CIRA, the .ca domain name registry, will be providing DNS over HTTPS for Firefox users in Canada. So what’s that all about? In common with many domain name registries, CIRA has diversified over the last few years. Offering DNS based services is a logical extension for a domain name registry, as the larger ones will… Continue reading CIRA to Provide DoH to Canadian Firefox Users
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Canadian Domain Registry Offers Free Canadian Stock Images
CIRA, the .ca domain name registry, has started offering free stock images. No, they aren’t branching out or trying to compete against the likes of BigStock or Getty, but what they are doing is offering some Canadian themed stock images for free. Our Canadian Stock Photo library is full of original, maple syrup-infused photography that… Continue reading Canadian Domain Registry Offers Free Canadian Stock Images
CIRA Releases New Cheeky Ad Campaign
CIRA, the .ca (Canada) domain name registry has released a new advert for a television advertising campaign. The campaign is build around the hashtag #DontBeATraitor and I hope they do more of these. I love the concept of pushing a country code on the basis of national pride and loyalty so I really like this… Continue reading CIRA Releases New Cheeky Ad Campaign
CIRA Signs Deal With DomainsBot to Offer Domain Suggestions
CIRA, the .ca domain registry, has announced that they will be offering Domainsbot’s domain name suggestion technology for .ca domain names. It’ll be interesting to see if other ccTLD registries will follow suit. Traditionally many of the country code operators have resisted granting access to their zone files which is a key requirement to enable… Continue reading CIRA Signs Deal With DomainsBot to Offer Domain Suggestions
A New Domain For Canada
CIRA’s CEO, Byron Holland, made an important announcement today aimed at all Canadian internet users. CIRA currently runs .ca, but feels that maybe it’s not quite Canadian enough… At present the .eh ccTLD is not assigned, though I’m not sure what the process would be for getting it assigned to Canada Meanwhile ICANN’s CEO has… Continue reading A New Domain For Canada
CIRA Goes Large on Marketing And PR For Launch of French Language IDN
CIRA, the registry operator for the Canadian ccTLD .ca, is raising its profile at the moment. They’ve taken over the frontpage of La Presse today, though it’s not viewable form outside Canada: Why are they doing this? Very simply it’s all related back to the launch of IDNs in .ca in order to support French… Continue reading CIRA Goes Large on Marketing And PR For Launch of French Language IDN
CIRA To Go Offline For 24 Hours
CIRA, the .ca registry, is taking their entire registry offline except for resolution services for 24 hours. While most domain registries conduct scheduled maintenance that would impact the SRS at some level and for several hours at a time I don’t think I’ve ever seen a relatively large domain registry plan a 24 hour outage… Continue reading CIRA To Go Offline For 24 Hours
Canadian Domain Registry Embraces Video
ccTLD registry managers have been “upping their game” quite a bit over the last couple of years. Whether this was inevitable or is due to the oncoming “threat” of new TLDs isn’t clear. In any case it’s a positive move. Some of the registries have embraced social media, unveiled slick websites and done some interesting… Continue reading Canadian Domain Registry Embraces Video