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And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for regular updates with RSS feeds. ********************************************************** Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ Sponsored by EuroDNS and AsiaDNS - for your domain name registration http://www.eurodns.com/?refid=57d25a87c8bffdc565a16a5bf01e8825 ********************************************************** ICANN signs contract for Asian group to run .asia domain for Asia-Pacific region (AP) http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/12/08/1165081138254.html Step taken toward global Internet names (AP) http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/12/09/1165081192095.html ICANN sees progress on revamped DNS (IDG) http://infoworld.com/article/06/12/08/HNicannprogress_1.html ICANN Conference Bears Much Fruit http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2070433,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594 ICANN Reviews Revoking Outdated Suffixes (AP) http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/12/07/1165081066775.html au: Use of wildcard resource records (news release) http://auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-01122006/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ICANN signs contract for Asian group to run .asia domain for Asia-Pacific region (AP) ICANN said it has signed a contract to create Internet addresses ending in ".asia" as a way to unify businesses and other users in the Asia-Pacific region. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/12/08/1165081138254.html http://iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/08/business/NA_TEC_US_Asia_Domain.php http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061208.gtasia08/BNStory/Technology/home Asia gets web domain name Online businesses and other users will soon be able to create internet addresses ending in ".asia", following an agreement with the internet’s oversight agency. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/DD0A7D77-48E2-4F43-850B-90713E4D7727.htm http://news.com.com/2110-1028_3-6142240.html http://www.betanews.com/article/ICANN_Signs_Contract_for_asia/1165596247 http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=59255 http://www.sharewatch.com/story.php?storynumber=270261 ICANN Gives Asia Its Dot In a move reflecting the growing Asian flavor of the Internet, ICANN approved the first top-level domain registry based in the Asia-Pacific region. http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3648071 http://news.earthweb.com/bus-news/article.php/3648071 ICANN and DotAsia Organization Sign .ASIA Registry Agreement http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-07dec06.htm Step taken toward global Internet names (AP) ICANN sought Friday to identify policy disputes that might arise from the introduction of addresses that end in non-Latin scripts, marking one more step toward making the Internet truly global. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/4388817.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/12/09/1165081192095.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/12/09/1165081192095.html http://iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/09/business/NA_TEC_US_Non_English_Domains.php http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/local/sfl-sbdomain10dec10,0,6996490.story ICANN sees progress on revamped DNS (IDG) ICANN met in Sao Paolo this week and made progress on a project to expand domain names to more languages and alphabets. http://infoworld.com/article/06/12/08/HNicannprogress_1.html http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=27332 ICANN Conference Bears Much Fruit ICANN officials ended a week-long marathon of meetings in Brazil on Dec. 8 that produced a number of results, including ICANN's first ever Regional At Large Organization, the approval of the three registry agreements and the birth of the dot-asia top level domain. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2070433,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594 Ready for an Internet address not in English? (AP) ICANN sought yesterday to identify policy disputes that might arise from the introduction of addresses that end in non-Latin scripts, marking one more step toward making the Internet truly global. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Dec/09/bz/FP612090324.html Calling African Scholars African scholars interested in developing and preserving indigenous languages have been challenged to take the lead in the Internationalised Domain Name (IDN) debate. Prof. Maxime Z. Somé, from the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso called on African linguists to actively participate in the IDN project. http://allafrica.com/stories/200612080675.html ICANN Reviews Revoking Outdated Suffixes (AP) Over the past few years, the Internet has seen new domain names such as ".eu" for Europe and ".travel" for the travel industry. Now, the key oversight agency is looking to get rid of some such as ".su", ".yu", ".tp", ".gb" and "cs". http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/12/07/1165081066775.html http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-12-07-icann-suffixes_x.htm http://www.physorg.com/news84736562.html http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/54616.html http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/16179355.htm http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/06/AR2006120601566.html http://www.examiner.com/a-440714~ICANN_Reviews_Revoking_Outdated_Suffixes.html http://www.newsfactor.com/news/Outdated-Domains-Set-for-Deletion/story.xhtml?story_id=01300170CK7W ICANN Considers Retiring Domains ICANN said it is considering eliminating some outdated domain name extensions, according to