLD Registry Using Fear To Sell Domains
DNS Belgium Alerts Registrars and Registrants to Invoice Scam
DNS Belgium, the registry operator for .be, has sent out a notice to their registrars to raise awareness of an invoice scam. Here’s a sample of the dodgy invoices being sent: According to the registry “BE Domein Host” is not one of their accredited registrars, so apart from the pricing being more than a little… Continue reading DNS Belgium Alerts Registrars and Registrants to Invoice Scam
John Oliver Just Gave DotNYC Free Advertising
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few months you’re probably aware of John Oliver’s hilarious TV show “Last Week Tonight”. It airs on HBO at 11pm, but has also been picked up by Sky and other channels overseas – plus, since it’s 2014, most of the content is also available on… Continue reading John Oliver Just Gave DotNYC Free Advertising
IE Zone Now DNSSEC Enabled
As of about 45 minutes ago the .ie zone has had DNSSEC turned on. For the next few months DS records will be processed manually Here’s the full announcement: IEDR are pleased to announce the deployment of DNS security extensions (DNSSEC) for the .ie country code top level domain (ccTLD). This protocol will enable service providers… Continue reading IE Zone Now DNSSEC Enabled