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eu: In Europe?s Auction Of New Web Names, Strife and
Confusion (wsj.com - sub only)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115690001169449078-search.html
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06242/717524-96.stm
ICANN names DNS security experts
http://cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=9752A385-4A6A-48B1-BB8E-928D766606A4
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"IPv4 exhaustion: what's the real story?" - APNIC 22,
6 September 2006 (Online participation available)
At the APNIC 22 meeting in Kaohsiung, Taiwan next
week, we will be holding a special panel discussion,
"IPv4 exhaustion: what's the real story?". The
research community is predicting that the current free
pool of IPv4 addresses will run out some time between
2009 and 2015. The APNIC 22 panel discussion will look
at research done on the issues and examine the
responses needed to cope with the exhaustion of the
free pool. Please join us for this panel and put your
comments or questions to the panelists. You can follow
the panel via webcast, audio stream, and live
transcript. During the discussion time, we invite you
to talk to the panel participants via live chat.
http://www.apnic.net/meetings/22/program/plenary.html
eu: In Europe?s Auction Of New Web Names, Strife and
Confusion (wsj.com - sub only)
Type ATT.com into your Internet browser, and you end
up on the Web site of AT&T Inc., one of the world?s
largest phone companies. Type in ATT.eu -- with a new
Web suffix created by the European Union -- and you
find ATT Sp. z o.o., a 70-worker company in Krakow,
Poland. This ATT makes stainless-steel products used
in slaughterhouses and chemical plants.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115690001169449078-search.html
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06242/717524-96.stm
ICANN names DNS security experts
ICANN named the 25 domain name system security experts
that will be responsible for deciding whether proposed
domain registry services could cause internet security
and stability problems.
http://cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=9752A385-4A6A-48B1-BB8E-928D766606A4
Goldman Sachs wins in Web site matter
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has won an arbitration panel
decision to require adult entertainment Web site
goldmansex.com to change its name.
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060902/BUSINESS/609020351
Tiered (Variable) Pricing Compromise? by Michael D.
Palage
PROBLEM: The new and proposed ICANN registry contracts
contain no definite price terms, and thus permit
potential tiered pricing on a per domain name basis.
This has raised concern within the community that a
registry operator might abuse its sole source position
to engage in pricing practices detrimental to
registrants.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/tiered_variable_pricing_compromise/
Dot-eu Speculators Play Musical Domains
There's more confusion over .eu domain assignments
than stinkeye at the French Embassy. Lumbering
American giants were beat out by smaller, quicker
natives for domain dibs, as the same natives are
crying foul over American speculators in a domain gold
rush.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20060831DoteuSpeculatorsPlayMusicalDomains.html
ICANN Tackles Domain Name Dilemma at Morocco Summit
Anticipation grows as ICANN prepares for one of its
most significant meetings, to be held in Marrakech,
Morocco. The meeting will cover aspects of the ongoing
heated debate over the September 30, 2006 expiration
of the Memorandum of Understanding with the United
States. Pressure builds as the international community
favors that the authority of ICANN be relinquished to
an international organization such as the United
Nations for the purpose of adding diverse flavor to
the corporation.
http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=17325
CONFERENCE: DomainFest LA
Domain Fest - Domainers gathering to talk domains,
mingle, laugh, cry, and make some great industry
connections. The event is meant to cater to topics
that domainers themselves are interested in hearing
about, rather than a sales pitch from various
sponsoring members. For the seminar sessions, current
domain industry shifts and upcoming business movements
will be the focus of discussion, followed by
Q&A--valuable for the business of the domainer today.
http://www.domainfestla.com/weblog/
The grand sale of Ganesh.com
...when Sai Pola purchased and subsequently listed
Ganesh.com on eBay, it was certainly not something
that merited attention. On second thought it did, as
the domain name was listed on eBay India and the price
tag was a handsome Rs. 12,50,000. Ganesh is a special
and fairly common Indian name. According to Hindu
scriptures Ganesh is Shiva and Parvati?s eldest son,
and is the one of the most revered God in the Hindu
pantheon.
http://news.moneycontrol.com/india/news/tech/romeojulietwilliamshakespeares/thegrandsaleganeshcom/16/35/article/237823
After Ganesh.com, it's Detriot.info
After Ganesh.com, it could well be Detroit.info up for
grabs on eBay. The owner of the domain,
WebsiteGuru.com Inc. today bought detroit.info for an
amount of US$10,000.
http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2006/106083108.asp
Typo-Squatting, DNS Wildcards and the Sucky State of
Domain Affairs
Opinion: There's more evidence that the domain
registration system is failing to serve the public's
interests, and it's going to get even worse. Early in
August someone on Circle ID noted that a wildcard
entry had been added to the .cm country domain, which
is the TLD for the West African nation of Cameroon.
