ICANN meetings are meant to be open and accessible etc., etc., so there are funds available to help people attend.But what happens when people abuse the system?The ICANN Ombudsman issued a report about one such attempted abuse and it is abundantly clear that people "trying it on" will not get away with it.ICANN is an international "not for profit". How someone can think of … [Read more...] about ICANN Is Not A Free Lunch
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ICANN Are Hiring
ICANN's blog can be a wonderful resource and source of news. Unfortunately I haven't been keeping up to date with RSS feeds as much over the last couple of weeks, so I missed Kieren's post:We need a translation expert - do you know one?As ICANN is an international organisation it has to be able to communicate effectively in more than one language.The full job details may be … [Read more...] about ICANN Are Hiring
Wanted : Hosts For ICANN Meetings in 2009-10
ICANN will be holding a meeting somewhere in Europe from October 25 - 30 2009, while another meeting is planned for Africa from February 7 - 12 2010.The question, of course, is where exactly will these meetings take place...The logistics of holding an ICANN meeting are quite daunting, to put it mildly.The city would need to have an international airport, or be close to one.Of … [Read more...] about Wanted : Hosts For ICANN Meetings in 2009-10
Solid Host To Sue Enom and Namecheap
Normally when I see headlines about companies suing registrars I have to read "more" to find out what has happened. In the case of SolidHost that isn't the case, as I've been following this story quite closely over the last couple of weeks.Around 7pm on August 4th Solidhost sent their clients an email saying that their site was unavailable as the domain had been hijacked.They … [Read more...] about Solid Host To Sue Enom and Namecheap
Check Your DNS Security
In the last few weeks considerable attention has been focussed on security flaws in DNS.IANA have released an easy to use tool that allows you to check your dns to make sure that it is not vulnerable to attack and / or abuse.They also explain what the tool is checking for and why. … [Read more...] about Check Your DNS Security
Enom Targetted By Phishers
Enom, one of the largest registrars in the world, has been targetted by phishers.The company has posted an alert on the main page of their website with a screenshot of the fraudulent site.It's good to see them being public about this sort of attack, though it is worrisome nevertheless … [Read more...] about Enom Targetted By Phishers
IEDR Annual Report 2007 – More Fun Reading
The IEDR's annual report for 2007 has been published ( IEDRAnnualReport2007.pdf )Of course they didn't bother telling any of their stakeholders that it had been released, but we're more or less used to their lack of communication at this stage, as they prefer to tell the media!In any case with the current Comreg public consultation ongoing the report was bound to make at least … [Read more...] about IEDR Annual Report 2007 – More Fun Reading
ICANN Going To Mexico
ICANN 34 will be held in Mexico City, Mexico from 1 - 6 March 2009.I was hoping they'd opt for Cancun, but beggars can't be choosers! :)The official site hasn't been launched yet, as there's still the meeting in Cairo to come. … [Read more...] about ICANN Going To Mexico
One and Two Character Domains? Dotmobi and dotcoop
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
WIPO Orders Cancellation of Multiple Domain Registrations
Image via WikipediaI keep a close eye on the WIPO UDRP decisions, as sometimes they can be very interesting.In most cases decisions are either upheld or denied and when they are upheld the normal followup would be for the domain in question to be transferred to the IP holder.However WIPO's latest set of UDRP decisions shows a different line of thought entirely.In several cases … [Read more...] about WIPO Orders Cancellation of Multiple Domain Registrations