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domain name news - 12 July
Don't forget to check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, including an RSS feed - already online!
Headlines from the 16 July edition of the news include:
ICANN - What are the risks to domain owners of new proposal to protect
IGOs? by Michael Collins | Possible German parliamentary support for
.BERLIN | The Commission reports to the European Parliament on the .eu
success | Requirements Panel launched for .EU | 10 Laws Every American
Domainer Needs to Know
And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings.
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Could the UK face 'cyber attack'?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6290102.stm
FTP Is Simple but Open to Leaks (AP)
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/07/12/1183833649772.html
au: .bank proposal gets lukewarm reception
http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1058133737;fp;2;fpid;1
Role of Domain Registrars to Change Over Next 5 Years
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/07/09/role-of-domain-registrars-to-change-over-next-5-years/
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GOVERNANCE
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The future of the Web, as seen by Tim Berners-Lee
The Internet of the future is being built on symbols: what they represent and the relationships between them. Tim Berners-Lee, the man who invented the World Wide Web in 1989 at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory in Geneva, is developing the Semantic Web, otherwise known as Web 3.0.
http://intergovworld.com/article/acbefe340a0104080180bfe1b1efefb7/pg1.htm
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DOMAIN NAMES
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uk: Tiscali: breaking DNS for fun and profit
Tiscali is hijacking mistyped URLs to serve to its customers sponsored links. The ISP started rerouting DNS errors to a page plastered with advertising yesterday. An irate customer has started a thread on the firm's forums criticising Tiscali allowing a third party to pump ads for ringtones and dating sites.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/11/tiscali_dns_hijacking/
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Fast flux foils botnet takedown
Network security analyst Lawrence Baldwin has helped take down his share of bot nets, but he worries that those days may largely be over.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/11/fast_flux_botnet/
New DNSSEC pilot program for the US Government
DNSSEC-Deployment Team members National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) and SPARTA Inc. are working together under guidance from the Dept. of Homeland Security to form a new DNSSEC deployment pilot program for US government Domain Name System administrators. DNSSEC implementation and usage is included in several new security controls that are part of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).
http://net-security.org/secworld.php?id=5338
Could the UK face 'cyber attack'?
Britain's vital infrastructure is at serious and mounting risk of suffering a concerted attack by computer hackers, according to government officials tasked with internet security. The BBC has learned that Britain, along with other western countries, has been under daily "cyber attack" from foreign intelligence agencies trying to steal secrets through the internet.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6290102.stm
FTP Is Simple but Open to Leaks (AP)
The Internet was a mere 19 months old when engineers first developed a file-sharing system still in wide use today. Although many of the technologies from those early days eventually faded away, replaced by newer developments such as the World Wide Web and search engines, file transfer protocol remains a common way for distributing larger files and updating Web sites, thanks to its simplicity and versatility.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/07/12/1183833649772.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FTP_PRIMER?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-07-11-15-23-03
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070711/ap_on_hi_te/ftp_primer_2
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Domain Name Registration Transaction Fee Drops Again
Registrars and ICANN have negotiated a reduction in the transaction fees paid for each domain name registration. It is the second such reduction in two years, which means a drop from US$0.25 to US$0.20 cents.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-09jul07.htm
http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=175416
ICANN: 'The rum made us do it' by Burke Hansen
Hack's Notebook - The ICANN event ritual we most enjoy here at El Reg is the final press conference, in which leaders Paul Twomey and Vint Cerf field questions from assorted hacks about the week's events. With that press conference - and the ICANN San Juan meeting itself - now a week behind us, we thought the time was right to offer a final tip of the cap to the latest ICANN extravaganza.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/09/icann_rum_puerto_rico_salsa/
ICANN Moving to Adopt Internationalized Domain Names
ICANN announced its .test plan of the IDN concept. Those wishing to comment on or to respond to the proposed .test plan may do so online by July 31, 2007. ICANN is reconsidering what some have called “non-English” gTLDs or domain suffixes. Instead of using Roman (not English) characters after the final “dot” in an Internet address, other characters could find their way to the right of that dot. To set the record straight, ICANN does not refer to “non-English” characters, for indeed, we are not talking about English “letters.” ICANN has a more neutral term: Internationalized Domain Names (IDN). So, as a first order of business, let us stop referring to non-English characters and start calling them what they are: IDNs.
