[APPLe list] domain name news - July 29

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

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Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/

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Don't forget to check out www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, already online!


Headlines from the August 1 edition of the news include:
US: We Will Not Give Up Oversight Of Internet Domain Name Root Zone | Olympic organisers agree to China blocking 'sensitive' internet sites | DNS patches cause problems, developers admit | With Security at Risk, a Push to Patch the Web | Asia Pacific Internet Community to descend on Christchurch - NZ to host APNIC 26


And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings.


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Vint Cerf blasts ISPs for hurting national interests
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/07/23/tech-cerf.html

Vint Cerf Caught Off Guard, Nevertheless Says What Needs to Be Said About Our Misguided Policy
http://www.circleid.com/posts/87246_vint_cerf_caught_off_guard_fortune_brainstorm/

New Zealand's internet future and how to fix it
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=137&objectid=10523942

Who Should Solve This Internet Crisis?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/27/AR2008072701172.html

Domain Name Security Paper Released
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-24jul08-en.htm

China tops 250 million Internet users [IDG]
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/072408-china-tops-250-million-internet.html

Attacks begin on net address flaw
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7525206.stm

First DNS attacks reported
http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2222592/first-dns-attacks-reported

Google Counts More Than 1 Trillion Unique Web URLs [IDG]
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148964/google_counts_more_than_1_trillion_unique_web_urls.html

Villas.com Sells for €305,000
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/villas.com-sells-for-305-000.html

French Prefer Cars to Porn
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/french-prefer-cars-to-porn.html


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RESEARCH PAPERS
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An Analysis of the UDRP Experience: Is it Time for Reform? by Pablo Cortes [Computer Law and Security Report]
Abstract: ICANN with the UDRP has achieved in developing a transparent global online dispute resolution procedure based on contractual adherence that allows trade mark owners to fight efficiently cybersquatting. This paper may be divided in two main parts. First, the interpretation of the UDRP policy is discussed at the light of UDRP panel decisions. Secondly, this paper evaluates the UDRP rules, which have been harshly criticized for the use of proceedings that are seen in favour of complainants. From the creation of the UDRP up until now the UDRP has not shown any intentions of reform despite all the existing criticisms. After nearly one decade of experience it appears clear that the UDRP needs to be reviewed if it aims to provide, not only an efficient but a fair procedure. This article concludes by considering the main steps towards reforming ICANN's UDRP.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1010088

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GOVERNANCE
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Vint Cerf blasts ISPs for hurting national interests
Vint Cerf, who developed the technical principles on which the internet works, has blasted telephone and cable companies for harming national interests by holding investments in their networks to ransom.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/07/23/tech-cerf.html

Google Wants You To Be Your Own ISP
The Internet is too slow for Google and the nation's telecom and cable companies are to blame. At least that's how Google sees it. In an interview with journalist Tom Foremski at the Fortune Brainstorm conference in Half Moon Bay, Google VP of engineering and chief Internet evangelist Vint Cerf slammed AT&T, Verizon, and the cable companies for failing to invest in network infrastructure.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=209600668

Vint Cerf Caught Off Guard, Nevertheless Says What Needs to Be Said About Our Misguided Policy
This morning's mail brought news of a 3 minute 45 second video clip of very candid and very outstanding remarks from Vint Cerf. Vint says very clearly what needs to be said and what needs to be grasped and acted on by the new president and congress next year. The clip was captured, blogged and up loaded to YouTube by Tom Foremski proprietor of IMHO for ZDNet.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/87246_vint_cerf_caught_off_guard_fortune_brainstorm/

EU internet proposals raise civil liberty fears
Civil liberty groups claim the new "telecoms package" due to go before the European Parliament in September will result in the loss of individual freedom on the internet, and breach the fundamental principles of human rights in Europe.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/eu-internet-proposals-raise-civil-liberty-fears-877988.html

Debate on the Future of Global Internet Regulation
A debate, entitled "The Internet — How It is Governed Today and How it May Be Governed Tomorrow: A VIP Panel Discusses the Internet Governance Forum of the United Nations and the Global Debate About the Control and Future of the Internet" will feature Paul Twomey, President & CEO of ICANN, Richard Beaird, Senior Deputy U.S. Coordinator, Information and Communications Policy, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC, Bill Graham, Strategic Global Engagement, ISOC, and Markus Kummer, Executive Coordinator, Internet Governance Forum.
http://domaine.blogspot.com/2008/07/debate-on-future-of-global-internet.html

New Zealand's internet future and how to fix it
A group of experts has descended on Queenstown for a three-day Netsafe conference that aims to unlock the mysteries of our internet future. Cybercitizens: Risks, Rights and Responsibilities of Participation in the Information Age covers internet safety and law and plays host a range of experts on aspects of web life.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=137&objectid=10523942

Who Should Solve This Internet Crisis?
The Internet was in crisis. Its electronic "pipes" were clogged with new bandwidth-hogging software. Engineers faced a choice: Allow the Net to succumb to fatal gridlock or find a solution. The year was 1987. About 35,000 people, mainly academics and some government employees, used the Internet.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/27/AR2008072701172.html

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DOMAIN NAMES
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- ICANN
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Domain Name Security Paper Released
For many years, the Internet community has been developing and enhancing a Domain Name System (DNS) security technology called DNSSEC. ICANN's strategic and operating plans call for ICANN to be operationally ready to deploy DNSSEC at the root level and work with relevant stakeholders to determine how this should be implemented. With input from many stakeholders, ICANN has prepared a document describing this path to operational readiness for signing the root.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-24jul08-en.htm

ICANN ALAC Review: Final Report by Independent Evaluator Released
ICANN is posting the summary and final report of the Independent Review of the ALAC submitted by Westlake Consulting. These documents will be available shortly in multiple languages.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-25jul08-en.htm

IANA: First release of XML formatted registries
As first announced in April 2008, IANA is improving the formatting of its protocol registries by migrating the source format of these registries to structured XML format. We are pleased to announce the first set of migrated registries have now come online.
http://www.iana.org/reports/2008/xml-registry-launch.html

