Nominet are planning to make their zone file available from May. In an email to Nominet members yesterday Nominet CEO Russell Haworth stated: We have also taken a decision to make the .UK zone file available free to our members in May. The team are working out the finer technical and operational points and will… Continue reading Nominet To Make Zone File Available
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Over 19 Thousand Welsh Domains Registered
The first .wales and .cymru domains went live back in September 2014. Just over a year later there are now over 19 thousand .wales and .cymru domains registered. The .wales domain extension appears to have been significantly more popular than the Welsh language version .cymru, with approximately twice as many registrations so far. In terms… Continue reading Over 19 Thousand Welsh Domains Registered
UK Government Considers Forcing All Adult Sites To Do Mandatory Age Verification
The UK government has opened a consultation on “age verification”. It’s bundled in under the title of: Child Safety Online: Age Verification for Pornography. There’s a few “gems” in the materials that show not only how big the adult industry is, but also how big an impact any proposals could have on it. For example, the… Continue reading UK Government Considers Forcing All Adult Sites To Do Mandatory Age Verification
Dot London Running Twitter Based Advent Giveaway
The .london domain registry has been working hard over the past year to build on its “local” roots. As you can expect the .london domain name is meant to be for people and businesses in London, so their site is full of examples and testimonies of London based businesses and people and how they use… Continue reading Dot London Running Twitter Based Advent Giveaway
Nominet Announces Increase In Wholesale Pricing
Nominet announced yesterday that they would be increasing the wholesale price of *.uk domain names from March of next year. At the moment the following pricing applies: 1 year registration £3.50 Multi-year registration £2.50 / year From March 2016 the cost per year will be a flat £3.75 / year. The registry’s rationale for the… Continue reading Nominet Announces Increase In Wholesale Pricing
Nominet Non-Exec Elections
This year there are two seats up for election as non-executive directors of Nominet, the .uk registry. Nora Nanyakara is stepping down, as is Clive Grace. So of the existing roster of non-executive directors the only one standing for re-election is Dickie Armour There are several other candidates running, so at least Nominet’s members will… Continue reading Nominet Non-Exec Elections
Nominet’s New CEO Announced
Nominet have announced the appointment of Russell Haworth as their new CEO. Mr Haworth will join the company in January 2015. Mr Haworth was most recently Managing Director, Middle East and Africa, Thomson Reuters. He’d been with the company in a variety of roles since 2000. Mr Haworth apparently had a website at russellhaworth.com up until… Continue reading Nominet’s New CEO Announced
Domain Registry Of America Suspended By ICANN
ICANN has suspended Domain Registry of America aka Brandon Gray Internet Services aka NameJuice. The registrar is forbidden from registering any new domain names or accepting any inbound transfers until 17 October 2014. The announcement was posted on the ICANN website earlier this evening and will probably be welcomed in many circles. What happened exactly?… Continue reading Domain Registry Of America Suspended By ICANN
Nominet Expanding Online Services To Include Registrant Transfers
Nominet has been working on developing and improving their “online services” over the past year. The “online services” are available to both registrants and registrars and allow both user types to manage various aspects of their interactions with the UK registry. Next month the registry plans to take the domain transfers / trades online. The… Continue reading Nominet Expanding Online Services To Include Registrant Transfers