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Headlines from the May 5 edition of the news include: The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It by Jonathan Zittrain | Internet in danger of losing innovation | A simple way to avoid being the next Star Wars Kid by Jonathan Zittrain | A Killer Product: Will closed devices like Apple's iPhone murder the Web? | ICANN One Step Closer to Outlawing Domain Tasting: Public comment invited on proposal | Spain to reach a million domains this summer | How to Get Started as a Domainer: 28 Tips, Techniques and Resources | Google alters policy on linked adverts | The Real Threat to Google | Google adwords fuel new URL attack And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Web in infancy, says Berners-Lee http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7371660.stm Are gadgets killing the internet? http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/01/internet.gadgets uk: Ofcom: BBC not accountable for 'web meltdown' http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=12867 Is Balkanization of the Internet inevitable? http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8628 ca: Domain name policy balances privacy with public access by Michael Geist http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/418991 Quarter million domain names for .mx http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/29/quarter-million-domain-names-for-mx/ Battling Brandjackers: Study finds declines in domain kiting and pay-per-click abuses against the world's strongest brands by Ihab Shraim, MarkMonitor http://www.infoworld.com/news/feeds/08/04/29/Battling-brandjackers.html Interpol: Olympics cyberattack not a major threat [IDG] http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/30/Interpol-Olympics-cyberattack-not-major-threat_1.html MySpace stripped of myspace.co.uk domain victory http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/29/myspace_domain_dispute_nominet_davies/ Google readies for action against Dutch smut site http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/01/google_mulls_action/ Domainer Loses LH.com to Airline Giant Lufthansa http://www.dotsauce.com/2008/04/28/lh-domain-lost/ Opportunists Profit From Domain Names and Tragedy in Austria http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4803 A Case of Network Identity Theft? http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/04/a_case_of_network_identity_the_1.html Melbourne IT acquires VeriSign Digital Brand Management http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/29/melbourne-it-acquires-verisign-digital-brand-management/ ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Web in infancy, says Berners-Lee The world wide web is "still in its infancy", the web's inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has told BBC News. ... The future web will put "all the data in the world" at the fingertips of every user, Sir Tim said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7371660.stm Are gadgets killing the internet? 'Tethered appliances' are stifling the innovation that led to the rise of the world wide web, argues academic and author Jonathan Zittrain http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/01/internet.gadgets uk: Ofcom: BBC not accountable for 'web meltdown' The BBC should not be forced to pay for upgrading the U.K.'s broadband network to cater for the growing number of video downloads, telecommunication watchdog Ofcom has said. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=12867 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145197/bbc_not_accountable_for_web_meltdown.html Does online video threaten the net? There is no doubt that video is big on the net. But is it getting too big? Ask AT&T and it will answer - yes. Speaking in London in late April, Jim Cicconi, AT&T's vice president of legal affairs, said the burgeoning amount of video would consume all the net's bandwidth in two years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7370956.stm Hollywood taking sides in network neutrality debate Hollywood believes the Internet is the key to its future. But its constituents are again squabbling over how to get there. As in the recent television writers strike, the major studios are at odds with some members of the creative community over digital distribution. This time it's about a public policy issue known as network neutrality. http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-neutral29apr29,1,5899504.story ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Is Balkanization of the Internet inevitable? The openness of the Internet could fall to nationalism. That's just one of the side effects from nationalism and its impact on global trade, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Journal in its Monday edition zoomed out to look at the rise of nationalism. After all, talk of free trade has been shouted down. Governments are raising barriers across economic and political frontiers and entering daily lives more. And the world is becoming much less flat contrary what the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman argues. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8628 Public Comments Wanted on ORG Proposal ICANN is currently seeking comments on Public Interest Registry's proposed implementation of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in .ORG. Information on the proposal can be found at this announcement, and at http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/#2008004. http://blog.icann.org/?p=307 ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** ca: Domain name policy balances privacy with public access by Michael Geist Earlier this month, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), the agency that manages the dot-ca domain, celebrated its one millionth domain name registration. While that represents an important milestone, a far more noteworthy development is that CIRA also quietly announced the implementation of a new "WHOIS" policy that will better protect the privacy of hundreds of thousands of Canadians and serve as a model for domain name registries around the world. http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/418991 http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/columnists/story.html?id=d59576c6-87b3-48a7-b6d1-79faa1490861&k=60781 http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/bustech/story.html?id=d59576c6-87b3-48a7-b6d1-79faa1490861 .co Registry Reassignment and launch of 2nd level registrations The Colombian government has announced it will reassign the registry for .co and currently has a task force set up to investigate how to go about this. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/30/co-registry-reassignment-and-launch-of-2nd-level-registrations/ The German Digital Divide: East lags behind west Germany, Europe's biggest economy, is experiencing a digital divide, according to German industry association Bitkom. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/04/28/the-german-digital-divide West dominates Web in digitally divided Germany [Reuters] The digital divide that separates rich and poor nations by their unequal access to information technology also exists within Europe's biggest economy, German industry association Bitkom said on Monday. ... As a whole, Germany has the world's second-biggest Internet presence after the United States, said Bitkom, quoting figures from the German Network Information Centre (DENIC), the central registry for all domains under the top level domain ".de." http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080428/wr_nm/germany_internet_divide_dc_1 Tina Dam, the new DK Hostmaster? Today at 12:00 expired the deadline to present proposals to the Danish Telecommunication Agency for the management of the .DK Registry. The great news is that besides the current operator, DK-Hostmaster, 2 big players of the domain industry have joined forces to present a competitive proposal to the Danish authorities. Tina Dam, Director of ICANN´s IDN programme and Danish national, is the leading figure in the DotDK adventure: with the help of Afilias. http://www.dedominibus.com/2008/04/01/tina-dam-e-afilias-per-la-rinascita-di-dk/ Quarter million domain names for .mx NIC Mexico announced they reached the milestone of the 250,000th .mx domain name on April 28. While .mx is not one of the larger ccTLDs, it is experiencing strong growth with an increase of 24 per cent in 2007. It took 15 years to reach the first 100,000 .mx domain names and another two years to reach 200,000 and a further six months to reach the quarter million mark. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/29/quarter-million-domain-names-for-mx/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Battling Brandjackers: Study finds declines in domain kiting and pay-per-click abuses against the world's strongest brands by Ihab Shraim, MarkMonitor The Internet has changed the world in astonishing ways—both good and bad—and all in the last 10 to 15 years. We marvel at the good: immediate access to even the most obscure information, free and secure worldwide person-to-person communication, and the ability to access almost any product or service with just the click of a mouse. http://www.infoworld.com/news/feeds/08/04/29/Battling-brandjackers.html Interpol: Olympics cyberattack not a major threat [IDG] Executive Director for Police Services at Interpol downplays threat of cyberattack at Beijing games, concentrates on protecting physical security of visitors http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/30/Interpol-Olympics-cyberattack-not-major-threat_1.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,145349-c,cybercrime/article.html Researchers infiltrate Kracken botnet, could clean it out A group of security researchers Wednesday said they have infiltrated one of the world's biggest botnets and can snatch control of compromised machines from the hackers. But while 3Com's TippingPoint researchers say they have the ability to disinfect the systems by eradicating the malware installed on the hijacked PCs, the company has decided against the move, citing liability issues. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9081258 http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=12142 ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** MySpace stripped of myspace.co.uk domain victory An independent appeals panel has overturned a heavily-criticised decision to hand control of the myspace.co.uk domain to Rupert Murdoch's Fox Interactive Media. Nominet's Dispute Resolution Service (DRS), had ruled in favour of MySpace in January, despite the domain having been registered by a small British ISP six years before the US social network was founded. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/29/myspace_domain_dispute_nominet_davies/ MySpace loses .co.uk domain The domain name Myspace.co.uk has been wrestled from the grasp of the social networking site after an independent appeals panel overturned a previous decision to award it to the Rupert Murdoch-owned company. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single10885 Google readies for action against Dutch smut site Google is girding its loins for action against Porngoogle.nl, a Dutch site which indexes 26,000 movies from 11 Dutch online porn companies and shows previews. Site owner Ruben Doctor has several porn sites under different names. He claims name Porngoogle actually means porn ogle (to stare at porn) and is "just a joke". http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/01/google_mulls_action/ Domainer Loses LH.com to Airline Giant Lufthansa Some disturbing news hitting home today. The premium generic domain name “LH.com” has been ordered to be transfered to airline giant Lufthansa. http://www.dotsauce.com/2008/04/28/lh-domain-lost/ Avoiding Adverse UDRP Decisions: A NAF Transfer Order of The Million Dollar Domain LH.com Does Not Bode Well For Domainers On April 17, 2008 a NAF Arbitration Panel (David Sorkin Dissenting) ordered the transfer of lh.com from Future Media Architects, Inc. to Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Read the cybersquatting and transfer decision here. The most interesting part of the decision was the Panel's conclusion that buying and holding domain names was not a legitimate use. http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/04/avoiding-advers.html A Case of Network Identity Theft? Digital real estate leased to one of the Internet's oldest landholders appears to have been quietly seized by e-mail marketers closely associated with an individual once tagged by anti-spam groups as one of the world's most notorious spammers. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/04/a_case_of_network_identity_the_1.html ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** IPv6... Becoming a Hot Topic Again? by Yves Poppe Is IPv6 a hot topic again in the wake of the increased coverage of the looming IPv4 address depletion? This was the theme of a coffee break discussion we had at the recent MENOG3 conference in Kuwait. With as many opinions as participants, I turned to “Google Trend” to help me get a better feel. That astonishing little tool analyzes the frequency of searches on a particular word or set of words through the Google search universe. Google Trend provides a graphic representation of search volumes and reference volume over time starting in January 2004. Using IPv6 as search word and varying the time line indeed provided some interesting perspective and tidbits on when and where IPv6 seems to be or have been a hot topic indeed. http://www.circleid.com/posts/84288_ipv6_hot_topic_again/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Opportunists Profit From Domain Names and Tragedy in Austria With Amstetten in Lower Austria making the headlines around the world, the domain name world opportunists are quickly registering domain names relating to the Fritzl family and attempting to sell them on eBay and elsewhere. Others are registering domain names of the family and regularly updating the websites with news and information on the happenings. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4803 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/30/profiting-from-domain-names-and-tragedy-in-austria/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/opportunists-profit-from-domain-names-and-tragedy-in-austria.html Melbourne IT acquires VeriSign Digital Brand Management Melbourne IT announced today it has acquired VeriSign's Digital Brand Management Services for US$50 million, effective May 1. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/29/melbourne-it-acquires-verisign-digital-brand-management/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/melbourne-it-buys-verisigns-digital-brand-management.html Melbourne IT (MLB) $3.10 Despite its parochial moniker, Melbourne IT derives about half its earnings from abroad and, as of this morning, will strut the offshore cyber stage with even more aplomb. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23622042-23634,00.html Melbourne IT quadruples customer base with US$50m VeriSign acquisition Melbourne IT Limited today announced it will acquire the assets of VeriSign's global Digital Brand Management Services (DBMS) business for US$50 million. Effective May 1, 2008, the acquisition will significantly boost Melbourne IT's scale and market share in the digital brand protection and performance market. http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1515923750;fp;2;fpid;1 Melbourne IT salvages VeriSign business for US$50m Domain name registrar Melbourne IT will acquire VeriSign's underperforming Digital Brand Management Services for US$50 million. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Melbourne-IT-salvages-VeriSign-business-for-US-50m/0,130061744,339288557,00.htm Melbourne IT Acquires Versign DBMS For $50 Million Melbourne IT has acquired Versign’s Digital Brand Management Services (DBMS) division for $50 million. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/melbourne-it-acquires-versign-dbms-for-50-million/ Fun and Games In the ccTLD World by Michele Neylon There must be something in the air. I’m not sure exactly what it is, but there are a lot of things going on in the ccTLD world at the moment. In the UK Nominet’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being held this week. This would normally provoke a yawn from most people — it’s an AGM — how exciting can that be? This year’s AGM looks like it could be quite entertaining, although it probably isn’t going to be particularly beneficial for its membership. http://www.circleid.com/posts/84293_fun_and_games_cctld_world/ ccTLDs: it’s time for transparency and efficiency The domain market in the last few years has seen incredible growth rates: the growing number of people with Internet access and the increasing number of low cost offerings has made “registering a domain name” a mainstream phenomenon, a practical and easy way even for Average Joe to get a customized email address or an easily accessible place on the web where to post the family photos or promote his business. http://www.dedominibus.com/2008/04/20/cctld-e-tempo-di-trasparenza-e-efficienza/ Understanding IP addresses in computers Internet Protocol or IP addresses are common in today's world of networked computers. That's because every computer connected to a single network has an IP. http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=53869 ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Understand Google's Guidelines Meet Google, the "coolest kid" on the cyberblock! Google is popular, and popularity means it may be tough to get in initially. Even if you do everything right, it could take months to see results, at least if you use their URL submission page. However, there is hope! There's a method to get indexed in 24 hours, so don't even bother submitting through the URL page. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145229/understand_googles_guidelines.html Sedo’s Better-than-Ever Brokerage Service! [news release] Sedo’s brokerage services are being updated with a new process for submitting both buyer and seller side brokerage requests and enhanced communications tools. Our dedicated brokers will now be able to work one-on-one with clients through Sedo’s exclusive message tool. The goal of this new process is to strengthen relationships and to provide more efficient service and support to each individual buyer and seller. http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1714 Angel Investor Accelerates WhyPark.com Development Demand for a profitable alternative to conventional domain parking is on the rise. As domain owners with minimal returns on traditionally parked sites seek better paying options, business investors are taking note. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080428/nem044.html Harmony.com is now for Sale We are exclusively listing Harmony.com for sale. It is being offered at a $5 Million dollar reserve price. http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/04/harmonycom-is-now-for-sale/ Israel.com, Pay.com and Jackpot.com for Sale at Upcoming Moniker.com Domain Auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East in Orlando [news release] Moniker.com announced an initial list of premium contenders for a live and online domain name auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in Orlando. The exclusive live auction will take place Friday, May 23 at 3:30-6:30 p.m. EDT (12:30-3:30 p.m. PDT) at The Grand Floridian Hotel. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/29/israelcom-paycom-and-jackpotcom-for-sale-at-upcoming-monikercom-domain-auction/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/israel.com-pay.com-and-jackpot.com-for-sale-at-upcoming-moniker.com-domain-auction.html 5 Ways to Boost Domain Parking Revenue at Parked.com When it comes to ease-of-use, Parked.com is a clear winner in domain name parking. Even its domain editing tools are simple and quick to use. If you haven’t yet edited your domains there, here are five simple ways to tweak your way to more profits. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/04/30/5-ways-to-boost-domain-parking-revenue-at-parkedcom/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Geschäftemacherei mit den Inzest-Opfern Internetadressen mit den Namen der Opfer von Amstetten: Wie windige Online-Händler im Netz schnelles Geld mit dem Verbrechen verdienen wollen. http://www.focus.de/digital/internet/amstetten-geschaeftemacherei-mit-den-inzest-opfern_aid_298635.html Homepage Elisabeth Fritzl.at ist online Elisabeth Fritzl wurde am 28. August 1984 von ihrem Vater verschleppt, nachdem er sie betäubt und mit Handschellen gefesselt hatte. http://www.businessportal24.com/de/Homepage_Elisabeth_Fritzl_286744.html UDRP – Privacy-Service als Indiz für bad faith? Die World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Genf hat mit dem Fall D2007-0062 im Streit über die Domain creditkeeper.com bereits vor knapp einem Jahr eine Entscheidung vorgelegt, die zu denken gibt. Der Käufer einer generischen Domain musste diese an den Antragsteller im UDRP-Verfahren abgeben, weil er sich dem Verfahren zunächst nicht offen stellen wollte. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/udrp-privacy-service-als-indiz-fuer-bad-faith-id667181.html TLD-Update – Neues von .qc, .su und .br Das Internet der Regionen verbreitet sich immer mehr – mit dem kanadischen Quebec tritt erneut ein Bewerber an, um bei ICANN den Zuschlag für eine geoTLD zu erhalten. Die UdSSR will sich dagegen gar nicht erst aus dem Domain Name System (DNS) verabschieden, während sich in Südamerika erfreuliches tut. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/tld-update-neues-von-qc-su-und-br-id667182.html Switch zeigt die Schweizer Domains auf einer interaktiven Karte Welche .ch-Domain wurde wo registriert? Der schweizerische Domain-Registrar Switch stellt die Verteilung der Schweizer Domain-Namen neu visuell auf einer interaktiven Schweizerkarte dar. http://www.ictnetwork.ch/News/NWTickerWeekArchive.aspx?NewsId=33440&NewsLetterId=1255&Digest=vX2l8/07iHgS3WcAZ/RlVg&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1#an_x 15 Jahre World Wide Web Eigentlich ist es kaum zu glauben, aber vor gar nicht all zu langer Zeit war in der Öffentlichkeit vom World Wide Web (WWW) noch keine Rede. Wenn man den PC nutzte, dann für Schreibarbeiten oder zur Erstellung von Tabellen. Vor genau 15 Jahren änderte sich das. Genau am 30. April wurde die Technologie für Internet-Inhalte, die heute aus dem Leben der meisten Menschen nicht mehr wegzudenken ist, zur allgemeinen Nutzung freigegeben. http://www.wuv.de/news/ebusiness/meldungen/2008/04/94601/index.php 15 Jahre World Wide Web (WWW) Das World Wide Web (WWW) feiert in der kommenden Woche Geburtstag: 15 Jahre zuvor, am 30. April 1993, wurde die Technologie für Internet-Inhalte zur allgemeinen Nutzung freigegeben. Vorher war sie einige Jahre im Test- und Entwicklungsbetrieb. "Das Web hat als Fenster zum Internet unsere Lebensgewohnheiten revolutioniert", sagte Prof. Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer, Präsident des Hightech-Verbandes BITKOM, zu dem Jubiläum. http://www.onlinepc.ch/index.cfm?CFID=6700579&CFTOKEN=33396032&page=104029&artikel_id=16724 Der Krake analysiert Das Kraken-Botnetz erlangte auf der RSA-Sicherheitskonferenz einige Aufmerksamkeit aufgrund seiner Größe – es soll rund 400.000 Drohnen umfassen. Bislang werde das Botnetz zumeist zum Spam-Versand eingesetzt – die üblichen Spam-Mails für Online-Apotheken, Penisverlängerungen, Online-Casinos oder Kredite, hieß es Anfang April. Diverse Sicherheitsunternehmen haben mittlerweile die Bot-Software analysiert; sie haben jetzt die Algorithmen etwa zur Erstellung der zufälligen Domain-Namen für die Command-and-Control-Server (C&C) oder zur Ver- und Entschlüsselung der Kommunikation nachprogrammiert und stellen sie sogar zum Download zur Verfügung. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Der-Krake-analysiert--/meldung/107235 Neu: Domain-Vermittlung für Domain-Verkäufer Bisher haben wir Domain-Käufer durch unseren Service "Domain-Ankauf" erfolgreich dabei unterstützt, an ihre Wunschdomains zu gelangen. Jetzt sollen auch Domain-Verkäufer zum Zug kommen und von Sedos individueller Serviceleistung profitieren. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1717 L'afnic se réjouit de la consultation publique sur les noms de domaine français Le 25 avril dernier, le Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'Emploi a lancé une consultation publique sur les critères de sélection des offices d'enregistrement en charge des extensions françaises de l'internet. Plusieurs domaines sont concernés : le .fr (France), .gf (Guyane française), .gp (Guadeloupe), .mq (Martinique), .pm (Saint-Pierre et Miquelon), .re (Ile de la Réunion), .tf (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises), .wf (Wallis et Futuna), .yt (Mayotte), ainsi que les futurs domaines .bl (Saint Barthelemy) et .mf (Saint Martin). http://www.itrnews.com/articles/76933/afnic-rejouit-consultation-publique-noms-domaine-francais.html Bercy lance une consultation pour stimuler le .fr D'ici le 24 juin, le ministère de l'Economie, de l'industrie et de l'emploi aura clos la consultation publique qu'il initie aujourd'hui sur les domaines internet .fr et ceux des domaines d'outre-mer. Après avoir recueilli les avis, Bercy réalisera une synthèse avant de lancer un appel à candidature. L'Afnic, association dominée par l'Etat français qui a en charge la gestion du domaine .fr, est candidate à sa propre succession. http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-bercy-lance-une-consultation-pour-stimuler-le-fr-25963.html Serveurs DNS : attention aux détournements prévient l'Afnic L'association en charge de la gestion des “.fr” et “.re” émet une nouvelle alerte sur les risques de manipulation des serveurs DNS. Explications avec un expert. http://www.vnunet.fr/fr/news/2008/04/29/serveurs_dns___attention_aux_detournements_previent_l_afnic Les noms de domaine français en consultation Quels seront les prochains bureaux d'enregistrement des noms de domaine Internet