ICANN Releases Paper on Domain Name Security by Patrik Fältström
Today ICANN releases a paper with the title "DNSSEC @ ICANN - Signing the root zone: A way forward toward operational readiness". The paper explains in more detail than earlier documents what ICANN view on signing of the root zone is. I think the key points mentioned in this paper are true, and in general, I think this document is a good read. It is not long, and summarizes what I would call the current view is.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/87241_icann_paper_domain_name_security_dnssec/

Does ICANN Still Keep Some Things Hidden? by Milton Mueller
ICANN has made major strides towards increasing its transparency, but the point about openness and transparency is that you do it all the time, not just when its convenient or when the results won't challenge you. In that regard we find it interesting that ICM Registry's precedent-setting call for an Independent Review Panel has not seen the light anywhere on ICANN's website.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/7/23/3807148.html

ICANN: Yes, we're toothless
For any of us who have been frustrated by ICANN's seeming unwillingness to enforce many of the issues surrounding domain registration, we now have some answers: ICANN admits that the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) is missing authority over many issues that "were not contemplated when the RAA was written."
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/24/icann-admits-its-toothless

Is This Only Sloppy Wording by ICANN? by Patrik Fältström
So I wrote earlier [also here on CircleID] that I though it was good stuff when ICANN released a paper on DNS Security. Yes, I think it was good this paper was released, and yes it points out correctly how important DNSSEC is.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/is_this_only_sloppy_wording_by_icann/

ICANN Extends 'Www' Options
Internet regulators have brought the curtain down on the 'dot com' era, paving the way for companies to apply for a wide range of new domain names.
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1494621/icann_extends_www_options/

Impact of new ICANN extensions on UK businesses: Do UK businesses really need to worry?
ICANN’s recent announcement that businesses can now apply for domain extensions outside of the TLDs (top level domains) currently in use, like .uk, .com or .org, has caused a huge buzz in the business community. But should companies really start defensively registering extensions and stumping up the cash for an ICANN application? Wouldn’t it make more sense (and be far more cost effective) to concentrate on strengthening their digital assets through domain names?
http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2119

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au: auDA's Industry Competition Advisory Panel releases issues paper for public consultation
auDA's Industry Competition Advisory Panel is currently reviewing auDA’s competition model for the Australian domain name industry. The Panel has released an Issues Paper, June 2008 which sets out the current situation and canvasses the issues and possible options for change.
http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-30062008/

auDRP - Dispute Resolution Policies for the .au domain extenstion
auDA does not handle auDRP complaints. Complaints under the policy may be submitted to any auDA approved dispute resolution service provider (listed below in alphabetical order). Complaints are determined by a panel (single- or three-member) appointed by the Provider from its listed panelists. Each Provider follows the auDRP Rules, as well as its own supplemental rules.
http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/07/audrp---dispute.html

LinkedIn's New Purchase of .au ccTLD Shows Increase In Australian TLD Popularity
Builder.au reports that LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, has joined an increasing number of companies that have sought to register their trademarks on the Australian (.au) ccTLD. Several months ago LinkedIn contacted Australian marketing firm Clear Blue Day, the previous registrant of linkedin.com.au, and requested that Clear turn over the domain name. Instead, Clear negotiated a deal whereby they received an advertising campaign on LinkedIn’s website in exchange for the domain name.
http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/07/linkedins-new-p.html

.CN phishing sites to be stopped resolution [news release]
In order to tackle phishing activities using CN domain names and to protect online safety, Anti-phishing Alliance of China (APAC) was founded on July 18, 2008. Its founding members include Chinese banks, securities companies, e-commerce companies, CN registry and registrars, as well as scholars. CNNIC, the registry of .CN, was appointed as the secretariat of APAC.
http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2008/07/23/5232.htm

China tops 250 million Internet users [IDG]
China reasserted itself as the world's largest Internet market with 253 million total users by the end of June, the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) said Wednesday in its semiannual report.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/072408-china-tops-250-million-internet.html

China tops US for Internet user
China has the world's largest number of Internet users, passing the United States by the end of June, a government-backed center said in a report today. Another 43 million netizens joined in the first half of this year, lifting the number of Chinese Internet users to 253 million, China Internet Network Information Center said in its 22th Internet Development Report today. ... The number of registered domain names that ended with .cn surged to nearly 12.19 million by July 22 ?again the world's biggest, followed by Germany, the report said.
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=368002&type=National

gp: 1-digit domain closed [news release]
All 1-digit domain names are registered, registration is closed for 1-digit domain names.
http://www.nic.gp/

.ME is Spreading Around the World, More Than 50,000 New Names in Open Registration [news release]
The .ME Registry officially opened for live, real-time registrations July 17, 2008 and was met with huge international demand. More than 50,000 new domain names were registered in the first two days, with the first "live" name registered being: yusu.me.
http://www.afilias.info/news/press_releases/pr_articles/2008-07-22-01
http://www.nic.me/index.php?page=12&news=93

Craze after Montenegro Internet Domain .ME
More than 50,000 new web names have been registered using the .me domain as Montenegro seeks to cash in on selling off its domain name for general use.
http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/2485/2/

my: Launch of Reseller Application Process [news release]
MYNIC is pleased to announce the commencement of the application process for the Reseller Programme. Currently MYNIC has 31 appointed Resellers located throughout Malaysia, including Penang, Johore, Sabah and Sarawak.
http://mynic.net.my/readnews.php?id=72

Changes to .mx Registration Policies
NIC Mexico, the registry for Mexico’s ccTLD, has announced changes to its programme for registrars and is releasing new tools to allow for a greater number of registrars worldwide. There are also changes that affect all .mx domain names, current and future.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/24/changes-to-mx-registration-policies/

Prices Slashed for Dot-Pro Domains [news release]
Effective July 21, 12:00 pm Eastern Time, dot-pro domain names can be registered on a first-come, first-served basis for just $49 for one year.
http://www.encirca.com/html/press/dot_pro_land_rush_at_encirca.pdf

Dot-travel provider to step up promotion push [news release]
Tralliance Corporation plans to step up its activity in the UK to raise the profile of the dot-travel top level domain name in the coming weeks.
http://www.travel.travel/index.php/2008/07/22/travolution-72208-dot-travel-provider-to-step-up-promotion-push/

