Got a wireless router or modem? If it's made by TP-Link you might run into an "interesting" issue. The company was using the domain tplinklogin.net for their configuration portal for users. Unfortunately for them and their users, they forgot to renew the domain name. Why they chose an external domain name instead of an IP address or a "fake" domain name is not … [Read more...] about Network Hardware Company Forget To Renew Domains Used By Routers
Eco to Address the Impact of Brexit On the Domain Industry
Eco, which is the largest internet industry association in Europe, is holding a virtual meeting later this month to discuss Brexit. The meeting, which is scheduled for July 27th at 1200 UTC, will be the first of several dialogues among industry to discuss the potential impact of the UK's exit from the EU on the domain name industry. As I mentioned in a recent post, the … [Read more...] about Eco to Address the Impact of Brexit On the Domain Industry
TLDCON 2016 Registration Open
This year's TLDCON will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia on September 7th and 8th. As with previous editions, the agenda will feature a mix of both technical, legal and marketing sessions. The current agenda lists the following sessions: IDN updates Legislative aspects of domain name registration Special ICANN section Marketing of IDN e-mail and new challenges … [Read more...] about TLDCON 2016 Registration Open
ICANN HR Shares Some Data On Staffing
How diverse is ICANN? While the recently published Afnic report gives some insights, it didn't explore ICANN staff in any detail. ICANN's HR team, however, did share some data on ICANN's staff diversity during a session at the ICANN meeting in Helsinki earlier this week. Some interesting data was shared about how ICANN handle their HR overall, but the bit that caught my … [Read more...] about ICANN HR Shares Some Data On Staffing
Ted Cruz Now Using Video To Mislead Public On IANA Transition
Senator Ted Cruz really has it in for ICANN, the current US president and the rest of the internet .. Oh and by the way, he also seems to think that the US owns the internet .. After a protracted letter writing campaign the senator has now turned to video to help drive home his message. The video, which was released yesterday, is to push support for the rather bizarrely … [Read more...] about Ted Cruz Now Using Video To Mislead Public On IANA Transition
Brexit Could Impact EU Domain Registrants
The current policies for .eu domain name registration restrict registration to organisations, businesses and individuals that meet certain criteria. In order to get a .eu domain name you need to be resident within the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein. This is laid out in the current policy as follows: (i)an undertaking having its registered office, central … [Read more...] about Brexit Could Impact EU Domain Registrants
How Diverse Is ICANN? New Study Explores Organisation’s Makeup
ICANN is a strange beast. Even the term "ICANN", which is itself an acronym, has more than one meaning. There are at least two "ICANNs", one is the "community", which is made up of everyone who engages with the ICANN "circus" and then there is ICANN the organisation itself - a California not-for-profit. While people outside the internet industry probably have never heard of … [Read more...] about How Diverse Is ICANN? New Study Explores Organisation’s Makeup
Afnic Selects New Board Members
Afnic, the .fr domain name registry, held it's General Assembly on June 10th. During the meeting they elected both a new chair to the Afnic board, as well as several new board members. Board members are drawn from a number of eligible groups. The new board members are: Two members for the “Registrars” college: Mr. Eric Lantonnet (NAMEBAY) for a 4-year mandate Mr. Tristan … [Read more...] about Afnic Selects New Board Members
DNS Belgium Adds Registrar Association and Others To Board
DNS Belgium, who run both the .be ccTLD as well as .brussels and .vlaanderen, have announced some additions to their board of directors. The newly formed Belgian Registrars Association, Bereas, is joining the board, as is Comeos, BeCommerce and IAB Belgium. Full details in the release below: Leuven, 20 June 2016 -- DNS Belgium, the non-profit association responsible for … [Read more...] about DNS Belgium Adds Registrar Association and Others To Board
Centralnic Win BRS Media Contract
BRS Media announced to registrars earlier this week that they had chosen Centralnic to run registry backend services for their extensions. BRS Media run the .fm domain name registry, as well as offering a form of proxy registrar for .am. They had also originally applied for the .radio new TLD. Here's the announcement: CentralNic has been selected as the new Back-end … [Read more...] about Centralnic Win BRS Media Contract