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!
Tag: ccTLDs
Nominet Pushing Forward With DNSSEC
Nominet, the registry operator for co.uk, is pushing forward with the deployment of DNSSEC. They plan to “go live” with DNSSEC in March 2011 with the signing of co.uk. The more “public’ aspect of it will be available from April 2011. More information in their monthly tech update
IE Domain Registry DNSSEC Task Force
Over the last couple of years DNSSEC has become one of “the” topics for registry operators and DNS people. The registry operator for .ie, the IEDR, has been working on their DNSSEC deployment plans for well over a year and earlier this morning opened up their “task force” to accredited registrars. They would also appear… Continue reading IE Domain Registry DNSSEC Task Force
IEDR Release Annual Report
The IEDR, the operator of the .ie ccTLD registry, have released their annual report for 2009. The document, which obviously cost quite a bit to design, covers various aspects of the organisation’s activities and is not limited to the domain registrations. In common with quite a few ccTLD operators IEDR is also involved in ENUM,… Continue reading IEDR Release Annual Report
IEDR Celebrates 10 Years
The Irish domain name registry operator (IEDR) is celebrating 10 years. In recent weeks the number of registered .ie domain names exceeded the 150 thousand name mark.
Happy Birthday .uk!
2010 is the year that .com celebrates 25 years, but it’s also the year the .uk marks a quarter of a century. Over 25 years the .uk namespace has grown and grown to become one of the most widely used addresses on the internet outside of .com The growth pattern is quite interesting. During the… Continue reading Happy Birthday .uk!
IE Registry Operator Postpones Deletions
IEDR, the operator of the .ie ccTLD, has postponed its normal fortnightly purge until next Monday. The registry operator normally conducts its deletions and suspensions of domains every second Friday, but has postponed this week’s “run” until next Monday.
Swiss Registry Targetted By Scammers?
Switch, the registry operator for the Swiss ccTLD (.ch), has been the target of a scammer judging by emails they sent to registrants. In the email the company underlines their stable position as registry operator and explains that another company has been trying to undermine them: Email below: You are receiving this e-mail because you… Continue reading Swiss Registry Targetted By Scammers?
Nominet Election Time Again
It’s that time of the year again – Nominet election time! This year there aren’t any elections for the policy board, as they’ve changed how it’s composed. So the elections this time round are for the board. In typical fashion, however, some of the candidates have managed to make a relatively banal election a bit… Continue reading Nominet Election Time Again
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