New Nominet DRS Policy and Procedure and online system [news release]
As announced on 27 June 2008 we are changing the DRS Policy and Procedure, together with bringing the DRS process into our online services.
http://www.nic.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5462

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Attacks begin on net address flaw
Attack code that exploits flaws in the net's addressing system are starting to circulate online, say security experts. The code could be a boon to phishing gangs who redirect web users to fake bank sites and steal login details.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7525206.stm

First DNS attacks reported
The first attacks to use the so-called Kaminsky DNS vulnerability have surfaced, according to reports. A user named James Kosin sent details of the attack to a Fedora Linux mailing list.
http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2222592/first-dns-attacks-reported

Web Sites Attacked in Ex-Republics
Government Web sites in two former Soviet republics, Lithuania and Georgia, came under cyber attacks over the weekend, according to Lithuanian officials and an Internet watchdog group.
http://nytimes.com/2008/07/24/world/europe/24briefs-WEBSITESATTA_BRF.html

Kiwi ISPs rush to lock out DNS criminals
New Zealand ISPs are hurriedly patching their servers to avoid attacks from phishers and domain spoofers as the global DNS emergency rolls on.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/2240D52757999C2FCC25749300406F4C

Darkness in the cloud
If a seismograph were monitoring cybersecurity tremors, it certainly would have spiked earlier this month with the news that a pervasive vulnerability had been discovered that could allow hackers to redirect Internet traffic. As Government Computer News’ William Jackson first reported July 8 (GCN.com Quickfind 1162), a number of vendors and security researchers have been scrambling secretly over the past six months to fix a design flaw in the Internet’s Domain Name System.
http://www.gcn.com/print/27_18/46738-1.html

World's biggest ISPs drag feet on critical DNS patch
More than two weeks after security researchers warned of a critical defect in the net's address lookup system, some of the world's biggest internet service providers - including AT&T, Time Warner and Bell Canada - have yet to install a patch inoculating their subscribers against attacks, according to an informal survey of Register readers.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/25/isps_slow_to_patch/

Security Wars: China Establishes Alliance To Fight Phishing Websites
Formed by Chinese banks, securities institutions, e-commerce websites and domain name management and service organizations, the China Anti-phishing Website Alliance has been founded to fight phishing websites through better management of domain names and domain name servers.
http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/07/25/7069-security-wars-china-establishes-alliance-to-fight-phishing-websites/

Kaminsky (finally) provides DNS flaw details
In his first public comments since his Domain Name System (DNS) cache poisoning flaw was made public, Dan Kaminsky said in a conference call on Thursday he doesn't want to parse who said what when. He just wants everyone to understand that they must patch their systems now.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-9998906-83.html

Details, Exploits of Web-Wide DNS Vulnerability Revealed
The much-discussed vulnerability in the Internet's Domain Name System is out -- and so are exploits that take advantage of it. The flaw's founder, Dan Kaminsky of IoActive, held a Webcast today in which he gave details on his findings, and revealed that attacks have been developed to exploit it.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=159985

Early leak exposes DNS flaw details
Security researchers are rushing to patch a flaw in the domain name system (DNS) servers that direct internet traffic, after details of how it worked were revealed online where they could be exploited by hackers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/24/news.internet

DNS exploit code is in the wild
As of Wednesday, an exploit code allowing someone to attack the domain name system (DNS) was available in various places on the Internet.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-9998406-83.html

Researchers unleash DNS attack code
Security researchers have released attack code that can silently redirect users to unintended sites using a critical flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110622

Attack code released for DNS bug [IDG]
Hackers have released software that exploits a recently disclosed flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) software used to route messages between computers on the Internet.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/24/Attack_code_released_for_new_DNS_attack_1.html
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148854/attack_code_released_for_new_dns_attack.html
http://techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=102222

Exploit code for Kaminsky DNS bug goes wild
When Dan Kaminsky disclosed a critical flaw in the net's address lookup system earlier this month, he said it was crucial internet service providers and other organizations install patches immediately. He wasn't kidding.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/24/dns_exploit_goes_wild/

The DNS bug and you: Find out if you are at risk from the DNS bug and, if so, what to do about it
You know a bug is Big News when it makes National Public Radio's "All Things Considered", the network's afternoon drive-time show. That's what happened Friday, when Dan Kaminsky, the security researcher who uncovered a critical flaw in the Doman Name System (DNS) software used to direct traffic on the Internet, gave a synopsis of the problem and what has been done to fix it.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/28/FAQ_The_DNS_bug_and_you_1.html

Internet on alert
The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCert) on July 23 issued an urgent announcement about a serious security error associated with the global domain name system (DNS).
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2008/07/795321/

Is your home system vulnerable to a DNS cache poisoning?
On Wednesday, an exploit code allowing someone to attack the domain name system (DNS) became available.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-9998625-83.html

Pavietnam hacked, nearly 8,000 .vn websites crippled
The domain server of PAvietnam, a large hosting service provider in Vietnam, was controlled by hackers in the morning on July 27, which deadlocked around 8,000 websites based on Pavietnam’s server.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2008/07/795917/

US government security data compromised
The security of data held by the CIA, the FBI and the US Department of Defense was compromised earlier this year after a partner agency allowed zone transfer access of its Domain Name Services.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2222630/us-government-security-compromised
http://www.whatpc.co.uk/vnunet/news/2222630/us-government-security-compromised

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Even porn execs have bitter domain-name battles
The Fed love a good porn investigation. Allegedly, John Gray, CEO of the strip-club-industrial complex Spearmint Rhino, has been illegally taking control of domains owned by his former business partner, Michael Ninn, best known for the kind of arty, high-gloss hardcore films that almost take themselves too seriously to be porn.
http://valleywag.com/5028975/even-porn-execs-have-bitter-domain+name-battles

The NBA name game has turned into a guessing game for cybersquatters across the country
Purchasing a domain name can be like buying a lottery ticket. Others simply want to start a Web site. A study of domain names reveals many people, and companies, have tried to predict the nickname of a possible NBA team in Oklahoma City as far back as two years ago.
http://newsok.com/the-nba-name-game-has-turned-into-a-guessing-game-for-cybersquatters-across-the-country/article/3274047