reports. http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/120806_ICANN_Considers_Retiring_Domains.cfm What's in a Name? Sao Paulo city in Brazil has briefly become the focal point for lobby groups wanting to establish new top level domain names or TLDs. A New York initiative called the .nyc Development Corp believes there is a need to have web addresses that end with .nyc, while the dot BERLIN GmbH & Co. KG argues that there is pent up demand for the .berlin suffix. http://allafrica.com/stories/200612060522.html ICANN Concludes 27th International Public Meeting in São Paulo with Action on Registry Agreements, Approval of Strategic Plan and Further Progress on IDN’s Over 720 delegates from 90 countries gathered in São Paulo, Brazil for ICANN's 27th International Meeting. These meetings, one of three held each year, are open to anyone interested in participating. They constitute an essential part of ICANN's efforts to consult the global community. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-08dec06.htm Adopted Resolutions from ICANN Board Meeting http://icann.org/minutes/resolutions-08dec06.htm ICANN day 5 by Susan Crawford (ICANN board member) Ooookay. Another big day (but you knew that). We had the second part of the public forum this morning -- my big issues were the GNSO LSE review and transparency stuff (tired, sorry). Then the board went into its conclave between 2pm and 10pm, then we met for a chat in the bar, then, finally, we were done. http://scrawford.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/7/2557682.html ICANN day 4 by Susan Crawford (ICANN board member) Today was another long one - tomorrow will be too. Lots of concrete suggestions in the meeting about meetings this afternoon, including ideas about cross-group meetings, importance of speaking slowly (I'm an offender), importance of figuring out WHY we have these meetings. You might think it's all about policy development, and I often do, but there are other things going on here -- outreach, networking, appearance-creation -- that are also relevant. http://scrawford.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/6/2554936.html ICANN day 3 by Susan Crawford (ICANN board member) Okay, there's no other way to describe today: this was an incredibly long day. This was "constituency day," when the Board traipses from meeting to meeting. We had many many meetings today, including breakfast and lunch meetings. I'm sure the ICANN staff was working for many more hours than this. http://scrawford.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/5/2552514.html ICANN day 2 by Susan Crawford (ICANN board member) Well, what happens at ICANN meetings is that you don't get to go outside. This morning we had the opening ceremony -- note to self, Brazilian anthem is really something -- Here's the Wikipedia entry on the anthem. How about this: "Brazilian law stipulates that only one stanza must be played in instrumental renditions of the anthem, but both must be sung in vocal performances." We heard both stanzas. It was just great. http://scrawford.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/4/2549328.html ICANN day 1 by Susan Crawford (ICANN board member) So we're here in Sao Paulo. Last night was the first official Board event -- a nice dinner. Today we met in committees during the morning and then as a Board for the afternoon. It was a pretty good afternoon meeting, devoted mostly to listing (but not ranking) priorities for 2007 and talking about what is coming up this week. Plus internal Board machinations -- who's leading, who's on what committee. We have three new Board members (two really new, one Board liaison becoming a Board member). http://scrawford.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/3/2547230.html Why the US needs to get internet access policy right Here's yet another reason why the U.S. should make sure it gets its highspeed internet access policy right: the rest of the world is watching. http://scrawford.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/2/2544904.html au: Use of wildcard resource records (news release) In May 2006 auDA removed the restriction on domain names that match existing TLDs (eg. com.com.au or uk.net.au). http://auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-01122006/ Best Readers Anywhere [on the VeriSign agreement] by Bret Fausett You folks are terrific. Nice to go to sleep, wake up a few hours later, and have such a wealth of information in response to my last post. The consensus seems to be that Verisign is saying two things, that aren't related: the contract was signed on March 1, 2006 and is now -- as in just now -- in full force and effect. http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/8/2558586.html Need Reader Assistance ASAP by Bret Fausett If you've been reading this weblog, ongoing since December, 2000, for any amount of time, you know that I don't often blog about the projects on which I work. This post is that very rare exception. I need your help. I'm attaching to this message a legal brief, filed this afternoon by Verisign in the CFIT litigation. The brief makes two incredible claims. Only the fact that Verisign's lawyers signed the brief under penalty of Rule 11 sanctions makes me doubt myself, so I throw it out to you, my readers, for assistance. http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/7/2557788.html IU Researchers Have Recipe to Protect Computer Users (news release) Researchers at the Indiana University School of Informatics and RSA Laboratories have written a recipe to protect Internet users from identity theft and other kinds of cyber attacks. ... This attack is called Domain Name System poisoning, commonly referred to as pharming, and it allows any users' cookies to be stolen. The attacker could simply target one of the many machines a computer interacts with when its users browse the Web, including a home