Cameroon? Who cares, you may be thinking. But a
wildcard entry in the DNS (Domain Name System) for a
TLD lets the administrators define an entry to handle
all failed lookups, and, in case you didn't notice
already, ".cm" is a common typo for those who really
wanted ".com". So, in other words, if you surfed to
"www.eweek.cm" instead of "www.eweek.com" you would go
to the page they defined.
http://eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2008883,00.asp
ICANN: Announcement of Registry Services Technical
Evaluation Panel and Launch of the Registry Request
Service
ICANN is pleased to announce additional information
regarding the process for considering proposed
registry services including the development of an
online tool for submissions, and the introduction of
the members of the Registry Services Technical
Evaluation Panel.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-30aug06.htm
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Managers for
Peru and Hungary
ICANN announced on Wednesday that it has signed an
accountability framework with the ccTLD manager for
.pe - Peru, Red Científica Peruana. ICANN has also
signed an exchange of letters with the ccTLD manager
for .hu--Hungary, Magyarországi Internet Szolgáltatók
Tanácsa Egyesület.
http://domaininformer.com/news/news/060901ICANN.html
http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=3480&lang=en
http://webhosting.info/news/1/icann-formalizes-relationship-with-peru-and-hungary_0831062362.htm
http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=139611&nr=
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-1-30aug06.htm
New ICANN Registry Agreements Draw Strong Criticism
(Internet REIT news release)
New proposed .BIZ, .INFO, and .ORG GTLD registry
agreements were posted for public comment by ICANN on
July 28, 2006. The agreements as written would allow
registry operators to set registration rates without
price caps and allow them to implement tiered pricing
on domain names. This could have a profound effect on
every business, non- profit organization and
individual registering domains on the Internet. WHO:
Internet companies, domain entrepreneurs and other
organizations and individuals have quickly rallied to
voice opposition to key components of these
agreements.
http://sys-con.com/read/265931.htm
IANA Report on Redelegation of the .GD (Grenada)
Top-Level Domain
http://www.iana.org/reports/gd-report-24jul2006.html
IANA Report on Redelegation of the .MA (Morocco)
Top-Level Domain
http://www.iana.org/reports/ma-report-24jul2006.html
Why Top Level Domain Names Mean Better Search Engine
Rankings
With the recent explosion in the availability of
website domain name extensions (i.e. .com, .net, .ws,
and others) it's never been easier to register a
domain name that is highly descriptive of your
website's subject matter. For example, if you want to
create a website about search engine optimization, it
would make sense to use a domain name including the
phrase "SEO" or "search optimization" or something
similar. However, you can bet that many other people
have had the same idea, so "seo.com" is no longer
available, nor is "seo.net", .org, .biz, or any other
simple domain name with a top level extension.
http://domaininformer.com/guides/Reviews/articles/060901WhyTop.html
The significance of the new .mobi domain suffix by
David Ajao
ICANN has approved the new .mobi domain suffix for
websites that are built specifically for mobile phones
and devices. This write-up seeks to look at the
significance of this, to the mobile Internet.
http://www.mobileafrica.net/a20.htm
us: As Ernesto approaches, a domain storm
With tropical storm Ernesto now blowing off the coast
of Florida, Internet security experts are warning that
fraudsters may be hard at work claiming
Ernesto-related Web site domains.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/083006-ernesto-fraudsters.html
Spanish internet blackout affects 400,000 websites
The biggest blackout in Spain's internet history had
shut down websites, e-mail and other services using
the domains for at least two hours.
http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/communication/stories/152761.html
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1941088.cms
http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=17877
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2006/08/30/thousands_of_spanish_web_sites_knocked_offline_by_software_error.html
es: Un grave fallo en los servidores DNS de ESNIC
provoca la caída de la Internet española
Todos los dominios '.es' desaparecieron a consecuencia
de un "error de software" en los servidores DNS de la
entidad pública ESNIC, responsable de la gestión del
Registro de nombres de dominio de Internet bajo el
código de país '.es'. Ningún sitio web con esta
extensión ha sido accesible durante alrededor de dos
horas y media en Internet.
