domain names registry
Claim your domain now or lose it forever
News About 26,000 domain names were registered before Nominet came into existence in 1996, and consequently are not listed on registry records. Domain name registry Nominet is asking holders of dot-uk domains, registered before August 1996, to confirm... [01 Jul 2002]
VeriSign to keep control of .net?
News Icann, the international body that manages the domain name system, appears to be on track to hand VeriSign control of the .net top-level domain registry until the middle of 2011. But Icann's announcement has caused confusion within the domain name... [30 Mar 2005]
Hosepipe site makes web history
News Internet domain name registry Nominet has revealed that the number of web addresses ending with dot-uk has now passed the five million mark. Now the world's fourth largest internet registry, it is handling around 144,000 registrations every month. [25 May 2006]
Domain names skyrocket - just don't mention the dot-com boom
News The figure represents a seven per cent increase over the end of 2003, the internet domain name registry said. The numbers of overall domain registrations, coupled with the number of lookups processed each day by VeriSign's global registry, indicate... [15 Sep 2004]
UK on web address buying spree
News According to domain name registry Nominet, there are now more than 4.2 million registered dot-uk web addresses. The registry said last year the number of dot-uk registrations averaged around 80,000 per month. [18 Aug 2005]
EC plays it straight in bid for dot-eu
News The proposal aims to guide the EC in the development of a brand new registry for the domain. It is also of particular importance that the registry should respect the laws and policies of the European Union," the report states. [06 Oct 2000]
Icann delays .xxx porn vote
News The move by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) was expected after ICM Registry, the Florida company that plans to operate dot-xxx, agreed on Monday to a month's delay, saying the additional time would permit it to... [17 Aug 2005]
Will .net fees rise after 2006?
News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), the not-for-profit organisation responsible for internet addresses, quietly agreed to lift wholesale price restrictions on dot-net registry fees last month when it renewed a contract... [11 Jul 2005]
Avoid .eu domain scams, firms warned
News There are a lot of unethical operators in the domain name industry and this is just another example of companies trying to jump the gun and get people to hand over their money," he said.eu Registry Services was contacted for comment but did not... [28 Aug 2003]
Dot-info debut meets with overwhelming apathy
News Afilias, the registry selected by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to operate the .info TLD, released the first set of official metrics from its Sunrise period, stating that UK registrations accounted for just 11 per... [24 Aug 2001]
US body 'taxing' European domains
News Dr Willie Black, MD of Nominet, the registry which manages the dot-uk domain and Centr member, admitted he was frustrated by the deadlock. The registry also objects to Icann's method of calculating its fees based on the number of domains used. [08 Jan 2002]
Ask the Lawyer @ Silicon.com
Comment Because the rights are contractual, where conflicts over domain names arise, there is no substitute for reading the contract rules, which are usually posted on the registry's Web site. Likewise, the dot-com registry is seen as international, while... [08 Dec 1999]
Afilias tightens-up on dot-info
News Afilias - the registry overseeing the allocation of dot-info domains - has said it will challenge the owners of 10,000 domains already submitted to prove their legitimacy. Chaos as .info registry grinds to a halt http://www.silicon.com/a47947 [06 Dec 2001]
Domain name registrars sued over patent infringement
News Even though the database of .name domains is owned and operated by Global Name Registry (GNR), it was not named in the lawsuit. GNR manages the registry, and they're also potential infringers. Network Solutions and Register.com are the retailers... [16 Jan 2004]
Dot-eu sails into stormy waters
News Before the European Parliament broke up for the holiday, it called for the creation of an industry advisory board made up of user groups, ISPs, business and trade associations to advise on the running of the registry. [06 Sep 2001]
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