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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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| 07-09-13 |
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.TK |
Tiny URLs making tiny Pacific island's fortune
 A band of small islands off New-Zealand have found a unique way of marketing their Internet suffix: shortening URLs.
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| 07-09-11 |
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DNS - THE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM |
AFNIC steps up for a transparent Internet
 French registry wants the global Net's technical transparency maintained.
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| 07-09-04 |
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.EH |
Desert Storm
 Is Western Sahara a part of Morocco or is it truly independent? Never really settled in the real world, an old dispute now has repercussions on the Internet as two governments fight for one of the last unassigned country codes.
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| 07-09-03 |
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.KE |
Kenya wants ICANN Africa 2008
 The Kenyan government is bidding to host next year's November ICANN meeting, to be held in Africa.
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| 07-08-30 |
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.EU |
Is .EU squatter an accredited registrar?
 Following .EU registry EURid's locking down of some 10 000 .EU domains apparently owned by a Chinese individual, new evidence suggests that a Chinese registrar may also be involved.
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| 07-08-28 |
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.EU |
EURid blocks 10,000 .EU names
 A large number of .EUs registered by a single owner have been blocked by EURid. The European registry has doubts over the owner's eligibility as a European citizen.
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| 07-08-27 |
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.CZ |
New registration system for .CZ
 Czech registry will introduce a new registration system on October 1, 2007.
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| 07-08-23 |
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.KP |
ICANN squashes Internet rumours about North Korean domain
 Internet regulator puts record straight on .KP – North Korea's Internet suffix – approval process.
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| 07-08-22 |
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.US |
GoDaddy and Afilias aim for .US
 Registrar and registry operator join forces to try and wrestle .US management away from current registry operator Neustar.
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| 07-08-21 |
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.AU |
Australian registry reviews local Dispute Resolution Policy
 Launched 5 years ago, the auDRP is to come under review to ensure that it is still an effective mechanism for resolving domain name disputes.
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| 07-08-16 |
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NEWS |
ICANN choses Paris for mid-2008 meeting
 Nothing's official yet, but Paris is apparently ICANN's choice for its June 2008 meeting.
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| 07-08-03 |
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SPAM |
Spammer gets 30 years
 Illegal online drugstore millionaire sentenced to 30 years in jail.
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| 07-08-02 |
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.MX |
Upgrading Mexico's domain names
 The .MX registry will now list owner details for each domain names, allowing owners to be clearly identified on the country's public databases.
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| 07-07-31 |
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ICANN |
Inside the ICANN meeting venue selection process
 ICANN staff are in Paris to gauge the French Capital's bid to host an ICANN meeting in 2008. A chance to look more closely at how ICANN meeting venues are selected.
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| 07-07-30 |
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.CN |
Chinese registrars band together for code of conduct
 Domain name vendors launch "self-discipline" convention to clean up local market.
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| 07-07-26 |
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GOVERNANCE |
"ICANN is not a legitimate international organization"
 Louis Pouzin, the French Vint Cerf, talks exclusively to Domaines.info about what's wrong with the way the Internet is currently managed, what can be done about it and why ICANN's should not be the Internet's custodian.
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| 07-07-23 |
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.MOBI |
.MOBI promotional video
 Thanks to Dotmobiz for pointing out an interesting little video of Bank of America's promotion of their online banking service, with Olympic kayaker Brett Heyl showing how he uses the service on the go.
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| 07-07-23 |
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.TRAVEL |
.TRAVEL founder resigns
 Ron Andruff, the man who created .TRAVEL and its registry Tralliance, has decided the time is right for him to 'pursue new opportunities and interests'.
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| 07-07-17 |
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.DE |
DE domain breaks new registration record
 Germany's Internet extension reaches new heights by crossing the 11 million registered domain mark.
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| 07-07-16 |
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ICANN |
Paris and Belgrade both want to host ICANN meeting
 Next year's second ICANN meeting is scheduled for the European region. Two candidates have stepped forward: Paris and Belgrade. A final decision is expected in September.
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