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One and Two Character Domains? Dotmobi and dotcoop

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Short domains are more memorable.You can't really argue with that.However a lot of registries don't allow them for a variety of reasons.The Isle of Man is one of the few exceptions that springs to mind, as they allow pretty much any length, but charge more for the shorter ones.The Irish domain registry does not allow two letter domains, but will allow two character domains. … [Read more...] about One and Two Character Domains? Dotmobi and dotcoop

McAfee Report Not Good For IE ccTLD

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Anti-virus vendor McAfee have released their second report on Malware (pdf) which tracks incidences of malware on a TLD basis.The previous report, which received a lot of press coverage, was very favourable for several ccTLDs, including .ie (Ireland).This time round the Irish ccTLD may not be listed in the "dangerous" list, but the threat levels have practically doubled! This … [Read more...] about McAfee Report Not Good For IE ccTLD

Mexico – Over 250 Thousand Domains Registered

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The Mexican NIC has announced that they've broken the 250 thousand mark.In their latest newsletter, which is sent registrants and stakeholders, the Mexican domain registry speaks of how it took 15 years to get the first 100 thousand domains registered, but only 2 and a half years to get the next 100 thousand names.More details on their site (in Spanish) … [Read more...] about Mexico – Over 250 Thousand Domains Registered

Nominet Expanding Online Services To Include Registrant Transfers

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Nominet has been working on developing and improving their "online services" over the past year.The "online services" are available to both registrants and registrars and allow both user types to manage various aspects of their interactions with the UK registry.Next month the registry plans to take the domain transfers / trades online.The announcement may be found on their site … [Read more...] about Nominet Expanding Online Services To Include Registrant Transfers

Fun and Games In the ccTLD World

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There must be something in the air. I'm not sure exactly what it is, but there are a lot of things going on in the ccTLD world at the moment.In the UK Nominet's AGM is being held this week. This would normally provoke a yawn from most people - it's an AGM - how exciting can that be? This year's AGM looks like it could be quite entertaining, although it probably isn't going to … [Read more...] about Fun and Games In the ccTLD World

Nominet Issues Spoofing Warning

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In common with many domain registries Nominet relies heavily on email for communication to registrars AND registrants.Unfortunately they seem to have been the target of some spoofing in recent daysIt sounds like they've been the victims of a "Joe Job", where a spammer basically "hijacks" a person or organisation's domain when sending mails.More information is available on the … [Read more...] about Nominet Issues Spoofing Warning

Scottish Nationalists Seek TLD

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The Sunday Times carried a story this weekend that Scotland is seeking its own TLD.DotSco plans on presenting its case to ICANN later this year.There has been some heated discussion of the topic on one of the Nominet private members' lists, but whether this will translate into the kind of reasoned argument that could allow for the establishment of new TLD is another … [Read more...] about Scottish Nationalists Seek TLD

AFNIC Announces EPP

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AFNIC has announced the end of its consultation on EPP and issued a press release this afternoon:AFNIC's consultative committees agree on the implementation of EPPAFNIC's consultative committees have convened on the 13th and the 14thof March 2008, following an intense semester when AFNIC has passed onemillion registrations in .fr.A number of important changes have been … [Read more...] about AFNIC Announces EPP