The Irish Communications Regulator (Comreg) were meant to publish a document based on the public feedback they’d received regarding IEDR before the end of October. It’s now November 1st and there’s no sign of it. So what happened? When will we see the document? Or are we all going to be fobbed off again? At… Continue reading So Where Exactly Is The Comreg Report?
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IEDR Releases More Hyped Statistics
The IEDR has obviously released some form of press release in the last few days to put a spin on its latest figures. Of course the press release isn’t on the registry’s website nor has it been sent to stakeholders yet again, though I was able to get my hands on a copy of it… Continue reading IEDR Releases More Hyped Statistics
Has the time come to redelegate IE namespace?
I’ve written extensively about the IE namespace and its current registry operator – IEDR in the past. While I’ve always tried to be fair and balanced in my coverage of the issues facing the IE namespace I’m afraid my patience with the current registry operator has worn thin. While things may have improved over… Continue reading Has the time come to redelegate IE namespace?
IEDR Completely Offline
The IE Domain Registry is currently completely offline with all services down:whoisapiall web services UPDATE: Services are now available again
Multiyear Registrations Prove Popular
While it’s been less than a month since the introduction of multi-year registrations in the IE namespace, initial figures show that 6% of new registrations since then have been for two years or more.
IEDR Are Hiring
The IEDR, which is in charge of the IE namespace, is looking for staff. The position on offer is “team leader” in “registration services” Full details are available from David Curtin, IEDR’s CEO (david.curtin at iedr.ie) Related articles by Zemanta IE Domain Registry Introducing Multiyear Registrations – Finally! Make Your Voice Heard About DotIE!
IE Domain Registry To Introduce Multiyear Registrations
The IE Domain Registry has announced that they will be enabling multiyear registrations of IE domains later this week. From 6pm on Wednesday 13th 2008 it will be possible to register IE domains for 1,2,3,4,5 or 10 years at a time. (Why you cannot register a domain for 6,7,8 or 9 years hasn’t been explained… Continue reading IE Domain Registry To Introduce Multiyear Registrations
TaxAssist.ie UDRP WIPO Decisions
The latest IE dispute decision has been published by WIPO and concerns the domain taxassist.ie The complainant holds several trademarks and other prior rights in the name, but the panel did make it very clear that any of the pending trademark applications and other rights that were established by the complainant after the registration were… Continue reading TaxAssist.ie UDRP WIPO Decisions
IEDR Boss Interviewed in Sunday Business Post
David Curtin, IEDR CEO, was interviewed during the week by Sunday Business Post’s technology editor Adrian Weckler The full interview is available online. Some of the questions posed by Weckler revealed some of the more awkward and restrictive views of the registry, including its policy on censoring domain names. However it is interesting to note… Continue reading IEDR Boss Interviewed in Sunday Business Post
IEDR Annual Report 2007 – More Fun Reading
The IEDR’s annual report for 2007 has been published ( IEDRAnnualReport2007.pdf ) Of course they didn’t bother telling any of their stakeholders that it had been released, but we’re more or less used to their lack of communication at this stage, as they prefer to tell the media! In any case with the current Comreg… Continue reading IEDR Annual Report 2007 – More Fun Reading