http://www.elmundo.es/navegante/2006/08/29/tecnologia/1156867527.html
es: Spanien erlebte riesigen Internet-Ausfall
Spanien hat den bislang größten Internet-Ausfall
seiner Geschichte erlebt. Ein Software-Fehler im
Server des staatlichen spanischen Betreibers ESNIC
legte mehr als 400.000 Internetseiten lahm.
http://derstandard.at/?id=2568965
Icann benennt DNS-Sicherheitsexperten
25 Spezialisten sollen neue DNS-Services auf
Sicherheitsaspekte untersuchen. Aus aller Welt stammen
die Sicherheitsspezialisten, die ICANN jetzt in das
neue Registry Services Technical Evaluation Panel
(RSTEP) berufen hat. Das Gremium soll künftig darüber
entscheiden, ob neue Domain-Registrierungs-Services
die Sicherheit und Stabilität des Internet
beeinträchtigen könnten. Aus Deutschland ist Peter
Koch von der deutschen Domain-Registrierungsstelle
DeNIC mit von der Partie.
http://www.computerwoche.de/knowledge_center/it_security/580787/
http://www.pcwelt.de/news/business/580787/
Neue Top Level Domains für mehr Wettbewerb im
Internet-Namensraum
Auch wenn es der Registry von .travel-Domains nicht
gefällt: In Zukunft darf sich auch jemand für den
Betrieb einer .reisen-Adresszone (gTLD) im Netz
bewerben. Für .cOm braucht sich aber keiner bewerben;
und wenn .caxap einmal vergeben ist, kann die
kyrillische Variante für "Zucker" nicht mehr vergeben
werden, weil sie zu ähnlich aussieht.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/77576
Panne générale sur le .ES
Une 'erreur informatique' serait à l'origine du
blackout qui a frappé le .ES pendant presque deux
heures, le 29 août dernier.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/993/panne-g%C9n%C9rale-sur-le-es.php?PHPSESSID=55d7619506138ea42ad6e85cd4c2b5d1
Plus d'un Français sur deux est désormais connecté à
Internet, principalement depuis son domicile.
La France compte désormais près de 27 millions
d'internautes selon l'enquête semestrielle de
l'institut Ipsos-Media.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/991/plus-d-un-francais-sur-deux-est-desormais-connecte-a-internet-principalement-depuis-son-domicile.php
.ve: Ahora puede generar las proformas en USD
Desde el dia de hoy, jueves 24 de agosto de 2006, se
pone a la disposición de nuestros clientes, una nueva
versión del generador de proformas, que permite emitir
el documento en línea, tanto en Bolívares Venezolanos
(VEB), como en Dólares Estadounidenses (USD).
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1348
ICANN formaliza relación con los administradores de
los ccTLDs de Perú y Hungría
ICANN ha anunciado hoy que ha firmado un
"Accountability Framework" con el administrador del
ccTLD .pe --Perú, Red Científica Peruana. También
ICANN ha firmado un "intercambio de cartas" con el
administrador del ccTLD .hu --Hungria, Magyarországi
Internet Szolgáltatók Tanácsa Egyesület.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1347
+Raices: Nuevo Servidor Raiz Argentino
Buenos Aires, Agosto, 2006.- En el marco del proyecto
+Raíces, como resultado de un acuerdo entre LACNIC
(Registro de Direcciones IP para América Latina y el
Caribe) y la empresa ISC (Internet Systems Consortium)
que busca fortalecer la infraestructura global y la
estabilidad de Internet, CABASE pone en funcionamiento
un nuevo espejo del servidor raíz F en la Ciudad
Autónoma de Buenos Aires.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1346
Los "dominios.es" dejaron de responder durante dos
horas
Un fallo de software en los servidores del registro de
direcciones de Internet que utilizan el dominio ".es"
generó a los usuarios problemas para acceder a este
tipo de páginas desde las 15.15 horas hasta las 17.12
horas de este martes, según ha informado la entidad
pública ESNIC. Las direcciones de Internet bajo otro
tipo de dominio (."com", ".org", ".net", ".edu" y
resto de dominios nacionales) no se han visto
afectadas.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1345
El Registro de nombres de dominio ".es" opera con
normalidad
El Registro de los nombres y direcciones de dominio de
Internet bajo el código correspondiente a España
(.es), funciona con total normalidad sin que se hayan
registrado incidencias después del error de software
producido ayer martes 29 de agosto entre las 15.15 y
las 17.12 horas.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1344
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