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NL Registry Introduces Phishing Alert Service

February 15, 2010 by Michele Neylon

SIDN, the registry operator for .nl, has announced the introduction of a new service for its registrars. The new phishing alert service harnesses data provided by Netcraft and will automatically email the registrar of record of any .nl domain name that is flagged as being used in a phishing attack.Every five minutes or so, SIDN checks Netcraft's suspect URL database,which is … [Read more...] about NL Registry Introduces Phishing Alert Service

DNGlobe Loses ICANN Accreditation

February 6, 2010 by Michele Neylon

Image via WikipediaICANN has terminated DNGlobe LLC's ICANN accreditation effective February 22 2010.In a letter to DNGlobe ICANN outlined why the registrar's accreditation is being pulled. Apart from anything else they do not have a WHOIS server accessible on port 80 ie. via a browser. Their website is currently unreachable as well, which is not a good sign.They also owe ICANN … [Read more...] about DNGlobe Loses ICANN Accreditation

ICANN Inter Registrar Transfer Policy Comment Period Opens – In More Than One Language

September 14, 2009 by Michele Neylon

ICANN has opened a public comment period on the "Inter Registrar Transfer Policy" (IRTP)You can read more about the announcement hereWhat makes this comment period a bit different is that the request for comments has been published in the 6 UN languages ie. English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Russian. … [Read more...] about ICANN Inter Registrar Transfer Policy Comment Period Opens – In More Than One Language

Swiss Registry To Compete Against Its Clients

August 18, 2009 by Michele Neylon

The Swiss ccTLD operator, Switch, has announced the launch of a new company and service called "SwitchPlus".The new entity is a wholly owned subsidiary of Switch and is aimed at providing a range of services that would, essentially, compete against the registry operator's clientele - namely registrar, hosting providers and IT service companies.The Swiss operator claims that … [Read more...] about Swiss Registry To Compete Against Its Clients

ICANN Seeks Expressions of Interest For SimplyNamed’s Portfolio

August 18, 2009 by Michele Neylon

As was to be expected ICANN is now seeking expressions of interest in the bulk transfer of the recently deaccredited registrars.The first one "up for grabs" is SimplyNamed's, which numbers less than 300 domains.Expect to see the other two being listed very shortly ...Of course with portfolios that small you'd have to wonder if many registrars will "bite". The amount of hassle … [Read more...] about ICANN Seeks Expressions of Interest For SimplyNamed’s Portfolio

Deaccredited Registrars – Domain Transfer Process Ploughs Ahead

August 18, 2009 by Michele Neylon

ICANN's latest announcement concerns the three registrars who recently lost their accreditation.The process is now underway to transfer the domains to other registrars.... … [Read more...] about Deaccredited Registrars – Domain Transfer Process Ploughs Ahead

Tucows Announces Solid Financials

August 15, 2009 by Michele Neylon

Tucows released their Q2 figures a couple of days ago, and they are impressive.$20 million revenue is not a figure to be snorted at.Full breakdown here and transcript of the conference call with investors here … [Read more...] about Tucows Announces Solid Financials

Lead Networks Lose ICANN Accreditation

July 17, 2009 by Michele Neylon

Lead Networks, who I mentioned a few weeks ago, have lost their ICANN accreditation.The ICANN announcement includes some of the details and ICANN are currently seeking expressions of interest from other registrars to take over the portfolio of domains (approximately 70 - 80 thousand names according to ICANN)According to ICANN Lead Networks was escrowing data, so the registrant … [Read more...] about Lead Networks Lose ICANN Accreditation

Nominet Registrar Information Day In Leeds

April 21, 2009 by Michele Neylon

Nominet are holding a number of registrar information days across the UK in the coming months At present there are dates listed for: Leeds - 29 April 2009 London - 30 June 2009 Birmingham - 16 September 2009 Full information and booking details on their site … [Read more...] about Nominet Registrar Information Day In Leeds

ICANN Seeking Feedback on Registrar Disqualification Process

March 2, 2009 by Michele Neylon

ICANN is looking for public feedback and comment on a proposed policy / process for disqualifying registrars.The idea behind the process is to put in place a policy to deal with "bad actors", however in its current form the document is far from ready.You can download the document here (pdf) and see existing comments here. … [Read more...] about ICANN Seeking Feedback on Registrar Disqualification Process

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