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NEWS |
Free White Paper on domain names
Domain name consultant Loïc Damilaville first published a White Paper on domain names in 2002. Meant as a general guide to domain name management, a revised edition of the White Paper is now available.
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| 07-11-01 |
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.NL |
Holland launching numerical domain names
SIDN, the Dutch registry, plans to introduce numerical .NL domains next January. A Sunrise for holders of trademarks and tradenames starts December 1, 2007.
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| 07-10-30 |
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.ASIA |
Keeping the .ASIA Sunrise process flexible
The first Sunrise for .ASIA ends today (Tuesday October 30). As validation agent Bart Lieben explains, the onus is very much on helping as many applicants get through the process as possible.
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| 07-10-29 |
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.ASIA |
.ASIA: addendum and clarifications on SR2C and SR3
On the 25 of October 2007, DotASIA released a Sunrise policies Addendum and clarifications and provides additional considerations for sunrise 2C (SR2C) and sunrise 3 (SR3).
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| 07-10-24 |
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FRAUD |
Is front running a domain name myth?
ICANN's Security Committee is asking for everyone's help in trying to ascertain whether Domain Name Front Running – a domain availability check done by one person means the domain is registered by someone else – really does exist.
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| 07-10-24 |
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ICANN |
Venue chosen for ICANN Paris 2008
Next year's Paris ICANN meeting will be held at one of the city's skyscraper hotels, the Méridien Montparnasse.
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| 07-10-23 |
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.US |
Neustar keeps .US
Current .US registry Neustar has been granted a second management contract by the US Department of Commerce and will therefore continue to manage America's domain until 2010.
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| 07-10-22 |
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.CN |
Five Domain Name Service Providers exposed by CNNIC
The .CN registry has published the name of five domain name service providers that have received the most complaints from consumers but have not taken effective measures to rectify their problems.
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| 07-10-18 |
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ICANN |
Single-letter and Single-digit Domain Names available?
ICANN is opening a forum on allocation methods for single-letter and single-digit domain names in gTLD registries. Answers should be submitted no later than 15 november 2007.
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| 07-10-18 |
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.MOBI |
700 000 .MOBI
.MOBI will reach this week 700 000 registrations.
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| 07-10-16 |
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.EU |
Dynamic updates comme to .EU
Any changes to the .EU namespace – including putting a new .EU website up - will now be felt almost immediately thanks to new technical developments.
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| 07-10-16 |
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.NZ |
Maori domain names coming to New-Zealand?
The New-Zealand registry is considering including Maori characters in .NZ domains.
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| 07-10-16 |
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.BL and .MF |
France gets two new Internet domains
The status of the French territories of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin was recently changed, with each getting a new ISO country code… and a new Internet suffix.
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| 07-10-15 |
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.ASIA |
No anti-phishing policy for .ASIA
Despite Internet media stories to the contrary, DotAsia currently has no plans to implement an anti-phishing policy. But the .ASIA registry is ready to discuss possible anti-phishing scenarios.
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| 07-10-15 |
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ICANN |
India chosen for first ICANN meeting of 2008
New Delhi will be host city for next year's first ICANN meeting, scheduled from February 10 to 15, 2007.
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| 07-10-11 |
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.AU |
Australia's regional names up for grabs
From October 21, Australian registry auDA is completing the release of geographic names. The names will be available on a first come, first served basis.
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| 07-10-11 |
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Internationalized Domain Names |
ICANN’s global IDN test plan
ICANN wants every Internet user to help in testing Internationalized (non ASCII) Domain Names as part of an evaluation program being launched on October 15, 2007.
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| 07-10-09 |
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.ASIA |
UK registry endorses .ASIA
Nominet CEO speaks out in favour of Asia's new extension, launching today.
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| 07-10-04 |
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.ES |
Accents for Spanish domains
Spain has just opened up its namespace to IDNs. In the first 24 hours, 2,000 registration requests were received for .ES IDNs.
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| 07-10-02 |
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.RS |
Serbia readies new .RS Internet suffix
Born out of the ashes of what used to be Yugoslavia, Serbia is now a country in its own right and with its own Internet extension – .RS – which should go live in early 2008. We take a look at the new domain.
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| 07-10-01 |
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.NZ |
New Zealand hits 300 000
According to local registry InternetNZ, after seeing constant growth on .NZ for the last three years, New Zealand's Internet suffix reached the 300 000 mark on September 26, 2007.
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| 07-09-27 |
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.CO.UK |
Nominet looking for more dispute resolution experts
UK registry Nominet's Dispute Resolution Service provides alternative dispute resolution for .UK domain names. New experts are being sought to help maintain the quality of this service.
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| 07-09-27 |
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.ME |
Montenegro ready to go live
The local registry has just put up its new website and hopes to start registering .ME domains in the first quarter of next year.
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| 07-09-27 |
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ICANN |
ICANN after Vint Cerf
Vint Cerf, the chairman of the ICANN board, will step down next month in Los Angeles, at the corporation's annual meeting. We look at how he could be replaced, and by whom.
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| 07-09-25 |
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.MY |
Malaysia opens .MY at second level
Up to now, domain names in Malaysia were restricted to third level extensions such as .COM.MY or .NET.MY. The second level .MY domain will become available in March 2008.
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| 07-09-24 |
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.ASIA |
Putting the finishing touches to .ASIA
The first .ASIA sunrise opens in less than a month's time. Domaines.Info recently met with the registry to get the latest details on the launch of Asia's own Internet suffix.
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| 07-09-20 |
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.IE |
Ireland opens its namespace up to individuals
From October 31, 2007, individuals will be able to register their name under .IE. However, the Irish will continue to enforce strict eligibility criteria for their suffix, claimed to be the second safest in the world.
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| 07-09-20 |
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.ASIA |
DotAsia promotional video
.ASIA registry has released a video in which several accredited registrars discuss Asia Pacific's future Internet domain.
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| 07-09-18 |
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ICANN |
ICANN board meeting decisions
The preliminary report of the latest ICANN board meeting is out. Read on for highlights.
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| 07-09-13 |
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.ASIA |
Inside the .ASIA auction process
To handle multiple requests for the same name during its sunrise and landrush periods, DotAsia will hold auctions. A closer look at how these will work.
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