October 2007 Archives
This morning the IE Domain Registry opened the rules up a little bit more. It is now possible to register yourname.ie if you have a tangible contact with Ireland ie. proof of address is required.
I spoke to IEDR's CEO, David Curtin, earlier today (I'm currently in LA) and he predicted that there would be over 1000 new domains registered before the end of this week. For a ccTLD of the size of IE one thousand additions to the zonefile in such a short period of time is quite significant.
Of course there are validation issues to be dealt with. Photocopies of passports maybe valid, but how legible will they be?
I spoke to IEDR's CEO, David Curtin, earlier today (I'm currently in LA) and he predicted that there would be over 1000 new domains registered before the end of this week. For a ccTLD of the size of IE one thousand additions to the zonefile in such a short period of time is quite significant.
Of course there are validation issues to be dealt with. Photocopies of passports maybe valid, but how legible will they be?
Paul Twomey at the tribute to Vint Cerf
On registering at the ICANN LA meeting all delegates are presented with a bag and tshirt.
This time round the tshirt is black and reflects what seems to be a possible theme for this meeting - multilingualism.
One of the issues that ICANN has been making efforts to address over the past few months is multilingualism. This meeting is meant to be having a number of sessions with support for Spanish and other languages.
Of course with IDN's test currently ongoing it's only natural that ICANN would try, at least, to make an effort to support other languages.
Of course there are plenty of technical and policy issues to be overcome before widespread adoption of IDN, but in order for the internet to be realistically representative of its entire userbase, then some level of support for IDN is must.
This time round the tshirt is black and reflects what seems to be a possible theme for this meeting - multilingualism.
One of the issues that ICANN has been making efforts to address over the past few months is multilingualism. This meeting is meant to be having a number of sessions with support for Spanish and other languages.
Of course with IDN's test currently ongoing it's only natural that ICANN would try, at least, to make an effort to support other languages.
Of course there are plenty of technical and policy issues to be overcome before widespread adoption of IDN, but in order for the internet to be realistically representative of its entire userbase, then some level of support for IDN is must.
Delegates from the four corners of the globe are converging on the Hilton LAX for the ICANN meeting.
Although the meeting does not officially start until Monday morning there are several meetings scheduled for today.
Although the meeting does not officially start until Monday morning there are several meetings scheduled for today.
I'm always amazed at some of the things companies will do or try to do to get a bit of extra income.
According to a recent post by Frank Michlick, Verisign are considering selling access to the root server logs.
While this isn't as abhorrent as the redirect from a couple of years back, it still is cause for some level of concern.
However, if Frank's figures of what it will cost are anything to go by it won't be that attractive to most companies.
According to a recent post by Frank Michlick, Verisign are considering selling access to the root server logs.
While this isn't as abhorrent as the redirect from a couple of years back, it still is cause for some level of concern.
However, if Frank's figures of what it will cost are anything to go by it won't be that attractive to most companies.
Nominet has expanded the number of RSS feeds available on their site to include disputes (DRS)
You can see a full list of available RSS feeds provided by the registry here
You can see a full list of available RSS feeds provided by the registry here
Some domain registrars only USP (unique selling point) is price.
I've mentioned the issues with DirectI's pricing structures in the past. With the price increase this week I was more or less expecting there to be some kind of backlash, but I wasn't expecting this:
DirectI's pricing strategy was going to cause issues, but this might be the beginning of the end for some of their resellers.
This kind of mess will cost a lot of people money and business.
I've mentioned the issues with DirectI's pricing structures in the past. With the price increase this week I was more or less expecting there to be some kind of backlash, but I wasn't expecting this:
All the Pending gTLD Transfer Orders (i.e. orders that haven't yet been executed) throughout your Reseller Chain will be canceled by the system on 12th October, 2007. These orders can be placed again by you / your Customers from 13th October onwards.Domain transfers can be painful enough in the best of circumstances (clients providing incorrect EPP keys, ignoring emails etc., etc.) but this is a bad joke!
Also, the Transfer Orders that are currently in status 'Awaiting Admin Contact approval' will also be canceled by the system. These again, can be placed by you / your Customers from 13th October onwards.
DirectI's pricing strategy was going to cause issues, but this might be the beginning of the end for some of their resellers.
This kind of mess will cost a lot of people money and business.
Don't forget that the cost of many gTLDs (com/net/org/info/biz) will be increasing this weekend, so if you want to renew your domains now is the time to do it!
