Stephane has an interesting post on the possible end of domain tasting. While the debate around domain tasting has been going on for quite some time ICANN can be a very slow moving beast. In some ways it moves far too slow, but when you consider the range of different opinions that have to be… Continue reading ICANN Domain Tasting Deadline
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ICANN To Axe Add Grace Period – Domain Tasting On Its DeathBed
Domain tasting in its current form may soon become a thing of the past. The blogs and mailing lists have been buzzing for most of today following on from ICANN’s announcement that they were going to try and axe the AGP (Add Grace Period) which has been abused by registrars. While initially it wasn’t 100%… Continue reading ICANN To Axe Add Grace Period – Domain Tasting On Its DeathBed
Netsol Take Evil To A New Level
A couple of months ago I posted about domain name front running. I’d been at a meeting during ICANN’s LA meeting and had also read Jay Daley’s paper on the subject.At the time I was unconvinced as to the existence of front running as a practice. In light of the revelations that have come to… Continue reading Netsol Take Evil To A New Level
Verisign Considering Monetising the Root
I’m always amazed at some of the things companies will do or try to do to get a bit of extra income. According to a recent post by Frank Michlick, Verisign are considering selling access to the root server logs. While this isn’t as abhorrent as the redirect from a couple of years back, it… Continue reading Verisign Considering Monetising the Root