Are You Master Of Your Domain?
In February 2008, MarkMonitor, Inc released its latest Brandjacking Index. The Index summarises data collected by the US company on how popular brands are abused online. Significantly for trade mark and brand owners, the Index indicates that cybersquatting increased by 33% over 2007. Studies into the practice have found that cybersquatters are now targeting more popular consumer brands over a wider range of industries. Trade mark owners and brand name users must remain vigilant in monitoring use of their brands online to ensure that their interests are not diluted by unauthorised use.
http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=63294

Bakers wins Narnia domain name battle
Baker & McKenzie has prevailed over a Scottish family in a fight over the narnia.mobi domain name, after a decision from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=133922&d=415&h=417&f=416

Scrabble maker Hasbro sues over 'Scrabulous' Facebook game
This is the lawsuit we all knew was coming: Hasbro, which sells the Scrabble board game, has sued over the wildly popular knockoff on Facebook called Scrabulous. ... The lawsuit names as defendants Kolkata, India-based RJ Softwares, its CEO Rajat Agarwalla, and Jayant Agarwalla, who launched Scrabulous two years ago. It asks the court to yank the Scrabulous game from Facebook, disable the scrabulous.com domain name, and grant Hasbro damages and attorneys fees.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9998723-93.html

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New Publication: Scarcity in IP addresses: IPv4 Address Transfer Markets and the RIRs by Mark Costa
Abstract: We are running out of Internet addresses. A newly released paper by the IGP evaluates address transfer policies that Internet governance agencies are considering as a response to the depletion of the IPv4 address space.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/7/22/3804985.html

AARNet begins planning IPv6 roll-out
The Australian National Research and Education Network (AARNet) recently held discussions with a group of government and academic leaders over the roll-out of IPv6 in Australia.
http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1393936622
http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;1393936622
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1393936622

IPv6... Unstoppable Road to Hyperconnectivity: Blame It On Opiates! by Yves Poppe
Some think IPv6 with its myriad addresses will accelerate the evolution of a hyperconnected world. But could a world where everything and everybody is sensed, monitored, located, to augment our quasi real-time interaction with the world outside our little selves, lead to total dependency, if not to gradual stupidity of the human race? Not surprisingly, a favourite topic for (late night) Internet Conference bar discussions.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/87275_ipv6_unstoppable_road_hyperconnectivity_opiates/

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Google Counts More Than 1 Trillion Unique Web URLs [IDG]
In a discovery that would probably send the Dr. Evil character of the "Austin Powers" movies into cardiac arrest, Google recently detected more than a trillion unique URLs on the Web.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148964/google_counts_more_than_1_trillion_unique_web_urls.html
http://pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;2073502291
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/072508-google-counts-more-than-1.html

Curious Histories of Generic Domain Names
In this brave new Web 2.0 world, it's almost a badge of honor to have a Web site name that only hints at what the user will find there (see Flickr) or is so opaque as to offer no clue at all as to what the Web site is about (see del.icio.us). It's easy to forget the first Internet gold rush of the mid-to-late '90s, when dot-com domain names based on ordinary (and, investors hoped, marketable) nouns and verbs were snapped up by hopeful companies from the humble geeks who had purchased them (often ironically) in the early '90s. The weird and wooly history of the Web can best be traced through some of its most generic domains. Here's a sampling that trace the arc from the geeks to the entrepreneurs and into a more staid corporate world.
http://www.itworld.com/five-generic-domain-names-history-080123

Steal Away
Domain "kiting" is a new term that can now cause us to worry. For years, we have heard of people who purchased domain names, like cocacola.com, and thought that they would hold those names hostage and then sell them back to companies for handsome profits.
http://www.dentaleconomics.com/display_article/335041/54/none/none/Dept/Steal-Away

Internet company wants lawsuit dismissed
GoDaddy, the Internet’s largest registrar of domain names, wants a federal judge in Texarkana to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it has profited at the expense of customers.
http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/localnews/2008/07/28/internet-company-wants-lawsuit-dismissed-51.php

The Right Domain Name Can Win New Clients
When Kimberlee Williams, co-owner of marketing consultancy Femworks LLC, tried to register www.femworks.com as the company’s domain name, she ran into a problem familiar to small-business owners. Someone who had already registered the name, but was not using it, was selling the Internet address for an inflated price, referred to as the after-market.
http://www.njbiz.com/weekly_article.asp?aID=020822702.374828.978380.4547817.5278481.807

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Villas.com Sells for €305,000
The Sedo auction for Villas.com has just closed with the name selling for €305,000, making it the eighth biggest sale to date in 2008 according to Domain Name Journal’s Year to Date sales chart, assuming money changes hand. The auction was contested by two bidders once the bidding got past €155,000.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/24/villascom-sells-for-e305000/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/villas.com-sells-for-305-000.html

French Prefer Cars to Porn
If domain name sales are anything to go by, the French are more interested in cars to sex. In recent days there are reports auto.fr and voitures.fr were sold for €150,000. This compares to the €30,000 for porn.fr in January 2008.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/24/french-prefer-cars-to-porn/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/french-prefer-cars-to-porn.html

DomainRegistration.com Closes at More Than $376,000 In One of the Year's Top Dozen Domain Sales
A trio of nice six-figure sales highlighted the past week in the domain aftermarket. The leader of that pack, DomainRegistration.com booked a bountiful $376,480 to complete a sale process that began with a winning bid in Moniker's live auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in May.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales07-22-08.htm

Click Fraud, Botnets and Parked Domains - All Inclusive by Dancho Danchev
It gets very ugly when someone owns both, the botnet, and the portfolio of parked domains actively participating in pay per click (PPC) advertising programs, where the junk content, or the typosquatted domain names are aiming to attract high value and expensive keywords in order for the scammer to earn higher on per click percentage. This is among the very latest tactics applied by those engaged in click fraud activites. Hypothetically, the cost to rent the botnet and commit click fraud would be cheaper than sharing revenue on per click basis with "human clickers" who earn money based on how many ads they click given a set of scammer's owned sites, where the customer support represents a do-it-yourself proxy switching application changing their IP on the fly.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/87281_click_fraud_botnets_parked_domains/