http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=36882
ccNSO-GAC Issues Report on IDN Policy Issues
At the San Juan ICANN meeting, the ccNSO and GAC joint IDN working group finalized an issues paper relating to the introduction and selection of IDN ccTLDs associated with the ISO 3166-1 two letter codes. The various sessions where the issues paper was discussed are listed on the major schedule for the meeting here, some of these was webcast and transcribed.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-09jul07.htm
Apple, Amazon, eBay, RIM & Google Lauded For E-Commerce Innovation
Apple's iTunes, Amazon, eBay, RIM's BlackBerry, and Google -- both for search and AdWords -- rank among the 10 most significant developments in e-commerce over the past decade, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) said.
... "So many choices that today seem so obvious, were not at all obvious back then," said Ken Wasch, president of SIIA. "Ira Magaziner had to fight off the International Telecommunications Union that thought it ought to regulate the Internet. There were some people who argued for an FCC-like regulatory structure. The only regulatory structure was ICANN, which, for all of its problems, worked."
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201000819
http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=56067
North American At-Large Community MoU with ICANN Open for Public Comment
The North American region of At-Large has reached a consensus on the contents of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the region and ICANN. This was duly signed by the representatives of the North American region and ICANN at the San Juan ICANN Meeting on 28th June 2007, contingent upon final approval following the completion of a public comment period.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-11jul07.htm
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au: .bank proposal gets lukewarm reception
Australian banks are lukewarm about a domain name proposal which aims to cut down on data phishing.
http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1058133737;fp;2;fpid;1
http://arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;1058133737;fp;4;fpid;1382389953
http://pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1058133737
Telnic.org in limbo
A novel and convenient service on the board for years at ICANN has hit a snag, apparently. The UK-based .tel service - which stores personal information on DNS itself rather than a web page - received an unfortunate notice from the UK Information Commissioner (IC).
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/09/icann_telnic_whois/
DotMobi offers 650 cities free mobile domains
London is among the cities being offered free .mobi domains, as the dotMobi consortium seeks to push the mobile URL name extension
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39287952,00.htm
dotMobi starts giving away domains
Cities can apply for a free ".mobi" TLD, assuming they're prepared to spend €2K a year promoting their site, and the domain name.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/10/dotmobi_give_away/
http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39167807,00.htm
http://businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jul2007/gb20070711_729612.htm
http://finextra.com/fullpr.asp?id=15972
dotMobi offers “City.mobi” names (news release)
dotMobi announced that it is making approximately 650 city names available to city governments.
http://mtld.mobi/node/679
Helsinki launches .mobi domain name
Helsinki has become the first city to trial a dotMobi domain name as a way of providing tourist information.
http://www.nma.co.uk/Articles/34033/Helsinki+trials+dotMobi+domain+name.html
DotMobi helps developers
DotMobi announced plans to create a database of all mobile handset specifications, in order to provide developers with a resource to help create applications for the mobile internet more cheaply and easily.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2194006/dotmobi-helps-developers
http://www.vnunet.com/itweek/news/2194006/dotmobi-helps-developers
dotMobi to launch global mobile phone database for developer community (news release)
dotMobi announced its plans to create a definitive database of mobile handset information from across the world.
http://mtld.mobi/node/684
Six-millionth dot-uk domain sold
UK businesses setting up online are choosing dot-uk domains in preference to anonymous dot-com addresses, according to domain registry Nominet, which sold the six-millionth dot-uk domain last week to a Merseyside builder.
http://management.silicon.com/smedirector/0,39024679,39167773,00.htm
http://www.tech.co.uk/computing/internet-and-broadband/news/builder-buys-six-millionth-couk-domain?articleid=1732925707
http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363748/six-million-uk-domains-live-nominet-reports.html
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Google Buys VeriSign (not really) by Karl Auerbach
No that's not really happening, Google is not buying VeriSign. But given Google's ravenous appetite for data, it might find VeriSign quite attractive. VeriSign has both root domain name servers and servers for the .com and .net TLDs. VeriSign could data mine the queries coming into those servers and produce an very valuable real-time stream of what users on the net are doing... Google just bought Postini -- and one would have to be fairly naive to believe that Google does not intend to dredge through all.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/google_buys_verisign_not/
Best Practices For Corporate Domain Name Management
While a decent percentage of the global business community has become aware of the importance of search engine marketing, very few businesses seem know about the best practices surrounding the purchasing and ownership of web site domain names (e.g. when to purchase, what to purchase, etc.). Unlike SEO problems, where a banned site can get re-included if the webmaster fesses up to bad behavior, mistakes involving domain names are frequently permanent (though sometimes large amounts of cash can be used to overcome problems).
