AFNIC’s new dispute resolution system, Syreli, is now live with one decision published so far. The first case involved infragenius.fr The case was processed fully in less than a month, with the initial complaint being logged on November 22nd 2011 and the decision being handed down on December 19th 2011. The first case was pretty… Continue reading First Decision Under New French Dispute System Published
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French Registry Celebrates 25 Years With Full Rebranding
AFNIC, the French registry which runs .fr, is celebrating their 25th anniversary in style – literally. The registry has unveiled a new web identity including a new logo as well as launching a series of events to celebrate their quarter century of existence. Here’s the new logo: And for .fr there’s this new look as… Continue reading French Registry Celebrates 25 Years With Full Rebranding
AFNIC Chief Happy With Results of New Rules
In the last few days, on July 1st, AFNIC, the registry for .fr, relaxed some of its domain registrati0n rules in accordance with the French government’s wishes. The more relaxed rules meant that a large number of reserved names became available for registration on July 1st on a “first come, first served” basis. Daily lists… Continue reading AFNIC Chief Happy With Results of New Rules
AFNIC To Hold Webcast On Registry Changes
AFNIC’s CEO Mathieu Wiell and Isabel Toutaud will be holding a webcast this Friday from 11am to 12 (CET). The session will cover a number of topics including: the change in procedure for registering listed terms (banned words, reserved words), the new dispute resolution procedure, access to the list of domain names registered under the… Continue reading AFNIC To Hold Webcast On Registry Changes
French Domain Registry AFNIC Breaks New Record
The French domain name registry, AFNIC, which manages .fr, the country code for France, announced earlier today that they had broken the 2 million domain name mark. Congrats!
Big Changes Chez AFNIC
Image via Wikipedia The .fr domain name registry (AFNIC) will be making changes to its modus operandi in the coming months as a result of legislative changes in France. From July 1st 2011 AFNIC will be publishing a full list of the previous day’s domain name registrations, while they are also making significant changes to… Continue reading Big Changes Chez AFNIC
AFNIC Survey About .Fr
AFNIC, the body that runs .fr, is currently conducting a survey about people’s views on the .fr domain extension. The survey covers a number of areas including people’s perception of .fr and what kind of services they expect to get with a .fr domain name. UPDATE: It transpires that the survey was not meant to… Continue reading AFNIC Survey About .Fr
AFNIC To Relax Registration Rules?
AFNIC, which runs the .fr registry, has published its Action Plan for 2010. While the “old chestnut” of DNSSEC is on the agenda (no surprise there!), there’s also reference to a change in the registration rules. Under the current registration rules registrants need to supply an address in France. The proposed change is intended to… Continue reading AFNIC To Relax Registration Rules?
AFNIC / CORE To Run .Paris
The Mayor of Paris was very upbeat about the new TLD project when he spoke during the ICANN meeting in Paris. Not surprisingly Paris is one of the European cities that is pushing hard to get its own tld .paris. According to news released earlier today the .paris bid is going to be using a… Continue reading AFNIC / CORE To Run .Paris
AFNIC Brings Gallic Humour To Online Campaign
AFNIC’s latest online and TV campaign to promote .fr may not be the most amusing thing you’ll ever see, but it’s still amusing to a point. Here’s the long version of their advert: In French – sorry ! Subtitles available!