Click fraud harder to detect, but rate stays flat
Click fraud, in which advertisers have to pay for bogus clicks on text ads, dropped only a smidgen to 16.2 percent of clicks in the second quarter from 16.1 percent in the first, according to new data from Click Forensics, a company that monitors such activity.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9998222-93.html

Aussie domain aftermarket stalls
A month after Australia's domain name regulator started to allow domains ending in .au to be on-sold, companies are attempting to auction Australian domains for as much as AU$1 million. However, buyers have remained reluctant to pay top-dollar for the internet addresses.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Aussie-domain-aftermarket-stalls/0,130061791,339290816,00.htm

Wishing Well Promotion-Win Cash and Promote Change!
In the domain industry, we deal with property that can’t be touched and we build relationships with people we may never meet. With this question in mind, we created SedoCares; a new Sedo team that will be proactively working on social and environmental issues.
http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2117

Google Ad Planner by Jay Westerdal
I have been playing with Google Ad Planner for about a week now and it is by far the best third party metrics tool out there. I can now directly query Google for how popular a website is and how many users they have.
http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/07/google-ad-planner/

.Me Domain Name Auctions to Last a Loooong Time
I haven’t been paying much attention to the .me domain name auctions, but Michael Berkens has. Some of the domains are being bid up rather high, including Insure.me (135 bids, $26,130), Hug.me (74 bids, $13,016), Secure.me (93 bids, $7,540) and Portland.me (230 bids, $6,151).
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/28/me-domain-name-auctions-to-last-a-loooong-time/

Ex-Marchex Employees In Trouble For Setting Up Copycat Sites
Marchex has sued two ex-employees for deceptively creating and running competing websites. The pair - Eric Thoreson and Casey Manion - have agreed to pay Marchex $100,000 in legal fees and deactivate their competing sites.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/legal-issues/ex-marchex-employees-in-trouble-for-setting-up-copycat-sites/1820

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Österreicher bevorzugen .at-Domains
Derzeit sind mehr als 758.000 .at-Domains registriert. Der durchschnittliche Inhaber besitzt dabei 1,6 Domains. Dies erklärte Nic.at-Geschäftsführer Richard Wein am Donnerstag bei einer Pressekonferenz. Viele Österreicher sehen private Domaininhaber aber immer noch als "Selbstdarsteller mit zuviel Freizeit".
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/295248/

Österreicher finden private Domains unwichtig
Wer im Internet unterwegs ist, braucht einen lokalen Anker. Das ist ein Ergebnis der Domain-Studie 2008, die die österreichische Vergabestelle nic.at in Auftrag gegeben hat. 81 Prozent aller Domains, die in Österreich angemeldet werden, haben die Endung .at – das Länderkürzel der Alpenrepublik. Nur 19 Prozent werden auf andere der insgesamt 270 erhältlichen Endungen - etwa .com oder .org oder .edu - angemeldet. Insgesamt gibt es 758.000 ".at"-Domains. Davon sind ungefähr 67 Prozent wirklich online. Um als aktiv zu gelten, müssten drei Seiten vorhanden sein, erläuterte Richard Wein, Geschäftsführer der Domainvergabestelle nic.at. Der Bekanntheitsgrad von ".at" liege bei 93 Prozent. Damit sei es eine etablierte Marke, so Wein.
http://www.kurier.at/nachrichten/181543.php

Österreicher setzen auf .at-Domains
Die österreichischen Internetnutzer setzten vor allem auf die Österreich-Endung .at für ihre Domains, als regionalen Anker im globalen Web. Zu diesem Schluss kommt die von der österreichischen Domainvergabestelle nic.at beauftragte "Domain-Studie 2008", deren Ergebnisse heute, Donnerstag, vorgestellt wurden. Obwohl das Wissen der internetaktiven Bevölkerung um Domains und ihre Bedeutung gewachsen ist, zeigt die vom Meinungsforschungsinstitut Marketagent durchgeführte Studie aber auch klaren Steigerungsbedarf. "IT-Fitness - und die aktive Nutzung von Domains ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil davon - ist heute ein wichtiger Standortfaktor, den wir aktiv zu fördern suchen", betont daher nic.at-Geschäftsführer Richard Wein.
http://www.pressetext.at/pte.mc?pte=080724020

Tausende neue Top-Level-Domains weltweit ab 2009 geplant
Die Einigung auf ein standardisiertes Verfahren zur Einführung neuer TLD soll Tausende neue Endungen ermöglichen. Die internationale Organisation zur Verwaltung der Domainnamen (ICANN) gab bei einer Tagung Ende Juni in Paris diese größte Expansion des Internets seit 40 Jahren bekannt. Gestartet wird im zweiten Quartal 2009. 
http://derstandard.at/Text/?id=1216325569716
http://www.news.at/index.html?/articles/0830/542/213576.shtml
http://www.nachrichten.at/digitalesleben/online/713939

Wenige Österreicher wissen was eine "Domain" ist
Nur ein Drittel der Österreicher kann den Begriff "Domain" sicher erklären. Knapp 35 Prozent können mit dem Begriff eher weniger oder gar nichts anfangen, und könnten ihn auch nicht erklären. Dennoch: "93 Prozent kennen '.at' und 81 Prozent der Befragten besitzen eine .at-Domain", so Geschäftsführer Richard Wein von nic.at, der österreichischen Regierungsstelle für Internetadressen.
http://www.nachrichten.at/digitalesleben/online/713884

New Yorker Stadträte für Adresszone .nyc
Der New Yorker Stadtrat hat Mitte dieser Woche grünes Licht für die Beantragung einer .nyc-Adresszone bei der ICANN gegeben. In der Resolution 1495 haben die Ratsmitglieder beschlossen, "dass der Stadtrat von New York City die lokalen Anstrengungen zur Beantragung einer .nyc-TLD unterstützt und die ICANN auffordert, den Antrag der Stadt zu bewilligen." New York City ist damit nach Paris die zweite Stadt, die offiziell die Einführung einer eigenen gTLD anstrebt.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/New-Yorker-Stadtraete-fuer-Adresszone-nyc--/meldung/113348

