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AFNIC, which runs the .fr registry, has published its Action Plan for 2010.
While the "old chestnut" of DNSSEC is on the agenda (no surprise there!), there's also reference to a change in the registration rules.
Under the current registration rules registrants need to supply an address in France.
The proposed change is intended to open up registration to all French nationals regardless of their place of residence.
So does this leave the door open for a wider change?
Are we likely to see non-French nationals being able to register .fr domains without having to "jump through hoops"?
The current situation is more than a little frustrating. If a non-French company or individual wants to register a .fr domain, regardless of their motives, the registry rules render the registration incredibly difficult. While other ccTLD registries may have restrictive rules, in most instances there are relatively "sane" ways to navigate them.
It's not clear from the document that has been published what the registry's exact plans are in this area, but any change and progress in this area should be welcomed.
According to the document the plan would need to be voted on by the board in November.
The original text is available via the AFNIC site.
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While the "old chestnut" of DNSSEC is on the agenda (no surprise there!), there's also reference to a change in the registration rules.
Under the current registration rules registrants need to supply an address in France.
The proposed change is intended to open up registration to all French nationals regardless of their place of residence.
So does this leave the door open for a wider change?
Are we likely to see non-French nationals being able to register .fr domains without having to "jump through hoops"?
The current situation is more than a little frustrating. If a non-French company or individual wants to register a .fr domain, regardless of their motives, the registry rules render the registration incredibly difficult. While other ccTLD registries may have restrictive rules, in most instances there are relatively "sane" ways to navigate them.
It's not clear from the document that has been published what the registry's exact plans are in this area, but any change and progress in this area should be welcomed.
According to the document the plan would need to be voted on by the board in November.
The original text is available via the AFNIC site.
The announcements by Verisign, PIR and Afilias of price increases in com,net,org and .info shouldn't really come as a surprise to anyone.
However if the year on year price increases do leave an interesting question - is there an upper ceiling?
Will the next price increase have a negative impact on some of the low cost registrars? (The last one didn't seem to have much impact)
What, if anything, are the registries doing to earn the extra fees?
In the case of .org their implementation of DNSSEC may bring about greater stability and security, but what of the other registry operators?
Are their costs increasing?
Verisign would like us to believe that their price increases reflect their ongoing investment in stability and scale, but do the end users really get to see any benefits?
The case of .info, however, is slightly different. Price increases in .info may actually help the public's perception of the TLD, though this will only really work if the increases are uniform and not diluted by promotional pricing.
However if the year on year price increases do leave an interesting question - is there an upper ceiling?
Will the next price increase have a negative impact on some of the low cost registrars? (The last one didn't seem to have much impact)
What, if anything, are the registries doing to earn the extra fees?
In the case of .org their implementation of DNSSEC may bring about greater stability and security, but what of the other registry operators?
Are their costs increasing?
Verisign would like us to believe that their price increases reflect their ongoing investment in stability and scale, but do the end users really get to see any benefits?
The case of .info, however, is slightly different. Price increases in .info may actually help the public's perception of the TLD, though this will only really work if the increases are uniform and not diluted by promotional pricing.
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