The Irish government has opened a very broad ranging consultation on the .ie country code domain and its future. The consultation will be open to the public from now until 14th February 2025. The consultation document runs to 17 pages, so while it's quite long, it's not as long as it could be! The Government has some clear expectations about what it expects from the … [Read more...] about Irish Government Opens Consultation on .ie Country Code Domain
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Nominations for Nominet’s Registry Advisory Council Close Friday
Nominet, the .uk domain registry, is currently seeking nominations for the .UK Registry Advisory Council (RAC). The RAC's membership is divided into 3 cohorts: large registrars, mid-small and secondary market. This year the elections are for one representative for each segment. The deadline for nomination is 1700 on Friday 19th April. Only Nominet members can be … [Read more...] about Nominations for Nominet’s Registry Advisory Council Close Friday
French Domain Registry Launch New Video Ad Campaign
Afnic, the French domain name registry, has launched a new video advertising campaign. The campaign is aimed at French SMEs and is 25 second 3D animation. Here it is: The script focusses on a few key points that should resonate with small business owners: Here's a rough translation of the script: Welcome to my domain! Uh, I'm not talking about this old … [Read more...] about French Domain Registry Launch New Video Ad Campaign
What are People Using .me Domains for?
The .me ccTLD has been around since 2008 when the small Balkan country won the ISO jackpot, after gaining independence in 2006, and was given the .me extension to use as their country code. In common with a lot of other domain name registries .me has been looking at what is going on with their zone. Who is registering domains? Why? What are they using them … [Read more...] about What are People Using .me Domains for?
Yet Another Dáil Question About IE Domains
IE (Irish) domain names were the subject of yet another question in Ireland's national parliament at the end of last month. This is the 3rd time that IE domains have come up that I'm aware of in the past couple of years and it's always in relation to post-Brexit related issues. This time round the question was submitted by Sinn Féin's Mairéad Farrell: To ask the … [Read more...] about Yet Another Dáil Question About IE Domains
Belgian (.be) Registry Removes Phones Numbers From Public Whois
DNS Belgium, the not for profit registry for .be, has made changes to their public whois. From now on the telephone number of registrants will no longer be displayed in public whois. The change will impact all .be domain names, whether they are registered to a natural person (ie. a private individual) or a legal person such as a company or other organisation. If you … [Read more...] about Belgian (.be) Registry Removes Phones Numbers From Public Whois
Domain Pulse Agenda Published
Domain Pulse is being hosted by Switch, the Swiss domain name registry, this year. The event will he held on February 6th and 7th 2023. So the venue is in Switzerland in the town of Winterthur, which is quite close to Zurich. From Zurich airport you can get a train or a taxi - it should take about 20 minutes. The event is officially held over two days, but the second day … [Read more...] about Domain Pulse Agenda Published
New Zealand Switches to Canadian Software Backend
Earlier this week the .nz registry announced that they'd made the switch to CIRA's (the .ca domain name registry) domain registry backend software. CIRA have been quite successful in winning over country code operators to switch to using CIRA's software to run their backend systems. The .ie ccTLD switched over to the CIRA system previously. In both cases the software and … [Read more...] about New Zealand Switches to Canadian Software Backend
Kieren McCarthy Elected to Nominet Board
Last Friday the elections for Nominet's Board closed. There were three candidates for one position as a non-executive director (NED), with two lawyers and a journalist running. As I mentioned previously one of the topics that candidates were quite vocal about was Nominet's investment and subsequent sale of their cyber security interests in the US. Over the course of the … [Read more...] about Kieren McCarthy Elected to Nominet Board
Nominet Election Candidates 2022 Finally Announced
This year Nominet's non-executive director election is for one seat on the board. For reasons that aren't 100% clear the announcement of the candidates took quite a bit longer than normal, with the list only being made official in the last week. So who is running for election this time round? Jim DaviesVolker GreimannKieren McCarthy While anyone can be nominated to the … [Read more...] about Nominet Election Candidates 2022 Finally Announced