China hat nun weltweit die meisten Internetnutzer
China hat, zumindest nach dem neuesten Bericht des China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), die USA als führende Internetnation überholt. Ende Juni soll es 253 Millionen Internetnutzer in China gegeben haben; die Zuwachsraten sind enorm: 2006 waren es noch 123 Millionen Internetnutzer, 2007 210 Millionen. Seit Juni letzten Jahres wuchs die Zahl der Internetbenutzer um 56 Prozent.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/China-hat-nun-weltweit-die-meisten-Internetnutzer--/meldung/113307

China überholt USA bei Anzahl der Internetanschlüsse
Einem Bericht des staatlichen China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) zufolge hat die Zahl der Internetanschlüsse in China im Juni eine Rekordmarke erreicht. Gegenüber 2007 stieg die Zahl um 56,2 Prozent von 162 Millionen auf 253 Millionen, wovon 214 Millionen als Breitbandanschluss realisiert sind. Im Juni 2006 ermittelte die Behörde 123 Millionen Internet-Nutzer. Damit reklamiert das Land der Mitte für sich mehr Internetanschlüsse als die USA.
http://www.zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39194046,00.htm

China ist "Internet-Nation Nummer eins"
China versäumt keine Gelegenheit, um der Welt zu zeigen, dass das Land den anderen Weltmächten dieser Erde mindestens die Stirn bieten kann. So hat eine gestrige Meldung der amtlichen Nachrichtenagentur 'Xinhua' ihren Zweck erfüllt. Denn weltweit wird darüber berichtet, dass China nun die "Internet-Nation Nummer eins" ist.
http://www.inside-it.ch/frontend/insideit?_d=_article&news.id=15018

China ist die neue Internet-Supermacht
Mit Ende Juni 2008 konnte China 253 Millionen Internetnutzer vorweisen und hat damit erstmals die USA als Spitzenreiter abgelöst. In dieser Woche hat die chinesische länderspezifische Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD) .cn auch die deutsche Endung .de überholt und ist damit die grösste ccTLD im Internet.
http://www.cash.ch/news/story/449/573502/40/40
http://www.news.at/index.html?/articles/0830/542/213630.shtml

China erklärt sich zur Internet-Nation Nummer eins
Das Internet wird chinesisch: China hat mit 253 Millionen Nutzern erstmals die USA überholt. Zusätzlich hat China Deutschland als Domain-Spitzenreiter abgelöst.
http://diepresse.com/home/techscience/internet/401252/index.do

China erklärt sich zur Internet-Nation Nummer eins
Mehr Nutzer als die USA, mehr Domains als Deutschland: Mit Ende Juni 2008 konnte China 253 Mio. Internetnutzer vorweisen und hat damit erstmals die USA als Spitzenreiter abgelöst.
http://www.nachrichten.ch/detail/315356.htm
http://www.news.ch/China+erklaert+sich+zur+Internet+Nation+Nummer+eins/315356/detail.htm

"Giftalarm" für Österreichs Internet
Zwei Drittel aller österreichischen DNS-Server sind momentan wehrlos gegen Angriffe auf eine fundamentale Sicherheitslücke im DNS-System. Die Sicherheitsexperten von CERT.at rufen alle Administratoren dringend dazu auf, ihre Rechner schleunigst abzusichern, da bereits automatisierte "Vergiftungsattacken" möglich sind.
http://futurezone.orf.at/hardcore/stories/295224/

ICANN veröffentlicht DNSSEC-Papier
Die Internet-Adressverwaltung ICANN hat am Donnerstag ein Papier zur Implementierung der Sicherheitstechnologie DNSSEC in die Root-Server veröffentlicht. Darin werden die Strategien skizziert, die zur Sicherung des Domain Name Systems [DNS] führen sollen. Das DNS sorgt für die Übersetzung zwischen den Computern zugewiesenen Nummern [IP-Adressen] und den Domain-Namen.
http://futurezone.orf.at/hardcore/stories/295384/

Nachwuchs – Jolie-Pitt sichern 24 Baby-Domains
Kaum auf der Welt, schon das eigene Domain-Portfolio: das prominente Schauspielerehepaar Angelina Jolie und Brad Pitt hat nur wenige Stunden nach der Geburt seines Zwillingspaars Vivienne Marcheline und Knox Leon mehr als 20 Domain-Namen mit den Namen der Kinder registriert.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/nachwuchs-jolie-pitt-sichern-24-baby-domains-id667239.html

Strato verleiht Domains an soziale Netzwerker
Mit dem neuen Angebot "Web Dich!" will sich der Hoster Strato offenbar an junge, Web-2.0-affine Zielgruppen heranschleichen. Mitglieder von sozialen Netzwerken wie MySpace oder StudiVZ können sich eine echte de-Domain reservieren, die dann zum eigenen Community-Profil weiterleitet. "Schluss mit den Profil-Links, die sich keiner merken kann", lautet das Werbemotto für den kostenlosen Dienst.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Strato-verleiht-Domains-an-soziale-Netzwerker--/meldung/113310

Falsch verbunden unter dieser Nummer
IP-Nummern sind quasi die Adressen der Webseiten und Computer, die in einem Netzwerk miteinander kommunizieren. Erst das sogenannte Domain Name System - DNS - verbindet IP-Adressen mit verständlicheren Namen. Doch jetzt entdeckten Experten eine empfindliche Lücke im DNS.
http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/computer/822366/

Erste Exploits für DNS-Lücke aufgetaucht
Für die vor zwei Wochen bekannt gewordene Lücke im Domain Name System (DNS) sind, trotz der angestrebten Geheimhaltung ihres Entdeckers Dan Kaminsky, nun die ersten Exploits aufgetaucht. Nachdem Anfang der Woche der deutsche Sicherheitsexperte Thomas Dullien per Zufall die Funktionsweise der Sicherheitslücke aufgedeckt hatte, stellte Metasploit-Entwickler HD Moore zwei Exploits vor.
http://www.zdnet.de/security/news/0,39029460,39194033,00.htm

