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Nominet Seeking Feedback on Governance

Nominet are currently seeking feedback from members and the public on governance matters: The governance review, which we announced last year, led by Professor Bob Garratt, is making good progress. As part of that process, we have engaged an independent company, Mutuo, to conduct research into stakeholders’ views on governance.  The results of this research… Continue reading Nominet Seeking Feedback on Governance

Nominet Board Member Resigns

Jim Davies, who was at the centre of a recent debacle involving Nominet, has tendered his resignation from the board. In a letter to Bob Gilbert, which Mr Davies also posted to a members’ mailing list this afternoon, Davies cited his continued disagreement with the Board’s conduct and that of the organisation’s executives as reasons… Continue reading Nominet Board Member Resigns

More Nominet Jigs and Reels

In the lead up to Nominet’s AGM earlier this year I mentioned some of the squabbling. While we may have had a respite, it’s now “open season” once again. The latest news is that some people are pushing a vote of no confidence in the current Nominet board and demanding that an EGM be called.… Continue reading More Nominet Jigs and Reels

Namesco Ripping Off Registrants

Nominet does not charge registrars anything to retag a domain name (ie. release the domain to another registrar / provider) . I’ve mentioned this previously, but I wasn’t expecting to hear about this kind of money grabbing from companies operating out of Ireland. Unfortunately the acquisition of Register365 by Names.co.uk (part of the Dada group)… Continue reading Namesco Ripping Off Registrants

Nominet Registrar Conference Registration Now Open

Image via Wikipedia Nominet’s annual registrar conference will be held in Wembley Stadium on November 19th 2008. The day’s agenda will cover topics such as marketing UK domains, ENUM, the future of UK domains and will include the presentation of the 2nd annual Domain Name Industry Report. Further details and registration information is available on… Continue reading Nominet Registrar Conference Registration Now Open

Nominet Official Launch of ENUM in UK

Nominet has officially launched ENUM. Nominet sent an email to its registrars earlier today making the announcement official, although much of the marketing collateral had been on the Nominet site since yesterday (if not earlier). Further information on Enum in the UK may be found on the Nominet site.

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?

Vint Cert Visits Nominet and Oxford Internet Institute

Image via Wikipedia The Nominet management blog is always a good source of thoughtful and interesting posts. The latest one, by Lesley Cowley, Nominet’s CEO, covers Vint Cerf’s recent visit to their offices and a talk he gave at the Oxford Internet Institute. As can be expected IPv6 and the depletion of IPv4 was on… Continue reading Vint Cert Visits Nominet and Oxford Internet Institute

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