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********************************************************** Don't forget to check out www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, already online! Headlines from the July 14 edition of the news include: OECD Ministerial-Technical Community Memorandum | UK leads the way in fighting online crime | Internet stakeholders ponder ways to regulate the web | F.C.C. Chief Would Bar Comcast From Imposing Web Restrictions | Global Policy Proposal for Remaining IPv4 Address Space – Background Report - Updated 11 July 2008 | .NL Reaches Three Million Domains | An Astonishing Collaboration by Dan Kaminsky | Patch domain name servers now, says DNS inventor | Computer hackers: Internet flaw sparks biggest security fix in web history | Explainer: The glitch | Who's Really at Risk From the DNS Flaw? | nz: Domain name ‘renewal’ letters surface again | IPv4 Address Transfer Markets: The time has come by Milton Mueller | The IP Address Governance Regime by Milton Mueller | Getting the internet ready for the next generation And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Protect the web, says Sir Tim http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/09/web.sirtim What is the future of the internet? http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7496000/7496976.stm Call for web to stay open for all by Berners-Lee http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7493859.stm ICANN blames June site hijack on registrar http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9107258 Why New TLDs Don't Matter by John Levine http://www.circleid.com/posts/89710_why_new_tlds_dont_matter/ New Generic Top-Level Domains and Internet Standards by Patrick Vande Walle http://www.circleid.com/posts/new_top_level_domains_internet_standards/ One Million .ES Domains http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5400 Big change in Internet could see Maori names [news release] http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0807/S00012.htm nz: Race begins for .wellington web address http://stuff.co.nz/4610286a28.html uk: Firms in Wellington web fight http://www.shropshirestar.com/2008/07/08/firms-braced-for-wellington-web-fight/ Massive, coordinated DNS patch released http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9985618-57.html Details on Tuesday's DNS cache poisoning announcement http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9985815-57.html Patched Flaw Could Have Broken Internet Backbone http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/63738.html Major DNS flaw could disrupt the Internet http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/070808-dns-flaw-disrupts-internet.html ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Protect the web, says Sir Tim Researchers have a "duty" to protect the future of the world wide web, according to its inventor. Speaking at the launch of a new research programme yesterday, Sir Tim Berners-Lee — the British computer scientist who came up with the idea of the web 19 years ago — said it was vital that scientists and engineers worked harder to understand how the web works, in order to keep it evolving. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/09/web.sirtim What is the future of the internet? The pioneer of the world wide web is now looking ahead to a new and more sophisticated way of using the internet known as the semantic web. Sir Tim Berners-Lee explains in this BBC Radio 4 Today programme interview. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7496000/7496976.stm Call for web to stay open for all by Berners-Lee Governments, scientists and businesses must do more to ensure the web stays open for all, says Sir Tim Berners-Lee. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7493859.stm ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN blames June site hijack on registrar The international organization that oversees the Web's top-level domain naming system said that the hijacking last month of several of its domains was the result of a security breach at the registrar that manages those URLs. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9107258 http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;80100572 http://nytimes.com/idg/IDG_852573C4006938800025747F006D6964.html http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=102101 Why New TLDs Don't Matter by John Levine Lost amid the furor about ICANN's rule change that may (or may not) lead to a flood of TLDs is the uncomfortable fact that almost without exception, the new TLDs created since 2000 have been utter failures. Other than perhaps .cat and .mobi, they've missed their estimates of the number of registrations by orders of magnitude, and they haven't gotten mindshare in the target community. So what went wrong? Users stopped caring about TLDs. http://www.circleid.com/posts/89710_why_new_tlds_dont_matter/ New Generic Top-Level Domains and Internet Standards by Patrick Vande Walle The recent decision by ICANN to start a new round of applications for new gTLDs is launching a round of questions on the IETF side about its consequences. http://www.circleid.com/posts/new_top_level_domains_internet_standards/ Yes, Domain Tasting Will End After years of complaints ICANN has finally done something about domain tasting, but some are confused over exactly what they have done. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Yes-Domain-Tasting-Will-End/ New Domain Names May Lead to Suits Intellectual property lawyers and industry groups say a global Internet body's decision to allow more generic top-level domain names will boost cybersquatting and related arbitration and litigation. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202422805309 Sweeping Changes To The Internet On The Horizon [reg req'd] The phenomenal success of the Internet has lead to increasing pressures upon the domain naming system, and even rumours that the Internet was in danger of running out of addresses. http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=62778 Icann opens things up Icann's recent decision to effectively relax the rules on registering domain names has again highlighted the importance of choosing the right suffix to represent your organisation on the web. Although it is often relegated behind web site design and content management issues, domain name management is now crucial to the success of a business or the effectiveness of a public sector organisation online. http://blog.iwr.co.uk/2008/07/icann-opens-thi.html ICAAN – Preventing Hatred v. Censorship of TLD Applications With all the excitement over expansion of IP addresses to be expanded from 4-string to 6-string format, little has been reported on the current and proposed regulations to restrict new domain registration. Watchdogs are deeply concerned over censorship. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/257005 New International Policy to Change the Face of the Internet ICANN announced recently that they will allow individuals and organizations to apply for their own top level domains. The decision was made at a meeting in Paris, France on June 26. This policy has been in the works since late 2007. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/859651/new_international_policy_to_change.html The billion-dollar domain babies The latest ICANN plan to allow the global populace to assemble an entire domain name like www.yourname.yourname as their free-choice is a revolutionary and timely decision. This now open doors to cyber-brands such as my.ibm, hotel.chicago, it.jobs, play.poker, fly.usa or go.dell and applicants will submit a non-refundable fee of US$100 - 500 000 for each name idea and the businesses are already jumping to get started. http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/16/26138.html ICANN downplays site hacks ICANN is speaking out about a recent round of attacks perpetrated against its sites. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2220990/icann-downplays-site-hacks http://itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=79932 http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2220990/icann-downplays-site-hacks ICANN Domain Names Attacked ICANN says that it has been the recent target of online attacks. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/07/07/icann-domain-names-attacked Chinese, Arabic and Hindi domain names to go up for sale – finally! At its recent meeting in Paris, ICANN made a number of announcements. The one that received the most press was the revelation that there would be new gTLDs available in 2009. http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/08/chinese-arabic-and-hindi-domain-names-go-sale-finally The Billion-Dollar Domain Babies The latest ICANN plan to allow the global populace to assemble an entire domain name like www.yourname.yourname as their free-choice is a revolutionary and timely decision. This now open doors to cyber-brands such as my.ibm, hotel.chicago, it.jobs, play.poker, fly.usa or go.dell and applicants will submit a non-refundable fee of US$100 - 500 000 for each name idea and the businesses are already jumping to get started. http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/16/26138.html http://allafrica.com/stories/200807071638.html ICANN says hijacking attack due to breach at their registrar As we commented on, ICANN, the group that manages TLD naming systems for the web, recently had several of its domains hijacked by a Turkish hacking group. ICANN has now commented that the hijacking was due to a security breach at the registrar that manages those URLs. http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1454 ICANN says registrar was hacked Two weeks after ICANN’s own domains were hijacked by Turkish hackers, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers says it was its registrar — not ICANN’s servers themselves — that were attacked. http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3882 Internet To Change Radically Soon The Internet will change beyond recognition by as early as next year if a vote to relax domain name rules is approved. Wide Web will decide at a meeting in Paris whether it should open up the strict rules governing top-level domains, the technical term for the suffixes that appear at the end of internet addresses such as “.org” and “.com”. http://www.thelinkpaper.ca/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1215448605&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&cat=2 