Erste Angriffe auf Nameserver beobachtet
Mehreren Hinweisen zufolge laufen bereits die ersten Attacken auf Nameserver im Internet, nachdem gestern die ersten Exploits aufgetaucht sind. Obwohl die Gefahr absehbar war, haben aber offenbar viele ISPs ihre Nameserver immer noch nicht gepatcht.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Erste-Angriffe-auf-Nameserver-beobachtet-Update--/meldung/113366

Exploits für DNS-Lücke veröffentlicht
Für die Anfang Juli 2008 von Dan Kaminsky veröffentlichte Sicherheitslücke im DNS-System kursieren offenbar erste Exploits. Kaminsky hat sich mit Details zurückgehalten und eine koordinierte Veröffentlichung von Patches verschiedener Hersteller organisiert, um Administratoren Zeit zur Aktualisierung ihrer Systeme zu verschaffen.
http://www.golem.de/0807/61298.html

DNS-Lücke erlaubt Kapern einer Website in 10 Sekunden
Der Entdecker einer Schwachstelle im Domain Name System (DNS), Dan Kaminsky, konkretisiert diese jetzt als ein grundsätzliches Problem der Namensermittlung im Internet.
http://www.zdnet.de/security/news/0,39029460,39194064,00.htm

Angriffscode für DNS-Lücke veröffentlicht
Jetzt ist geschehen, wovor sich diverse Sicherheitsexperten derzeit wohl am meisten gefürchtet haben: Für die kürzlich bekannt gewordene DNS-Lücke ist Angriffscode veröffentlicht worden. Mit Hilfe dieser Lücke sind Phishing-Angriffe möglich, die selbst vorsichtige Anwender ins Messer laufen lassen.
http://www.pcwelt.de/start/sicherheit/sicherheitsluecken/news/172504/angriffscode_fuer_dns_luecke_veroeffentlicht/

"Ein Riesenproblem"
Online-Kriminelle könnten durch eine Sicherheitslücke im Domain Name System großen Schaden anrichten. Internet-Anbieter versuchen das Problem zu lösen.
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/computer/558/303553/text/

IPv6-PPP-Treiber für Windows XP
Der Bonner Software-Entwickler cFos hat den IPv6-tauglichen PPP-Treiber cFos IPv6 Link 0.91 für Windows XP und Vista vorgestellt. Windows XP beherrscht zwar auf Ethernet IPv6, es kann sich jedoch nicht mit IPv6 per Modem via PPP/PPPoE ins Internet einwählen. Erst mit Vista führte Microsoft die IPv6-Einwahl ein.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/IPv6-PPP-Treiber-fuer-Windows-XP--/meldung/113265

Registry-Pleite – ICANN stellt Notfallplan vor
Was tun, wenn die Registry pleite geht? Um ein ähnliches Debakel wie beim US-Registrar Registerfly.com zu verhindern, hat die Internet-Verwaltung ICANN einen Notfallplan ausgearbeitet, der im Fall der Fälle die Domain-Inhaber schützen und das Vertrauen in das Domain Name System bewahren soll.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/registry-pleite-icann-stellt-notfallplan-vor-id667238.html

hobbits – Marke oder Allgemeinbegriff?
In einer nicht ganz brandaktuellen Entscheidung (Case No. D2008-0021) der in Genf ansässigen World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) stellte sich dem Gericht die Frage, ob der markenrechtlich geschützte Begriff "Hobbit" ein Allgemeinbegriff ist und der Inhaber der Domains hobbits.com und hobbitts.com in gutem Glaube seine Geschäfte unter den Domains tätigen dürfe.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/hobbits-marke-oder-allgemeinbegriff-id667240.html

Geldpreis gewinnen und gleichzeitig etwas Gutes tun!
"Wir wollen etwas gegen soziale Missstände unternehmen und uns für die Umwelt ein-setzen." Angetrieben von dieser einfachen, aber zielgerichteten Vision hat Sedo die Initiative sedoCares ins Leben gerufen. Die Gründung der Initiative hat das Ziel, dass alle sedo-Mitarbeiter, sedo-Kunden und Kooperationspartner ihre Kräfte bündeln und so die Möglichkeit haben, gemeinsam aktiv zu werden und etwas zu bewegen.
http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2115

Wann platzt das Internet?
Es ist Teil unseres alltäglichen Lebens: das Internet. Wir suchen dort nach Neuigkeiten, schauen uns Filmchen an, speichern Bilder auf Fotoseiten, bauen unserer eigene Homepage.
http://www.express.de/nachrichten?pagename=express/index&pageid=1004370693564&rubrik=223&articleid=1216225763875

Le code pour exploiter la faille DNS divulgué sur le Net
Il est plus que jamais nécessaire d'appliquer le patch corrigeant la récente faille décelée au niveau des serveurs DNS, ceux gérant les noms de domaine. Tous les détails de cette vulnérabilité viennent d'être diffusés sur le Net, de la méthode au code nécessaire à son exploitation.
http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39382458,00.htm

Ouverture des noms de domaine : .amour ou .haine, quel avenir?
Le 26 juin dernier, l’Icann a confirmé la décision d’ouvrir au public la possibilité de créer de nouvelles extensions. Verra-t-on en 2010 la création de noms de domaine tels que le .amour ou le .haine, selon l’exemple donné lors de l’annonce?
http://www.journaldunet.com/expert/29871/ouverture-des-noms-de-domaine----amour-ou--haine--quel-avenir.shtml

150.000 euros pour auto.fr et voitures.fr
Deux noms de domaine en .fr vendus 150.000 euros sur le site du second marché des noms de domaine, Sedo.
http://www.zataz.com/communique-presse/17481/vente--nom--domaine--sedo.html

150 000 euros pour Auto.fr et Voitures.fr, plus forts que Porn.fr
Porn.fr avait été vendu 30 000 euros en janvier 2008. C’était alors la plus importante vente de nom de domaine, financièrement parlant. Sedo (« Search Engine for Domain Offers »), société spécialisée sur le second marché des noms de domaine qui avait orchestré cette opération, annonce que ce record est désormais battu.
http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/44999-autofr-voiturefr-pornfr-sedo-domaine.htm
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/pcinpact/20080724/ttc-vendus-150-000-euros-auto-fr-et-voit-c2f7783.html

