Archive for May, 2008

ICANN makes a very British compromise over net policing

ICANN makes a very British compromise over net policing

The internet is currently unpoliced says The Guardian. And the nearest it has to a governing body is the Internet Governance Forum of stakeholders which they describe...

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100,000 .ie Domain Names

100,000 .ie Domain Names

A flurry of ccTLDs passing the magical one million mark hasn’t stopped IEDR marking the passing of the 100,000 mark in the emerald isle last week. While the 100,000...

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Domain name record altered to hack Comcast.net

Domain name record altered to hack Comcast.net

Hackers knocked Comcast.net offline late Wednesday night, preventing customers from getting to their Comcast Web mail and account records on the company’s...

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Disputes Running More Frequent

Owners of three letter domain names do come at risk of being disputed by large corporations using trade marks as part of their arsenal. Current claims through the...

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.ar IDNs Available Before August

.ar IDNs Available Before August

NIC Argentina has recently advised registrars IDNs will be available for registration starting sometime before August 2008). The Argentinean IDN launch will comprise...

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ICANN makes a very British compromise over net policing

ICANN makes a very British compromise over net policing

The internet is currently unpoliced says The Guardian. And the nearest it has to a governing body is the Internet Governance Forum of stakeholders which they describe...

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100,000 .ie Domain Names

100,000 .ie Domain Names

A flurry of ccTLDs passing the magical one million mark hasn’t stopped IEDR marking the passing of the 100,000 mark in the emerald isle last week. While the 100,000...

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Domain name record altered to hack Comcast.net

Domain name record altered to hack Comcast.net

Hackers knocked Comcast.net offline late Wednesday night, preventing customers from getting to their Comcast Web mail and account records on the company’s...

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Shutting Down Domain Crooks

Shutting Down Domain Crooks

A good registrar will ask a client for their details to place in the whois if the information is provided by the client is false the domain will not be registered....

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.ar IDNs Available Before August

.ar IDNs Available Before August

NIC Argentina has recently advised registrars IDNs will be available for registration starting sometime before August 2008). The Argentinean IDN launch will comprise...

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Diamantes.com, America.com and Cognac.com Up For Grabs on Sedo

Diamantes.com, America.com and Cognac.com Up For Grabs on Sedo

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but Diamantes.com is going to make someone very happy, and to be able to afford to buy their partner a few diamonds!...

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ICANN Calls for Expressions of Interest to Host 2009 Asia Pacific Meeting

ICANN Calls for Expressions of Interest to Host 2009 Asia Pacific Meeting

ICANN is actively soliciting expressions of interest from organisations seeking to host its Asia Pacific International Public Meeting in 2009. ICANN has previously...

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ICANN Monthly Magazine – May Edition Published

ICANN Monthly Magazine – May Edition Published

The May edition of ICANN’s Monthly Magazine has been published with the following issues covered: What happens when you don’t comply?; A full policy...

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