Over the past few months I've been keeping a close eye on both dropping domains and secondary markets.
Dropcatching is quite popular in .com and even in .co.uk, but it's not something that has been really exploited in .ie space, possibly due to the way that domain suspensions and deletions are handled.
While it is easy enough to predict when a domain's status might change, it's quite awkward to work out what the status change actually means in relation to the dates published in whois.
However, the IE registry does publish a list of deleted domains which makes for fascinating reading.
Of course a lot of the domains listed aren't going to be of any interest to most people, but the number of generic domains that are available for registration is always astounding!
NB: If you are thinking of grabbing a bunch of IE domains to sell on - don't! The registry rules forbid the resale of IE domains thus removing any real secondary market.
Dropcatching is quite popular in .com and even in .co.uk, but it's not something that has been really exploited in .ie space, possibly due to the way that domain suspensions and deletions are handled.
While it is easy enough to predict when a domain's status might change, it's quite awkward to work out what the status change actually means in relation to the dates published in whois.
However, the IE registry does publish a list of deleted domains which makes for fascinating reading.
Of course a lot of the domains listed aren't going to be of any interest to most people, but the number of generic domains that are available for registration is always astounding!
NB: If you are thinking of grabbing a bunch of IE domains to sell on - don't! The registry rules forbid the resale of IE domains thus removing any real secondary market.
The only UDRP decision that caught my attention this morning concerned Sony.
The domain in question was sonyericsson.tv
It's not a particularly exciting decision, as the domain is a clear trademark squat.
You can read the full decision here
The domain in question was sonyericsson.tv
It's not a particularly exciting decision, as the domain is a clear trademark squat.
You can read the full decision here
The provisional schedule of meetings and social events for the next ICANN meeting in LA is now available.
The next meeting will cover many important and interesting topics, but it also marks the exit of Vint Cerf from the organisation that he has led for the last 8 years. Mr Cerf's contribution will be honoured during a gala event on Tuesday October 30 in Sony Studios.
The next meeting will cover many important and interesting topics, but it also marks the exit of Vint Cerf from the organisation that he has led for the last 8 years. Mr Cerf's contribution will be honoured during a gala event on Tuesday October 30 in Sony Studios.
I mentioned that ICANN would be meeting in New Delhi early next year a couple of weeks ago.
They've since made it official
I sincerely doubt if I'll be able to make it all the way to New Delhi, as I'm planning on heading to DomainFest in LA as well next year, plus the Paris meeting is already on my calendar!
They've since made it official
I sincerely doubt if I'll be able to make it all the way to New Delhi, as I'm planning on heading to DomainFest in LA as well next year, plus the Paris meeting is already on my calendar!
The launch of NameJet may come as a kick in the teeth for Oversee.net according to a post on TechCrunch from Michael Arrington.
Oversee.net acquired SnapNames back in June of this year and probably hoped to maximise their market position based on the Networks Solutions exclusive deal.
With the launch of NameJet, which incorporates NSI domains, the attraction of SnapNames is no longer guaranteed.
Oversee.net acquired SnapNames back in June of this year and probably hoped to maximise their market position based on the Networks Solutions exclusive deal.
With the launch of NameJet, which incorporates NSI domains, the attraction of SnapNames is no longer guaranteed.
Today marks the launch of NameJet which replaces eNom's auction service.
If you have an eNom login you can use it on the new site.
In terms of functionality the site seems to offer pretty much the same set of features that were available via eNom, however it is one ugly website!
The search function is currently not working for me, so it's not much use, though I'd suspect that they'll get that fixed pretty quickly
For people who haven't much experience with how drop catching and the aftermarket works they've provided a simple overview of the system which is worth looking at.
More coverage of the new service on the DomainTools blog and DomainNameNews
If you have an eNom login you can use it on the new site.
In terms of functionality the site seems to offer pretty much the same set of features that were available via eNom, however it is one ugly website!
The search function is currently not working for me, so it's not much use, though I'd suspect that they'll get that fixed pretty quickly
For people who haven't much experience with how drop catching and the aftermarket works they've provided a simple overview of the system which is worth looking at.
More coverage of the new service on the DomainTools blog and DomainNameNews
The first of the dotmobi premium auctions finished earlier this evening, although the full sale results don't seem to be available as yet hosting.mobi is listed as having fetched $101,000!
Nominet's EPP testbed went live about half an hour ago ...
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