router. http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=20886 The VoIP Peering Puzzle: ENUM Standards and Operation In yesterday's tutorial, we took a high-level view of one of the key technical issues—address translation—that must be resolved in order for end-to-end VoIP services to become widespread and readily available. That translation is required because telephone numbers adhere to one addressing standard, known as E.164, (the International Public Telecommunication Numbering Plan, developed by the ITU-T—see www.itu.int); and Internet-connected workstations use Internet Protocol addresses, developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as part of their protocol specifications for IP version 4 (IPv4) and IP version 6 (IPv6). http://www.voipplanet.com/backgrounders/article.php/3648066 Copycat domains pose security risk With the Internet having planted itself firmly in the middle of today’s business arena, protecting your organization’s reputation now means going beyond the physical world and into the digital realm. http://itworldcanada.com/a/Daily-News/8c3da8d4-a488-49d9-8110-bc87bea60309.html Can domain name registrars just say no to blatant phishers? Watchdog group calls issue 'complex' Yesterday Network World invited comment from a number of interested parties regarding a suggestion from F-Secure's Mikko Hypponen that registrars should simply refuse to issue domain names that are obviously intended for phishing. In an open letter to registrars on his blog, Hypponen cited as an example directNIC's selling a "Craig Smith" the domain name "signin-ebay-c.com," which was then used as a phishing site. http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/9565 Spanish domain name registrations exceed 500,000 (reg req'd) http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=151115&nr= Netcraft December 2006 Web Server Survey In the December 2006 survey we received responses from 105,244,649 sites, an increase of 3.8 million hostnames from last month, when the survey topped 100 million sites for the first time. The increase brings the Web's total growth for 2006 to 30.9 million sites, shattering the previous one-year record gain of 17.5 million sites from 2005. http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2006/12/05/december_2006_web_server_survey.html Bogus Domain Names Support Phishing In October, the F-Secure Research team’s interest was piqued in the active aftermarket in domain names. These are domain names that have already been registered and are now being resold. For example, such sites as hell.com and auction.com which came up for sale in October were expected to be sold for several million dollars each—quite a price mark up for sites that were originally registered for something like US$5 to 15. http://sda-asia.com/sda/features/psecom,id,809,srn,2,nodeid,4,_language,Singapore.html Phishing site domains shouldn't be registered Security analysts and anti-malware organisations are going after the those who spread viruses and other pieces of nasty software. Security analyst F-Secure is asking domain-name registration companies to be more pro-active in stopping phishing sites from even getting on the Internet by checking the details of the person registering details. http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/5803/6827/phishing-site-domains-not-registered.phtml Online 'incidents' reach 1.5 billion per day VeriSign has revealed that numbers of new internet security issues now total over 1.5 billion every day – and are still on the increase. http://www.spannerworks.com/seotoolkit/search-marketing-news/article/view/online-incidents-reach-15-billion-per-day/236/ Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Is Asking Marilyn Monroe Activist Mark Bellinghaus for Her Domain Name--A Kind Settlement Without Lawsuit In this Case! Another lawsuit threat for actor and Marilyn Monroe defender Mark Bellinghaus? Not quite. What could have turned into a battle over public domain rights, was settled out of court, already. http://pr-inside.com/harry-potter-author-j-k-rowling-is-r29685.htm X Factor favorite "cybersquatted" (Reuters) Singer Leona Lewis, the bookies' favorite to win popular British talent spotting show "The X Factor," has fallen victim to "celebrity cybersquatting," with an Internet domain bearing her name up for auction on eBay. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=C728615C8A166F73EC481B345CAC1E84 http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-12-08T050433Z_01_L07871883_RTRIDST_0_TECH-BRITAIN-CYBERSQUATTERS-XFACTOR-DC.XML X-Factor favourite Leona Lewis victim of cybersquatters: domain name goes up for sale on eBay Instead of hurling insults at the MacDonald Brothers, Simon Cowell should perhaps have been registering some obvious domain names for his X-Factor candidates. http://techdigest.tv/2006/12/xfactor_favouri.html http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2041995,00.html Sex.com thief released from prison In yet another twist in the extraordinary tale of Sex.com, the con-man who stole the world's most valuable domain has been released from jail - in order to locate the millions of dollars he owes the original owner. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/09/stephen_cohen_released/ dotMobi Extends Deadline for Premium Name RFPs Due to strong interest from multiple leading brands, dotMobi is extending the deadline for the first round of its Request for Proposals (RFP) process. http://www.circleid.com/posts/dotmobi_premium_domain_rfp/ How To Monetize Your Domain Names Some websites with popular names used to be considered "cybersquatting," a longstanding Internet tactic where entrepreneurs register cheap domain names either associated with a particular subject or a company and then try to sell the name for a quick profit. But new-generation sites go a little further, reaping ad revenue. http://www.domaininformer.com/guides/061207HowToMonetize.html “Take Control of Your Domain Names” Custom domain names are fun for individuals and essential for organizations, but registering and managing a domain name remains a topic that can perplex even long-time computer users. The necessary advice is now available in “Take Control of Your Domain Names,” a 103-page ebook from networking expert Glenn Fleishman that covers domain names for those who want to register their first domain name and those who already have a domain name. http://mactech.com/news/?p=1009160 ca: Haskett unaware her domain name had been registered Dianne Haskett said today she had no idea the federal Conservative party bought her Internet domain name and now she wants it for herself. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2006/12/07/2670943.html http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2006/12/07/2670894.html us: Conan O'Brien sketch forces NBC to buy HornyManatee.com domain It's not something that a broadcast TV network does every day, for sure. After a sequence about football mascots on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" mentioned a fictional webcam site called "HornyManatee.com," NBC quickly snapped up the domain before pranksters could get to it. http://news.com.com/2061-10786_3-6141808.html ICANN will die Sowjetunion abschaffen Die Internet-Adressverwaltung ICANN, die derzeit in Sao Paulo tagt, will mit den Überbleibseln nicht mehr existierender Staaten im DNS-System Schluss machen. http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/155776/ ICANN veröffentlicht Strategieplan Die Internet-Adressverwaltung ICANN hat am Freitag ihren Strategieplan für die kommenden drei Jahre veröffentlicht. Zwischen den Zeilen ist zu lesen, dass die Organisation sich international breiter abstützen möchte, um weiterhin amerikanisch bleiben zu können. http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/156421/ Neue Länder-Domains in den Landessprachen ICANN sollen neue Länderadresszonen entwerfen. Das beschlossen heute die Direktoren der privaten Netzverwaltung bei ihrer Sitzung in São Paulo. Zusätzlich zu den entsprechend der ISO 3166-1-Standardliste existierenden Länder-Domains wie .de, .cn, oder .se soll es Nicht-ASCII-Varianten der Länderdomains nicht nur bei den Second Level Domains, sondern auch auf Ebene der Top Level Domains geben. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/82268 ICANN: Nutzer werden durch Domain-"Tasting" und -"Kiting" verwirrt Für bis zu zwei Millionen com- und net-Adressen wird kein Euro Registriergebühr bezahlt, von über 205 Millionen registrierten com-Adressen in den vergangenen sieben Monaten wurden 197 Millionen kurzfristig wieder gelöscht. Diese Zahlen nannten eNom-Chef Paul Stahura und Tim Ruiz, Direktor des Providers GoDaddy, auf einem Workshop beim Treffen der ICANN in Sao Paulo. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/82212 Dauerverträge und Preisliberalisierung auch für .info, .org und .biz Die ICANN hat bei ihrem am gestrigen Freitag, dem 8. Dezember, beendeten Treffen in São Paulo grünes Licht für die umstrittenen neuen Verträge mit den Firmen Neulevel, Public Interest Registry und Afilias zum Betrieb der Registries für die Top-Level-Domains .biz, .org und .info gegeben. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/82288 Nordkorea für Anfänger Angst vor dem Internet Auf Besuch in Pjongjang vor sechs Jahren ermunterte die damalige amerikanische Aussenministerin Madeleine Albright Kim Jong Il, jederzeit zum Telefon zu greifen. http://www.nzz.ch/2006/12/10/al/articleEQFHS.html l'ICANN valide la nouvelle extension ".asia" L'ICANN vient de confirmer la création de l'extension ".asia" , dans le but d'unifier les intérêts commerciaux de la région Asie-Pacifique. http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/international/7278/l-icann-valide-la-nouvelle-extension-quot-asia-quot.shtml «La création d'un code de bonne conduite permettra aux utilisateurs d'identifier les registrars de qualité.» L'extension européenne a tout juste un an et compte déjà parmi les extensions phares de l'Internet. Au centre du projet .EU, la Commissaire européenne pour la société de l'information Viviane Reding nous a accordée une interview exclusive. http://domainesinfo.fr/interview/75/viviane-reding-la-creation-d-un-code-de-bonne-conduite-permettra-aux-utilisateurs-d-identifier-les-registrars-de-qualite.php .asia a la vuelta de la esquina El 6 de diciembre de 2006 dotAsia ha firmado el contrato con la ICANN. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1421 O mais grande do mundo. El día sábado 2 de diciembre se dio inicio a la segunda fase de reuniones programadas por el Grupo Regional de At-Large (usuarios) de Latinoamérica y el Caribe, con la finalidad de crear la denominada LACRALO, una organización de usuarios de Internet de la región de América Latina y el Caribe, que tendría como objetivo fundamental asegurar la participación de los usuarios de Internet de América Latina y el Caribe en el proceso de desarrollo de políticas del ICANN (Corporación para la asignación de nombres y número en Internet). http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1420 Sin resolver deficiencias, comienzan a cobrar los .ar Comentario remitido por blog.salinas.com.ar http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1419 ICANN estudia las extensiones de dominios a eliminar En el encuentro que está teniendo lugar de Sao Paulo (Brasil), la ICANN ha empezado a aceptar comentarios públicos esta semana acerca de las extensiones de algunos dominios a eliminar, principalmente de ccTLDs de países que no existen. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1418 Se cobrará por los dominios de internet “com.ar” La cifra es módica, cercana a los valores que rigen en Brasil o Venezuela, entre 15 y 25 dólares anuales. 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