français (1) ? C'est l'une des questions que le ministère de l'Economie, de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi pose dans une vaste consultation publique, ouverte depuis le 25 avril jusqu'au 24 juin prochain. http://www.01net.com/editorial/379067/les-noms-de-domaine-francais-en-consultation/ INSOLITES TOUJOURS • Un chantage sans nom De l'eau pour tout le monde, ou tant pis pour vos noms de domaine ! C'est un nouveau type de chantage auquel est confronté le gouvernement espagnol : un internaute a déposé les adresses Internet de ministères, réclamant en échange le transfert de l'eau de l'Ebre vers les régions les plus touchées par la sécheresse. http://www.courrierinternational.com/article.asp?obj_id=85263 Des caractères multilingues pour l’Argentine et son .AR Le registre argentin NIC.AR indique sur son site qu’une décision a été prise pour que les caractères accentués espagnoles et portugais puissent être prochainement utilisés pour enregistrer des noms de domaine en .AR. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1514/argentine-des-caracteres-multilingues-pour-l-argentine-et-son-ar.php Les 4000 noms de domaine numériques en .NL seront réattribués par tirage au sort Le registre néerlandais SIDN a dévoilé la méthode retenue pour réattribuer les 4000 noms de domaine numériques qui avaient fait l'objet d'un scandale. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1512/hollande-les-4000-noms-de-domaine-numeriques-en-nl-seront-reattribues-par-tirage-au-sort.php Si ce n’est toi, c’est donc ton .fr Vendredi dernier, le ministère de l’Economie, de l’industrie et de l’emploi a lancé une consultation publique sur les modalités de gestion du domaine .fr et des extensions d’outremer. Elle sera suivie d’appels à candidature, comme prévu dans le décret du 6 février 2007, pour désigner le ou les organismes chargé(s) de gérer ces noms de domaine. http://www.ecrans.fr/Les-fr-et-extensions-d-outremer,3991.html Noms de domaine : le .fr en question Le ministère de l'Economie, de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi a lancé vendredi une consultation publique sur les noms de domaine Internet du territoire national. http://www.generation-nt.com/nom-domaine-fr-gouvernement-economie-actualite-84111.html Un´Internet Governance Forum per l´Italia Una nota veloce (al momento sono oberato di lavoro... :cry: ) su un´altra interessante iniziativa del Capitolo Italiano dell´ISOC. http://www.dedominibus.com/2008/04/16/un%c2%b4internet-governance-forum-per-l%c2%b4italia/ Nic México alcanza los 250,000 nombres de dominio registrados bajo .MX [news release] NIC México (Network Information Center México), administrador del código territorial .MX alcanzó, este 28 de Abril, una nueva meta en el registro de nombres de dominio, llegando a los 250,000 nombres de dominio registrados bajo el .MX. http://www.nic.mx/es/Noticias_2?NEWS=267 Nic México alcanza los 250,000 nombres de dominio registrados bajo .MX NIC México (Network Information Center México), administrador del código territorial .MX alcanzó, este 28 de Abril, una nueva meta en el registro de nombres de dominio, llegando a los 250,000 nombres de dominio registrados bajo el .MX. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1625 Borrador de Política de delegación de nombres de dominio .co El Ministerio de Comunicaciones presenta el documento borrador de política para el ccTLD .CO, el cual estará publicado para comentarios de la comunidad en general durante 10 días hábiles. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1627 Asamblea General de Miembros de LACNIC - Información disponible LACNIC anuncia que ha convocado a todos sus miembros asociados a participar de la Asamblea General de Miembros de LACNIC que se llevará a cabo el próximo jueves 29 de mayo de 2008 a las 15.30 horas (primera convocatoria) en el Hotel Fiesta Bahia. Las Asambleas se realizarán en el marco del evento LACNIC XI a desarrollarse del 26 al 30 de mayo en Salvador, Bahía, Brasil. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1626 La ñ, a paso firme en internet A partir de septiembre, los sitios argentinos en la red podrán adoptar caracteres del idioma español como la ñ, los acentos y la diéresis, gracias a una resolución firmada por el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Argentina. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/science/newsid_7376000/7376706.stm ICANN želi ukiniti zastonjsko preizkušanje privlacnosti domen Internetni regulator ICANN, zaradi zlorabe registracij domen v komercialne namene, želi ukiniti petdnevno brezplacno obdobje. Ta cas je bil sprva uporabnikom namenjen, da brez stroškov spremenijo ime domene, v celoti preklicejo registracijo ali popravijo zatipkano napako. http://www.dnevnik.si/novice/znanost/316320 Åben kamp om kontrollen over .dk-domænerne Fristen for at give tilbud på at administrere dk-domænet udløber på tirsdag. DK Hostmaster håber på at kunne beholde opgaven, men alt er i spil. http://www.computerworld.dk/art/44994?tekstlink Story in Chinese mentioning CNNIC http://dailynews.muzi.com/news/ll/chinese/1505838.shtml +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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/. 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