Speed-dating the new gTLD registry operators - Part 1 Starting a new gTLD? Are you going to start your own registry, or outsource? It’s a critical choice, because with “stability of the Internet” as the watchword of the day, you want to make double-sure that your application isn’t torpedoed on technical grounds. Unless you’re very sure of what you’re doing, it makes a lot of sense to find a partner who can pass all of ICANN’s tests. http://www.namesatwork.com/blog/2008/07/07/speed-dating-the-new-gtld-registry-operators-part-1 ICANN Blames Register.com for Hack Searching for explanations for last month's high-profile hack, a ICANN spokesperson said that the site hijacking of several of its domains was due to a security leak at the registrar that manages those sites - identified as Register.com. http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/070808_ICANN_Blames_Register_com_for_Hack.cfm ICANN Not Enforcing Rules Against Registrar Warehousing Because There Are No Rules One of the leading domain attorneys we all know and love sent me an e-mail today about my Post the other day concerning Domain Registrars which warehouse expired domains of their customers instead of releasing them into a drop or auction. http://www.thedomains.com/2008/07/06/icann-not-enforcing-rules-against-registrar-warehousing-because-there-are-no-rules/ NIG applauds ICANN over approval of new TLDs The Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) has applauded the management of ICANN over the approval of the new TLDs. http://itrealms.blogspot.com/2008/07/nig-applauds-icann-over-approval-of-new.html ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** One Million .ES Domains Spain’s ccTLD, .es, passed the one million mark reports Sedo. The passing of the milestone occurred much more rapidly following liberalisation of the registration rules in the .es name space two years ago. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5400 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/07/one-million-es-domains/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/one-million-.es-domains.html One million .ES domains registered Spanish Minister for commerce will attend a ceremony celebrating this milestone for Spain's Internet next week, in Madrid. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/216/one-million-es-domains-registered.php IE Domain registry agency makes more than €500,000 profit THE AGENCY responsible for managing the Irish IE internet domain registry, made more than €500,000 in profits last year. The IE Domain Registry (IEDR) reported yesterday that new registrations rose 29 per cent net in 2007 to 90,000 individual domains. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2008/0709/1215537641158.html http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2008/0709/1215537642145.html Profits decline at ie domain registry The ie domain registry has issued its annual report for 2007. It says that its pre-tax profits dipped more than €200,000 to €607,000 due to higher administration expenses. Last year the registry more than doubled its staff pension contribution to more than €50,000 for its 12 staff. http://www.rte.ie/business/2008/0708/ie.html Big rise in .ie domain names The IE Domain Registry (IEDR), which manages .ie web domain names for Ireland, said that registrations rose 29pc in 2007. http://www.independent.ie/business/world/in-brief-big-rise-in-ie-domain-names-1430019.html Big change in Internet could see Maori names [news release] ICANN the oversight organisation for the Internet, relaxed rules in Paris this week to permit the introduction of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of new Internet domain names to join ".com," making the first sweeping changes in the network's 25-year-old address system. The new additions will include non English characters. Ross Himona pioneer Maori on the Internet and Kaumatua of NZMIS regarded this as step forward. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0807/S00012.htm nz: Race begins for .wellington web address The New Zealand capital could face competition for the right to manage ".wellington" internet addresses. http://stuff.co.nz/4610286a28.html uk: Firms in Wellington web fight Last year’s Wellington Carnival in ShropshireBusiness leaders in Shropshire are bracing themselves for a battle with their New Zealand counterparts over the right to use the name Wellington in website addresses. http://www.shropshirestar.com/2008/07/08/firms-braced-for-wellington-web-fight/ Regulator cools attempt to control Uganda domain name [IDG] The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has cooled its interest in taking control of the Uganda country code, .ug. The country code is registered to and controlled by Charles Musisi, an Internet entrepreneur who has managed Uganda domain names over the past 12 years. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/070808-regulator-cools-attempt-to-control.html ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Massive, coordinated DNS patch released A security researcher has responsibly disclosed a fundamental flaw within the Domain Name System (DNS), the addressing scheme behind the common names used on the Internet. Currently, it may be possible to guess these transaction ID values in advance and assert a malicious server as the authoritative DNS server for a popular bank or e-commerce site. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9985618-57.html http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Massive-coordinated-DNS-patch-released/0,130061744,339290456,00.htm Details on Tuesday's DNS cache poisoning announcement On Tuesday, security researcher Dan Kaminsky of IO Active calmly explained in a conference call with security reporters how he first stumbled upon a pervasive flaw deep within the Domain Name System (DNS), a series of servers used to translate common Internet names to IP addresses. Kaminsky said he wasn't even looking for a security vulnerability. What he found, however, could explain how criminal hackers have been able to redirect DNS queries recently. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9985815-57.html DNS hole prompts synchronized patching effort by IT vendors In a rare synchronized security move, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc. and other IT vendors today released software patches aimed at addressing a fundamental design flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol used to direct traffic on the Internet. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9107978 Leading vendors team up to squash DNS bug [IDG] Leading vendors have teamed up to release a patch to fix a serious bug that has affected the DNS protocol that underlies the entire Internet. Microsoft, Cisco, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems and the Internet Software Consortium, makers of the most widely used DNS server software, have all updated their software to address the vulnerability http://techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsid=102110 Major DNS flaw could disrupt the Internet A fundamental flaw in the Domain Name System protocol that would allow an attacker to massively disrupt the Internet has been discovered by a researcher, prompting CERT to issue an alert and major DNS software vendors to issue patches today. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/070808-dns-flaw-disrupts-internet.html Fix found for net security flaw Computer experts have released software to tackle a security glitch in the internet's addressing system. The flaw, discovered by accident, would allow criminals to redirect users to fake webpages, even if they typed the correct address into a browser. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7496735.stm DNS management becoming critical to businesses but poorly understood Experts are asking whether it's time to shine a bright light on the "black art" of Domain Name System (DNS) management. "DNS is one of those topic areas that I've always called a black art," said Robert Whiteley, senior analyst at Forrester Research. "It is very poorly understood, relative to how important it is." http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid7_gci1319998,00.html Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web [AFP] Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web. Major software and hardware makers worked in secret for months to create a software "patch" released on Tuesday to repair the problem, which is in the way computers are routed to web page addresses. http://news.theage.com.au/technology/internet-flaw-could-let-hackers-take-over-the-web-20080709-3c5x.html http://news.smh.com.au/technology/internet-flaw-could-let-hackers-take-over-the-web-20080709-3c5x.html http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23992587-5005361,00.html http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23992587-5006506,00.html Security flaw warning for internet An internet security expert in the US says he has found a gaping hole in the World Wide Web. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/09/2298937.htm The Internet Gets a Patch, as DNS Bug Is Fixed [IDG] Makers of the software used to connect computers on the Internet collectively released software updates Tuesday to patch a serious bug in one of the Internet's underlying protocols, the Domain Name System (DNS). http://www.pcworld.com/article/148095/the_internet_gets_a_patch_as_dns_bug_is_fixed.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/070808-the-internet-gets-a-patch.html Cybercriminals reinventing atack methods Trend Micro Inc. reported that cybercriminals are not only leveraging new technologies to propagate cybercrime, but are also reinventing forms of social engineering to cleverly ensnare both consumers and businesses, according to the "Trend Micro Threat Roundup and Forecast 1H 2008" report. As a result, the last six months saw an upswing in Web threats, but steady decreases in adware and spyware that are generated by outdated technical methods and can no longer compete with high-level security solutions. http://www.ciol.com/Technology/Security/News-Reports/Cybercriminals-reinventing-atack-methods/8708107745/0/ The credibility of the domain auction system was impeached GoDaddy VP of TDNAM Adam Dicker was caught bidding against customers at the company’s auctions and wining some of the domains he bid for. The story raised questions about unethical business practices and conflict of interests which hurt the credibility of the whole auction system. http://www.domaininformer.com/news/editors/080707Thecredibilityofthedomainauctionsystemwasimpeached.html au: Federal review of e-security THE federal Government is set to overhaul the digital security framework that protects government and business from electronic attacks. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,23982429-24169,00.html Cyber-criminals move with the times Cyber-crooks are using new technologies and reinventing forms of social engineering to ensnare consumers and businesses, security experts warn. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2221007/cyber-criminals-move-times Lithuania Attacked by Russian Hacktivists, 300 Sites Defaced Last week's mass defacement of over 300 Lithuanian sites hosted on the same ISP, an upcoming attack that was largely anticipated due to the on purposely escalated online tensions out of Lithuan's accepted legislation banning communist symbols across the country, once again demonstrates information warfare building capabilities in action. http://www.circleid.com/posts/87870_lithuania_internet_attack_russian_hacktivists/ ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Forget the domain name hype; just protect your name Last week the proposal to allow a new breed of internet domains triggered talk of another “internet gold rush”. I’m not sure this is going to happen, however it is a timely reminder of the importance of protecting your own business name. http://smartcompany.com.au/Blog/Paul-Wallbank/20080707-Forget-the-domain-name-hype-just-protect-your-name.html ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** In Three Years, the Internet Hits a Brick Wall In an estimated three years or so, the Internet will run out of the IPv4 addresses that it is currently based upon, forcing a transition over to a next-generation IPv6 address scheme – or a halt to all new domains. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2325024,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121 What's Next for IPv6 in the U.S.? The U.S. government operates one of the largest technology infrastructures on Earth, and it's all supposed to be IPv6-ready. At least, that was the plan. http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/netsys/article.php/3757541/Whats+Next+for+IPv6+in+the+U.S.?.htm ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Choosing the Right Registrar: If domain names were considered food, then registrars would be comparable to restaurants If domain names were considered food, then registrars would be comparable to restaurants in which domainers dine. A domain name registrar is a company accredited to register domain names by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and/or by a national country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD). There are literally thousands of registrars to choose from when starting out in assembling a domain name portfolio, so how does one distinguish between them? In my opinion, there are a few factors that should be considered when deciphering which registrars would be considered a worthwhile dining experience: http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1776 ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Monte Cahn Leads Aftermarket Business at Oversee.net Moniker CEO Monte Cahn has expanded his role after his company was acquired by Oversee.net. Cahn is now spearheading the Aftermarket & Registrar business division at Oversee.net. I recently caught up with Cahn and Oversee.net to understand what this division entails and what’s in store for the future. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/08/monte-cahn-leads-aftermarket-business-at-overseenet/ Zimbabwe.com: An Opportunity to Do Good The 2008 GeoDomain Expo kicks off Thursday night in Chicago. Moniker will hold a live auction Saturday evening with geo gems such as SanMateo.com and Yemen.com. But one domain draws special attention and an opportunity for a wealthy domain investor: Zimbabwe.com. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/08/zimbabwecom-an-opportunity-to-do-good/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Massives DNS-Sicherheitsproblem gefährdet das Internet Das US-CERT und andere Sicherheitsexperten warnen vor einem kritischen Design-Problem, das alle DNS-Implementierungen betrifft. Der Domain Name Service ist dafür zuständig, lesbare Namen wie www.heise.de in IP-Adressen wie 193.99.144.85 umzuwandeln, mit denen Computer umgehen können. DNS ist somit das Telefonbuch des Internet, ohne das gar nichts mehr geht; wer den DNS unter seine Kontrolle bringt, beherrscht das Internet. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Massives-DNS-Sicherheitsproblem-gefaehrdet-das-Internet--/meldung/110641 Koordinierter Patch für DNS-Fehler Sicherheitsexperten warnen vor einem Fehler im Domain Name System [DNS], das dafür zuständig ist, die IP-Adressen einzelner Computer den Klartext-URLs zuzuordnen. Der Fehler, der den Zwischenspeicher [Cache] von DNS-Servern betrifft, soll es Angreifern ermöglichen, den Netzverkehr umzulenken, indem er Schadcode in den Cache einschleust ["Cache Poisoning"]. http://futurezone.orf.at/hardcore/stories/291530/ Lücke im Domain Name System geschlossen Wie jetzt bekannt wurde, hat der Sicherheitsforscher Dan Kaminsky Anfang des Jahres einen fundamentalen Fehler im Domain Name System (DNS) entdeckt. Die Lücke wird durch gestern erschienene Patches zahlreicher Unternehmen geschlossen. http://www.zdnet.de/security/news/0,39029460,39193204,00.htm Microsoft patcht neun Lücken Löcher im Windows Explorer, dem Windows DNS sowie in Exchange und SQL Server werden geschlossen. http://www.infoweek.ch/news/NW_single.cfm?news_ID=18607 ICANN – Weichenstellungen des Paris-Meetings Obwohl die Pläne zur Einführung neuer Top Level Domains (TLDs) die weltweiten Schlagzeilen dominierten, hatte das 32. ICANN-Meeting in Paris weitere wichtige Weichenstellungen zu bieten: so verstärkt ICANN die Arbeiten zur Einführungen internationalisierter TLDs ebenso wie den Kampf gegen Domain-Tasting. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/icann-weichenstellungen-des-paris-meetings-id667226.html Verisign ernennt vorläufigen CEO VeriSign hat am Freitag einen vorläufigen CEO ernannt, der den in der letzten Woche überraschend zurückgetretenen William Roper ersetzen soll. Jim Bidzos, Gründer und Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender, wird ab heute die Leitung des Unternehmens interimsmäßig übernehmen. http://www.zdnet.de/news/business/0,39023142,39193091,00.htm Als Endung ".berlin" statt ".de" Es ist eine Revolution im Internet: Künftig können Web-Adressen frei gewählte Endungen bekommen. Neben den bisher üblichen Domain-Namen ".de" oder ".com" kann es nun Endungen wie Städte- oder Firmen-Namen geben wie ".berlin". Das entschied die Internet-Verwaltung ICANN. Zudem sind nun Endungen in anderen Schriften als der lateinischen - zum Beispiel mit kyrillischen oder chinesischen Zeichen - erlaubt. http://www.morgenweb.de/ratgeber/multimedia/20080708_srv0000002802210.html Unternehmen oft mit Lücken in Domain-Portfolios Der Domain-Manager-Dienst NetNames hat eine neue Suite von Brand-Monitoring-Lösungen vorgestellt, die dem Schutz von Marken gegenüber Online-Missbrauch dienen. http://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachrichten/nachricht/2453192.html Noms de domaines : l’AFNIC affûte ses armes Après la consultation publique sur l’extension des noms de domaines, l’AFNIC se positionne pour rester maître des autorisations pour les extensions françaises http://www.silicon.fr/fr/news/2008/07/04/noms_de_domaines___l_afnic_affute_ses_armes Internet : une faille dans le DNS, une éruption de correctifs Une faille très sérieuse dans le protocole DNS (Domain Name System) a été découverte, plus tôt dans l’année, par Dan Kaminski de IOActive. Ce dernier a alors averti les autorités américaines, notamment la défense nationale, puis a ensuite travaillé à organiser, parmi les entreprises concernées, la sortie synchronisée de patchs pour tous les logiciels et systèmes d’exploitation qui pourraient être touchés. http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/44694-serveurs-dns-dan-kaminski-correctifs.htm http://fr.news.yahoo.com/pcinpact/20080709/ttc-internet-une-faille-dans-le-dns-une-c2f7783.html «La libéralisation du .PRO repoussée au 8 septembre» En septembre, de nouvelles règles d'enregistrement donneront accès au .PRO aux professionnels du monde entier. Domaines.info s'est entretenu avec Matt Buckland, directeur des opérations de RegistryPro au sujet du report du .PRO et de la manière dont les demandes d'enregistrement seront traitées. http://domainesinfo.fr/interview/95/matt-buckland-la-liberalisation-du-pro-repoussee-au-8-septembre.php Pas de surprises pour les marques faiblement distinctives Une société nommée Surprise perd son nom de domaine surprise.fr à l'occasion d'un changement de registrar. Le signe étant jugé faiblement distinctif, sa tentative de transfert par décision technique échoue. http://domainesinfo.fr/chronique/202/emmanuel-gillet-pas-de-surprises-pour-les-marques-faiblement-distinctives.php L’AFNIC candidate à sa succession La semaine dernière, l’AFNIC a expliqué les grandes lignes de sa réponse à la consultation publique lancée par le gouvernement sur le .FR… et annoncé sa candidature à la gestion renouvelée du .FR. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1587/l-afnic-candidate-a-sa-succession.php Les géants de l'internet mobilisés contre une grave faille de sécurité Les géants informatiques mondiaux, dont Microsoft, Sun Microsystems et Cisco, se sont mobilisés ces derniers mois pour corriger une grave faille de sécurité qui menaçait l'internet mondial, et diffusent cette semaine à grande échelle un "patch" (logiciel de correction). http://www.tdg.ch/pages/home/tribune_de_geneve/info_express/high_tech/depeches_hi_tech/(contenu)/243425 http://www.24heures.ch/pages/home/24_heures/info_express/hi_tech/hi_tech_detail/(contenu)/243439 http://www.lematin.ch/fr/depeches/hightech/les-geants-de-l-internet-mobilises-contre-une-grave-faille-de-securite_67-193199 ICANN minimizza certi attacchi informatici I domini Internet si saranno anche liberati dai vecchi schemi della nomenclatura del web, ma i rischi di "domain hijacking" permangono per chiunque, persino per l'ICANN che quei domini li gestisce in prima istanza. http://punto-informatico.it/p.aspx?i=2347830 Aggiornato BIND per un baco DNS I produttori del software più utilizzato per connettere computer su Internet collettivamente ha rilasciato degli aggiornamenti per risolvere dei seri bachi relativo a uno dei protocolli sottostanti, il Domain Name System (DNS). http://www.nwi.it/showPage.php?template=notizie&id=10668 Los gigantes de la Red se movilizan contra un grave agujero de seguridad Las principales compañías informáticas del mundo, como Microsoft, Sun Microsystems y Cisco, han trabajado en la corrección de un importante fallo de seguridad que afecta a Internet en todo el mundo, y distribuyen un parche para corregirlo. http://www.elmundo.es/navegante/2008/07/09/tecnologia/1215586475.html 1.000.000 de .es registrados A espera de la confirmación oficial de Nic.es, este pasado mes de junio se habrá superado el millón de dominios .es registrados. http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1768 http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/07/1000000-de-es-registrados.html Curioso ataque contra encargada de brindar direcciones de internet La agencia sin fines de lucro ICANN recientemente perdió la pista de su propia dirección debido a un insólito engaño. Prometieron mejorar las medidas de seguridad http://www.infobae.com/contenidos/390415-100918-0-Curioso-ataque-contra-encargada-de-brindar-direcciones-de-internet Internet con nombre propio La ICANN aprobó un proyecto para empezar a trabajar en un nuevo sistema de dominios. De este modo, a partir del año próximo, extensiones como .biz o .mobi, asociadas a un limitado número de entidades, podrán aplicarse a cualquier usuario con capacidad de realizar un registro online y su aprobación será más rápida, salvo que haya objeciones. "Es una decisión para liberar el espacio de dominios de alto nivel", señaló Paul Twomey. http://www.rionegro.com.ar/diario/2008/07/09/20087v09s10b.php La Generalitat i la Fundació puntCAT impulsen el domini .cat entre les pimes La Conselleria de Governació i Administracions Públiques i la Fundació puntCAT han signat avui un acord per promoure els registres .cat entre les pimes, pel que la Generalitat invertirà 30.000 euros en línia amb el pla Pimestic, ha informat avui la Secretaria de Telecomunicacions i societat de la informació (STSI). http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/ep/20080708/tlc-la-generalitat-i-la-fundaci-puntcat-5da5357.html Registro de Nombres de Dominio en America Latina - Estadisticas al 30 de Junio del 2008 LatinoamerICANN presenta el reporte mensual de estadisticas de nombres de dominio en LAC correspondiente a Junio del 2008. La presente 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://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1660 Domínios .qualquercoisa são mesmo uma boa idéia? A ICANN vai flexibilizar a criação de novos domínios, o que traz algumas vantagens. No entanto poderá confundir modelos mentais e criar problemas para marcas estabelecidas. Você concorda? http://webinsider.uol.com.br/index.php/2008/07/07/dominios-qualquercoisa-sao-realmente-uma-boa-ideia/ Internet: faille de sécurité colmatée Les géants informatiques mondiaux, dont Microsoft, Sun Microsystems et Cisco, se sont mobilisés ces derniers mois pour corriger une grave faille de sécurité qui menaçait l'internet mondial. Ils diffusent cette semaine à grande échelle un "patch" (logiciel de correction). http://www.rtbf.be/info/internet-faille-de-securite-colmatee Domeny .tel beda sprzedawane juz w grudniu biezacego roku Od 3 grudnia biezacego roku wlasciciele znaków towarowych beda mogli zarejestrowac jedna z nowych domen typu .tel. Dwa miesiace pózniej brytyjski operator Telnic otworzy nowy rejestr przeznaczony dla zwyklych uzytkowników. http://www.heise-online.pl/networks/Domeny-tel-beda-sprzedawane-juz-w-grudniu-biezacego-roku--/news/4936 Icann lurades på sina domännamn Webben Föreningen Icann, som har ansvaret över domännamnssystemet på internet, blev nyligen av med sitt eget domännamn. På grund av den inbyggda trögheten i systemet var adressen svår att nå i över ett dygn. http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.171173 Massiv bugg på internet fixad Säkerhet Tack vare en gemensam insats från de största leverantörerna av dns-program så uppdaterades internets dns-protokoll i smyg under gårdagen. Buggen som upptäcktes för flera månader sedan medförde stora säkerhetsrisker. http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.171217 Laaja nimipalvelinhaavoittuvuus paljastui Cert-Fi varoittaa internetin nimipalvelintoteutuksista löytyneestä haavoittuvuudesta. Nimipalveluhaavoittuvuuden avulla hyökkääjä voi ohjata tietyn domain-nimen osoittamaan haluamaansa osoitteeseen. http://www.kaleva.fi/plus/juttu737742_page0.htm Story in Chinese (?) mentioning ICANN http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=79288 Story in Arabic mentioning domain names http://www.alriyadh.com/2008/07/09/article357462.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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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