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domain name news - 22 January
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European registrars gain new tool to fight spam (IDG)
http://infoworld.com/article/07/01/18/HNeurofightspam_1.html
The Fragile Network by Bill Thompson
http://www.circleid.com/posts/the_fragile_network/
ICANN hires critic McCarthy
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/archives/2007/01/18/icann_hires_critic_mccarthy.html
ICANN Releases Annual Report for 2005-2006
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-19jan07.htm
Tennis Australia faces investigation on net deal
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/01/21/1169330765661.html
Indian Domain Name Forum Launched
http://www.tophosts.com/articles/004513.html
Maran for Indian Internet content
http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/communication/stories/168542.html
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European registrars gain new tool to fight spam (IDG)
Under a new rule that will come into force next month, European registrars for the ".eu" domain will be able to immediately stop the transfer of ownership of a domain name if it's suspected of abuse.
http://infoworld.com/article/07/01/18/HNeurofightspam_1.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128568-pg,1/article.html
http://www.techworld.com/applications/news/index.cfm?newsID=7801
Introducing the .eu registrar Code of Conduct (news release)
Eurid, the registry for .eu, has drawn up a code of conduct for its accredited registrars which is to made effective within the next couple of months. The Code is to be administered by a board of representatives elected from within the .eu registrar community.
http://www.eurid.eu/en/general/news/introducing-the-eu-registrar-code-of-conduct
The Fragile Network by Bill Thompson
One of the more persistent founding myths around the internet is that it was designed to be able to withstand a nuclear war, built by the US military to ensure that even after the bombs had fallen there would still be communications between surviving military bases. It isn't true, of course.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/the_fragile_network/
ICANN hires critic McCarthy
Back in July, we reported here that regular Technology Guardian contributor Kieren McCarthy was standing for membership of the ICANN board - in order "to make the ICANN community realise that you can ultimately achieve more by being open". Well, it seems he got part of the way there. Following recent movements via his blog, Kieren's obviously been getting involved in some work with the group, which basically runs the internet.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/archives/2007/01/18/icann_hires_critic_mccarthy.html
ICANN Releases Annual Report for 2005-2006
ICANN is pleased to provide its first annual report in accordance with its commitments established under the Joint Project Agreement signed in September 2006. As part of ICANN's commitment to greater transparency and accessibility, we have posted this annual report for review and established two means to facilitate public comment. The first is a forum for the community to submit comments and suggestions. The second is a new blog on the ICANN website that allows members of the community to exchange their views about the report.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-19jan07.htm
Tennis Australia faces investigation on net deal
Tennis Australia has paid a "hefty amount" to a so-called cybersquatter to buy the tennis.com.au internet domain ? but it may have done so illegally.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/01/21/1169330765661.html
Indian Domain Name Forum Launched
A new forum has been launched, INForum.in, allowing people to discuss, learn about and trade Indian domain names.
http://www.tophosts.com/articles/004513.html
Maran for Indian Internet content
Internet, like television or newspapers, should have more local content for better penetration and adoption by the masses, Communications and Information Technology Minister Dayanidhi Maran said in New Delhi. ... "We will soon launch internationalised domain names in the Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and others, enabling local language domain names at the secondary level" Maran said.
http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/communication/stories/168542.html
http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Maran_Wants_Local_Content_on_Internet/551-78625-613.html
http://www.rxpgnews.com/business/Maran-for-Indian-Internet-content_12337.shtml
us: Obama domain is taken
Political junkies may have noticed the October debut of a new blog on Sen. Barack Obama's possible run for the presidency. If you log onto www.obama2008.org, you'll get there. But those same political junkies may be surprised when they learn who owns the site.
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/221960,2_1_AU21_OBAMAWEB_S1.article
Internet boss pays large sum for .uk domain
UKFast announces its success in a private bidding war for one of the IT industry's hottest domain names: servers.co.uk, paying GBP40K.
http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ukf/ukf125.html
Domain Names as a Competitive Advantage
When Russian Standard Vodka purchased Vodka.com for $3M last year, lay people gasped at such an outrageous sum. But domainers simply thought, ?now there?s a company that gets it?. Russian Standard understands that owning the domain name will give it a competitive advantage in the crowded vodka space and will give the brand instant international credibility.