http://searchengineland.com/070711-083600.php
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Google Desktop Gadget Updates Domain Parking Stats
DomainersEdge releases new Google Gadget for domain parking: Are you one of those domainers who constantly checks your domain parking stats? If you use multiple parking programs, that can mean logging into several web sites throughout the day. Here’s a solution.
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/07/10/google-desktop-gadget-updates-domain-parking-stats/
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Role of Domain Registrars to Change Over Next 5 Years
What role will domain registrars play in five years? Today, we think of domain name registrars as the place to go to register domain names. But this role will change over the next five years. Why? If you think “all of the good names are already registered” now, think about what the landscape will look like in five years. Here are some predictions for domain registrars:
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/07/09/role-of-domain-registrars-to-change-over-next-5-years/
Domain Name Whois Privacy Creates Suspicion
Using a private registration for a web site creates suspicion.
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/07/11/domain-name-whois-privacy-creates-suspicion/
First Wave of Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Auction Sales Completed Including $1.8 Million Deal for Seniors.com
Afternic.com/BuyDomains.com and Sedo.com co-brokered the biggest non-auction sale with Greenhouse.com and it was also a blockbuster, commanding $500,000 (the 7th highest sale reported year to date). Afternic/BuyDomains put a second six-figure sale on the board with #8 TreatmentCenters.com dispensing $100,000. With the Afternic Domain Listing Service (DLS) gaining ground in the secondary market, the NameMedia venues are ringing up impressive sales at every level of the market.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales07-10-07.htm
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Mobile Domains: Kein Interesse von Wien bis Berlin
Die vor einem Jahr gestartete .mobi-Domain wird weiterhin kaum genutzt. Mit einer Marketingoffensive wollen die Betreiber nun dafür sorgen, dass die für mobile Webservices vorgesehene Domain an Relevanz gewinnt. Zu diesem Zweck stellt dotMobi nun 650 Städtenamen-Domains zur Verfügung, die von den jeweiligen Stadtverwaltungen für ihren mobilen Webauftritt genutzt werden können. In den angesprochenen Städten zeigt man sich auf Nachfrage von pressetext bisweilen aber eher desinteressiert.
http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=2955161
EURid lance son Comité de Soutien
Le gestionnaire du .EU demande à ses registrars accrédités de l'aider à améliorer les systèmes de gestion de l'extension.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1254/europe-eurid-lance-son-comite-de-soutien.php
Une arnaque sur le .EU bloquée par EURid
Le registre du .EU a suspendu aujourd'hui les noms de domaine d'un organisme se faisant appeler 'EU ID' à l'origine d'une campagne de spam incitant aux dépôts de .EU.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1261/europe-une-arnaque-sur-le-eu-bloquee-par-eurid.php
Alain Lipietz cybersquatte Jean-Louis Borloo
Alain Lipietz, le député européen Vert, s'adonne au cybersquatting. L'éphémère candidat à la présidentielle de 2002 annonce en effet sur son blog avoir déposé au nez et à la barbe de Jean-Louis Borloo, le ministre de l'Environnement, le nom de domaine legrenelleenvironnement.fr. Le numéro deux du gouvernement, qui a présenté sa vaste consultation écologique le 6 juillet, sera chagrin en tapant l'url dans un navigateur : il aboutira sur le site d'Alain Lipietz et pourra lire «Eh non ! en cliquant sur http://legrenelleenvironnement.fr , vous n'êtes pas tombés sur le site du Grenelle de l'environnement».
http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-alain-lipietz-cybersquatte-jean-louis-borloo-23417.html
.ky: Cuantos Dominios hay en el .ky?
Como parte del Estudio de estadisticas de ccTLDs en America Latina y el Caribe, hemos comenzado a obtener los datos del ccTLD .ky (Islas Cayman)
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1507
Los dominios del Reino Unido .uk superan los 6 millones de registros
Cuando están usando buscadores, los usuarios del Reino Unido prefieren los dominios .uk a los .com.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1506
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