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Headlines from the November 12 edition of the news include: U.S. Internet Control Lead Topic in Rio | Rio forum to shine torch on the dark side of the Internet | Comment: Talking shop unlikely to wrestle net out of US hands | New Zealand MPs among first to hear from new ICANN chair | New Icann chairman is a Kiwi | The World's Biggest Botnets | Lindt chocolates trump Australian cybersquatter | IPv6 Will matter to the enterprise in five years | Domain name sells for record £150,000 And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Council of Europe calls for affordable, unrestricted, safe and diverse access to the internet [news release] The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers has today adopted a recommendation to member states promoting the public service value of the internet. The recommendation aims to respond to users' expectations that internet services should be accessible, affordable, safe, reliable and continuous. http://egovmonitor.com/node/15677 https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?Ref=PR752(2007) Child protection must come first on the Internet - the Council of Europe message to the Internet Governance Forum The protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse is a major challenge in Internet regulation today. Governments must sign up to the new Council of Europe Convention to protect children, says Maud de Boer-Buquicchio as the Council of Europe prepares to propose solutions at a global level, at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The United Nations conference will take place from 12 to 15 November in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?Ref=PR745(2007)&Language=lanEnglish&Ver=original&Site=DC&BackColorInternet=F5CA75&BackColorIntranet=F5CA75&BackColorLogged=A9BACE ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN tweaks root DNS server Attention IT mavens: It's time to update your DNS servers. Last week, ICANN setup a new IP address for one of the thirteen "root name servers" that oversee DNS queries across the net, and it plans on retiring the old address as soon as the late spring. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/06/icann_rolls_out_new_root_name_server_address/ 2008 ICANN Nominating Committee Convenes in Los Angeles The 2008 ICANN Nominating Committee (Nom Com) has been convened and met for the first time on 2-3 November, immediately following the 30th International ICANN Public Meeting in Los Angeles, California. Prior to the Los Angeles meeting, on 11 September 2007, the ICANN Board appointed Hagen Hultzsch as Nom Com Chair. Hagen has selected Wolfgang Kleinwaechter as Associate Chair. Due to the bylaws, George Sadowsky, the previous Nom Com Chair will serve as an advisor to the current Nom Com. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-07nov07.htm Public Comments Requested on Bylaw Change Proposed by the At-Large Advisory Committee The Board of Directors resolved on 2 nd November 2007 to request public comments on a change to the Bylaws of ICANN requested by the At-Large Advisory Committee, related to the administration of applications from organizations that wish to join the At-Large community of Internet end-users participating in ICANN. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-07nov07.htm ICANN Establishes Forum on Allocation Methods for Single-Letter and Single-Digit Domain Names As recommended by the GNSO Council, ICANN is commencing a forum on potential allocation methods for single-letter and single-digit domain names at the second level in gTLD registries. Examples include a.com, i.info, 4.mobi, 8.org. Since revenue will result from this allocation, comments regarding the potential uses for this revenue are also requested. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-3-07nov07.htm ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** at: Internet law - domain registration in Austria In Austria, the registration of the .at domain is administered by nic.at, an official Austrian domain registry. The nic.at has enacted registration guidelines as well as general terms and conditions for administering the .at domain name. .At domains are registered by applying the terms and conditions set forth in the relevant nic.at guidelines. These terms and conditions include provisions related to the process of domain name administration, revocation and cancellation for .at domains. The dispute concerning .at domain name is resolved by an Arbitration office established by nic.at. This summary presents an overview of how to register a domain name in Austria according to the country rules. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=articles&id=62CEA6F5-3A00-41A9-BB00-6BB78355E9EC .AU approaches one million domain registrations Domain registrations in .AU will hit one million by the end of November according to AusRegistry, the .AU registry. To celebrate, AusRegistry is launching the '1 Million .au Webnames' advertising campaign incorporating a mix of national press and online advertising. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3194 http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/11/07/domain-registrations-ever-increasing-in-au/ http://www.domainnews.com/general/2007110719/domain-registrations-ever-increasing-in-au/ Australia see surge in domain names THE number of .au domain name registrations will hit the one million mark this month, Australia¿s registry operator said. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,22718484-15306,00.html .au domain reaches one millionth registration The number of .au domain names will pass one million this month, after five years of strong growth. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/soa/-au-domain-reaches-one-millionth-registration/0,139023166,339283582,00.htm French domain registrar forms scientific committee [sub req'd] http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=191320 ********************** - DOMAIN SECURITY ********************** Cyveillance Reports Malware Attacks via Web Sites Grew [news release] Cyveillance, the world leader in cyber intelligence, today announced its latest “Online Financial Fraud and Identity Theft Report.” During the third quarter of 2007, Cyveillance identified a significant shift in the nature of online attacks with malware-based attacks jumping 30 percent to more than 3 million attacks. In addition, attacks targeting consumers in Europe and Asia are growing substantially faster than in the United States, indicating a global expansion of online fraud schemes taking advantage of previously untapped economically developed nations. http://cyveillance.com/web/news/press_rel/2007/2007-11-07.asp Honeynet Project: Attackers Know Where You Live Bad guys find ways to make Web exploits more efficient, targeted, and lucrative, new report says The bad guys behind malicious Websites are starting to apply geographic intelligence to better target and make money from their victims, according to a soon-to-be released report by the Honeynet Project. Honeynet researchers studied three popular Web exploitation kits -- WebAttacker, MPack, and IcePack -- and found that some attackers are using a feature in MPack called "geolocation-dependent triggering," which makes it possible for malware to pick up geographic clues and to infect only the users from a certain country or region. http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=138527 ********************** - DOMAINING ********************** Got Several Domains? 301 Redirect them to Your Main Domain Are 301s a bad idea? Why or when should you use them? Does Google penalize you if you get trigger happy and 301 everything in sight? Two WebmasterWorld threads ask the same questions. In the first thread, a forum member is a bit peeved at his competition because he has a bunch of domains that 301 to a main site -- but each one looks pretty spammy especially since they appear to be "monopoliz[ing] the area." Is this a good idea? http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/015250.html ********************** - AFTERMARKET ********************** GoDaddy Signature Auction Fails to Attract Bidders The first of three days in GoDaddy’s first Signature Auctions failed to attract more than 1 bid, with only 1 of the domains selling. VirtualServer.com, the only good domain with a reasonable reserve, sold for $20,000. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/11/06/godaddy-signature-auction-fails-to-attract-bidders/ Taxi.mobi Lights Up Domain Auction at US$75,000 Think .mobi prices have hit the stratosphere? Look no further than the conclusion of Sedo’s latest .mobi auction, which ended this afternoon. Taxi.mobi stole the show, hailing a top bid of $75,111. The domain received a whopping 83 bids. Also attracting attention was Homes.mobi, which sold for $53,700 with 53 bids. Houses.mobi, while not as good, is available in today’s GoDaddy auction. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/11/07/taximobi-lights-up-domain-auction-at-75000/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Deutschland präsentiert sich auf dem IGF als "Land der Ideen" Meldung vorlesen Kommende Woche findet in Rio de Janeiro das zweite Internet Governance Forum (IGF) der Vereinten Nationen (UN) statt. Die Bundesregierung misst allen dort geplanten Themen – wie Internet für alle und überall, Freiheit der Internetnutzung und Vielfalt der Inhalte – große Bedeutung bei http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/98525 Google sichert sich den kürzesten Domainnamen der Welt Google hat sich in China einen einstelligen Domainnamen gesichert. Dort wird Google in Zukunft unter G.cn erreichbar sein. Weltweit werden Domainnamen mit einem Buchstaben eher selten vergeben. http://www.shortnews.de/start.cfm?id=687647 «Le .CAT a inspiré bon nombre de régions» A l'instar des catalans, les bretons veulent leur extension Internet. Présentation du projet .BZH, actuellement au stade d'étude préliminaire. http://domainesinfo.fr/interview/86/matthieu-credou-le-cat-a-inspire-bon-nombre-de-regions.php Google acquière le nom le plus court Google vient d’acquérir G.CN, adresse qui renvoie vers une page Google en idéogrammes chinois. Il s’agit du 6eme nom d’une seule lettre à échapper à l'interdiction d'enregistrement préconisée par l'ICANN. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1355/chine-google-acquiere-le-nom-le-plus-court.php Icann. Un avvocato succede a Cerf La Icann ha eletto Peter Dengate Thrush come suo chairman, posto ricoperto fino a poco tempo fa da Vint Cerf, il fondatore del protocollo Tcp/Ip. http://www.studiocelentano.it/d.asp?id=27600&opt=ict http://news.excite.it/hitech/tec/483540 Neozelandés dirigirá la ICANN El abogado neozelandés Peter Dengate Thrush es el nuevo presidente de la ICANN, máxima autoridad en designación de nombres de dominio en internet, informó el viernes en Los Ángeles la organización. http://poresto.net/content/view/135/37/ Estadisticas de Registro de Nombres de Dominio en America Latina al 31 de Octubre del 2007. LatinoamerICANN presenta el reporte de estadisticas de nombres de dominio en LAC al 31 de Octubre del 2007. Dicha recopilación es parte del estudio iniciado por LatinoamerICANN para medir la incidencia de políticas de Sociedad de la Información en el desarrollo de los ccTLD's de la región, así como analizar el impacto de las políticas de los ccTLDs en las politicas de Sociedad de la Informacion nacionales. http://blogdedominios.blogspot.com/2007/11/estadisticas-al-31-de-octubre-del-2007.html http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1563 Un neozelandés presidirá la máxima autoridad de nombres de dominios El abogado neozelandés Peter Dengate Thrush es el nuevo presidente de la ICANN, máxima autoridad en designación de nombres de dominio en internet, informó el viernes en Los Ángeles la organización. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1562 Google sichert sich den kürzesten Domainnamen der Welt Samhälle Internetorganisationen Icann genomgår nu stora förändringar i ledningen, efter att dess chef Vint Cerf avgår. Icann, som står för ICANN, valde nyligen Peter Dengate Thrush som ersättare på posten som styrelseordförande. http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.129630 Adresserna på nätet räcker snart inte till Internets adresser riskerar att ta slut om två år. Trots varnande röster verkar få bry sig. Det finns dock vägar runt problemet och ett nytt system håller på att långsamt fasas in. http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=678&a=713420 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most recent edition of the domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! The domain name news is supported by auDA For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. For archives of postings to the list, see http://lists.technewsreview.com.au/pipermail/technewsreview/. Also see http://technewsreview.com.au/ for recent updates. 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