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/01/17/domain-names-as-a-competitive-advantage/
Call for Nominations to the Public Interest Registry .ORG Advisory Council
Interested individuals are encouraged to submit nominations, including self-nominations. A nomination statement of approximately 400 words should include details of the nominee?s experience with the Internet, commitment to promoting the noncommercial use of the Internet, understanding of the technical or policy issues facing the .ORG registry, and perspectives regarding the needs of the .ORG community. A current biography and digital photograph also are requested.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/pir_public_interest_registry_org_advisory_council/
RIPE NCC Accepting Requests for 32-bit Autonomous System Numbers
We are pleased to announce that on 1 January 2007, the RIPE NCC began accepting requests for 4-byte (32-bit) Autonomous System Numbers. Assignments come from the range: 3.0 - 3.1023.
http://ripe.net/news/asn32.html
RIR Comparative Policy Overview
The goal of this document is to provide a comparative overview of policies across the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) system. It is not a policy statement by the RIRs, but serves as a reference for the Internet community.
http://nro.net/documents/nro43.html
Nominet DRS consultation event (news release)
We would like to invite you to a morning reception, to discuss the current Dispute Resolution Service consultation. Registration will be from 10.30am and the event will commence at 11.00am and finish at 12.30pm. Nominet has Sarah Montague of BBC's Today, Newsnight and HARDtalk as our Panel Moderator. Sarah will be joined by representatives from the IP community, the domainer community, the DRS experts and a small business representative who has been through the DRS system recently. We hope this will make for an interesting panel, covering a variety of expertise and opinions.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=3519
Nominet Registrant satisfaction survey results (news release)
Nominet conducted their third registrant satisfaction survey in August 2006 and the results of this are now available. Nominet reports they received an overall customer satisfaction index rating of 84.3%, which is an increase of 3.1% when compared with our previous survey conducted in November 2005 and an increase of 4.3% when compared to our first survey in March/April 2005.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=3494
Moniker Auction Sells $2M in Domains
The holy grail of domain name sales is reaching the end user, not other domain investors. And that?s exactly what Moniker did at this week?s Internext conference in Las Vegas. I should note that the end user group Moniker reached was the adult entertainment business. Because this is a family-friendly site, I?m not going to list some of the sales. But top honors go to Shemale.com, which sold for $520,000. Here are some of the non-inflammatory domains that sold: Opportunity.com $150,000; Censored.com $58,500; EmergencyClinic.com $11,000; FuneralParlor.com $7,000; Inherited.com $6,100; MaritalAids.com $6,000; Opposites.com $6,000; Blondes.org $5,500; PrescriptionDrugPlans.com $5,000; ProfessionalAthletes.com $3,100; and Bartab.com $1,500.
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/01/18/moniker-auction-sells-2m-in-domains/
The VoIP Peering Puzzle?Part 11: VeriSign ENUM Data Access Service
If you have sent an e-mail to a user with a .com or .net domain suffix recently, you have been interacting with address processing technology from VeriSign, Inc. The Mountain View, California-based company has a daily workload that is on the verge of mind-boggling: authoritative routing support for every web address ending with .com or .net, as many as 18 billion Domain Name System (DNS) queries every day; daily delivery of 100 million mobile-originated intercarrier SMS messages?plus over 600,000 multimedia messages; delivery of over 4.5 million ringtones, pictures, videos, and games to mobile telephone customers every day; monitoring 300 million retail transactions; and delivering over 150 million headline links. This adds up to quite a portfolio of accomplishments for a firm that was only founded in 1995, but has since grown to include 4,000 employees and, in 2005, boasted revenues of $1.66 billon.
http://www.voipplanet.com/backgrounders/article.php/3654666
Why do domains cost so much money? (blog)
Now, $8 or $9 per year is not bad at all? compared to what they used to cost. But, why do these companies charge so much for so little? Also, I?m not talking about those registrars with hosting available or anything, but for people like me- I buy the domain and within minutes it?s loaded onto a server.
http://timefornerds.com/2007/01/18/why-do-domains-cost-so-much-money/
'.XXX' Domain Name Under Consideration Again
The organization in charge of approving Internet domains has reintroduced a controversial proposal to create a domain registry specifically for pornographic content.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200701/CUL20070119a.html
http://www.pipelinenews.org/bbs/viewpost.cfm?particleid=378&year=2007
Push Resumes for New Domain for Internet Pornography
Efforts to create a .xxx domain name for pornographic websites have resumed, and conservative leaders are urging citizens to speak out against the proposal while the agency in charge is taking public comments through Feb. 5.
http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/article_main_page/0%2C1703%2CA%25253D164721%252526M%25253D200725%2C00.html
Neue Gesichter bei der ICANN
Die Internet-Adressverwaltung ICANN hat am Mittwoch im kalifornischen Marina del Rey neue Mitglieder ihres Führungsteams vorgestellt.
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/165530/
Second marché des noms de domaine: quand occasion rime avec monétisation
Le second marché est aujourd'hui une réalité économique illustrée par le nombre et le prix des transactions. Dans ce dossier exclusif, Maître Marie-Emmanuelle Haas décrypte cette industrie en pleine expansion.
http://domainesinfo.fr/dossier/36/second-marche-des-noms-de-domaine-quand-occasion-rime-avec-monetisation.php
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