Noms domaines en .fr : l'auto se vend mieux que le porno
Sedo (Search Engine for Domain Offers), plate-forme mondiale d'achat-vente de noms de domaine, avait réalisé en janvier 2008 sa plus importante transaction financière avec la vente de "Porn.fr", pour un montant de 30 000 euros. La société annonce que ce record a été battu.
http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/france/29851/noms-domaines-en--fr---l-auto-se-vend-mieux-que-le-porno.shtml

Faille DNS : les pirates diffusent un logiciel d'exploitation
Rebondissement dans l’affaire de la faille DNS. Ce mercredi, on apprend que des éléments techniques avaient été diffusés. Résultat, des hackers commencent à diffuser un exploit permettant d'utiliser la faille
http://www.silicon.fr/fr/news/2008/07/24/faille_dns___les_pirates_diffusent_un_logiciel_d_exploitation

Faille DNS: les pirates l'exploitent
La faille sécuritaire qui permet d'exploiter le Domain Name System (DNS) est maintenant utilisée par les pirates informatiques, soutiennent plusieurs experts en sécurité informatique.
http://techno.branchez-vous.com/actualite/2008/07/faille_dns_les_pirates_tentent.html

Un exploit dédié à la faille DNS diffusé
Des internautes diffusent un exploit permettant d'utiliser la faille informatique découverte de Dan Kaminsky, la DNS cache poisoning.
http://www.zataz.com/news/17480/bailiwicked-host.rb_-Kaminsky-DNS-Cache-Poisoning-Flaw-Exploit.html

Nom de domaine : un .me pour tous
Une nouvelle extension de nom de domaine a été lancée il y a quelques jours par l'ICANN. Le .me est dorénavant disponible pour une grosse dizaine d'euros par an. Selon les premiers résultats, le .me, aux États-Unis en tout cas, est d'ores et déjà un succès.
http://www.generation-nt.com/nom-domaine-extension-me-enregistrement-actualite-126031.html

Nouvelle procédure pour les litiges en .FR : c’est parti !
Depuis le 22 juillet, il est possible de demander à l’AFNIC de faire cesser des violations claires de certaines règles de droit. Comment fonctionne cette nouvelle procédure?
http://domainesinfo.fr/chronique/208/cedric-manara-une-nouvelle-procedure-pour-les-litiges-en-fr-c-est-parti.php

La synthèse de règles ICANN disponible en arabe, chinois et russe
Dans le cadre de sa politique d’ouverture de l’Internet à de nouvelles langues, l’ICANN vient de mettre en ligne 3 documents synthétisant ses projets phares en 3 nouvelles langues : le chinois, l’arabe et le russe.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1594/la-synthese-de-regles-icann-disponible-en-arabe-chinois-et-russe.php

Express.com : transfert judiciaire d’un nom "hijacké"
Après avoir perdu le contrôle du nom de domaine express.com dans des conditions relativement mystérieuses, une société américaine en obtient le transfert devant le juge californien.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1590/express-com-transfert-judiciaire-d-un-nom-hijacke.php

Exploit per la falla Dns
Definita la più grande vulnerabilità di Internet, ora il Dnspoisoning fa tremare la Rete
http://www.vnunet.it/it/vnunet/news/2008/07/25/exploit_per_la_falla_dns

Internet lek als een mandje
Computerhackers hebben een „cruciale fout“ in de structuur van het internet ontdekt. Daarmee kunnen ze internetverkeer in handen nemen. Daarvoor waarschuwen internetdeskundigen, meldden Britse en Amerikaanse media donderdag.
http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaal/1555637/__Deskundigen_waarschuwen_voor_fout_in_internet__.html
http://www.limburger.nl/article/20080725/CULTUURENMEDIA06/807250313/1008

El .cn a la cabeza en cantidad de dominios registrados.
China ocupa el primer lugar en la lista de dominios nacionales (ccTLD, en inglés, country code Top-Level Domain) del mundo. Ha adelantado a Alemania (.de) al ritmo de entre 400.000 y 500.000 registros por mes. Con este crecimiento extraordinario, el único dominio que queda por delante del .cn es el omnipresente .com.
http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1791
http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/07/el-cn-la-cabeza-en-cantidad-de-dominios.html

Despojan a una familia de un dominio web con la palabra Narnia por vulnerar derechos de autor
Una pareja escocesa ha tenido que devolver el dominio www.narnia.mobi, que adquirieron para que su hijo de 11 años -un apasionado del escritor CS Lewis- pudiera usarlo para su correo electrónico.
http://www.vnunet.es/es/vnunet/news/2008/07/24/despojan_a_una_familia_de_un_dominio_web_con_la_palabra_narnia_por_vulnerar_derechos_de_autor

30.000 dominis .cat
En poc més de dos anys l'univers .cat ja té més de 30.000 dominis registrats.
http://www.puntcat.cat/noticies/view.php?ID=81

'China passa EUA com 253 mi de internautas'
Uma pesquisa do Centro de Informações da Internet na China (CNNIC) - órgão oficial de monitoramento da internet no país - afirmou que a China tem 253 milhões de usuários da internet, a maior população de usuários do mundo.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/reporterbbc/story/2008/07/080728_chinainternetfn.shtml

Stories in Vietnamese mentioning DNS
http://www.baotructuyen.com/C1003/A623829/
http://www.baotructuyen.com/C10/A623752/
http://vnexpress.net/GL/Vi-tinh/Hacker-Virus/2008/07/3BA04D1C/
http://vn.news.yahoo.com/tto/20080725/ttc-phan-mem-kiem-tra-va-loi-de-doa-inte-3de8f3a.html
http://www.baotructuyen.com/C1003/A623829/

Story in Vietnamese
http://vn.news.yahoo.com/tto/20080728/ttc-hon-7-000-website-viet-nam-chet-do-p-3de8f3a.html

Story in Russian on .ru
http://www.novayagazeta.ru/data/2008/color28/14.html

Story in Russian mentioning ICANN
http://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article.shtml?2008/07/29/156563

Story in "Yugoslav" mentioning ICANN
http://www.politika.co.yu/rubrike/Drustvo/Kad-BIA-chetuje.sr.html


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