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ASOP To Recognise Contribution From Internet Industry

April 29, 2016 by Michele Neylon

ASOP (Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies) is often seen as taking a rather confrontational stance towards domain registrars, registries and hosting providers. However both ASOP and others, including LegitScript, often cite the assistance they've received from internet industry players in their work. This year ASOP has decided to take this a step further by creating a … [Read more...] about ASOP To Recognise Contribution From Internet Industry

Registration Operations Association Kick Off Meeting at ICANN 51

September 19, 2014 by Michele Neylon

Registrars and registries have to work together. It's a reality. While relations between the two groups can be fantastic, there are also plenty of instances where at the operational level things are a little "strained". Those issues stem a lot of the time from technical issues, limitations and possibly "design choices". There are a lot of very intelligent people working in … [Read more...] about Registration Operations Association Kick Off Meeting at ICANN 51

Nominet Registrar Conference Video

November 30, 2012 by Michele Neylon

Nominet have made available the video of their registrar conference: The consultation on "Direct UK" is still ongoing … [Read more...] about Nominet Registrar Conference Video

Blacknight Offer Deep Discount On .Cat Domains

July 4, 2012 by Michele Neylon

Irish registrar and hosting provider Blacknight (disclosure - I own the company) is offering 1 year .cat domain name registration for a mere €9.99 Full details here … [Read more...] about Blacknight Offer Deep Discount On .Cat Domains

Indom Acquired By Group NBT

December 15, 2010 by Michele Neylon

French domain name registrar Indom has been acquired by Group NBT. The NBT Group of companies owns a number of webhosting and domain name registration companies including Ascio and NetBenefit. … [Read more...] about Indom Acquired By Group NBT

One.com Suspended By Swedish Registry For 30 Days

September 13, 2010 by Michele Neylon

According to an announcement on the Swedish domain registry's site one of their registrars, One.com AS, is being suspended for 30 days from September 14th 2010. The registry claims that One.com registered domain names using their clients' data without their knowledge: During the summer, One.com registered a large number of domain names without being asked to do so by … [Read more...] about One.com Suspended By Swedish Registry For 30 Days

Eurid Report Shows Registrants Prefer Local Registrars

August 23, 2010 by Michele Neylon

Eurid, the registry operator for .eu, have released a report in relation to how registrants register their .eu domain names ie. if you are based in country X, are you more likely to use a registrar based "in country" or go overseas? The results show that 65% of registrants stay with a domestic registrar, 18% choose another registrar in the EU, while 17% choose a registrar from … [Read more...] about Eurid Report Shows Registrants Prefer Local Registrars

Swiss Registry Targetted By Scammers?

July 13, 2010 by Michele Neylon

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 have registered one or more .ch or .li … [Read more...] about Swiss Registry Targetted By Scammers?

ICANN Board – Vertical Integration

March 12, 2010 by Michele Neylon

The board has put forward a motion to decide vertical integration once and for all. There will no cross-ownership allowed. The board's decision is very interesting. They are, to quote Dennis Jennings, setting a baseline, but will bow to any policy decision that comes from the GNSO. There is now a GNSO PDP (Policy Development Process) to discuss vertical integration. … [Read more...] about ICANN Board – Vertical Integration

Nominet To Release 1 and 2 Character Domain Names

March 8, 2010 by Michele Neylon

Nominet, the registry operator that manages *.uk, is planning on releasing both single and two character domain names. In common with a lot of other ccTLD registry operators, Nominet had blocked single and two character domain names from being registered. However they are now planning on releasing them to the public in a phased plan. The exact details of "how" the domains will … [Read more...] about Nominet To Release 1 and 2 Character Domain Names

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