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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 24 edition of the news include: ICANN July magazine out | Legal update: Domain name gold rush on the horizon | Web seminar: Internet liberalization: opportunities and challenges for IP owners | LACTLD Appoints Erick Iriarte Ahon General Manager | me: Thousands rush for personalised e-mail addresses | Immediate Demand For .Me Goes Sky High! | To disclose or not to disclose? Disclosing security problems is a good idea, says Bill Thompson, except when it isn't | Details of Major Internet Flaw Posted by Accident | Hundreds of Websites Outed for Illegally Selling Steroids | Family lose Narnia web name fight | Author's estate wins battle of Narnia domain name | Much-maligned feature being added to IPv6 | nz: Dengate Thrush to chair Carriers' Forum group-ICANN chair to help guide IP interconnect policy And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** European Dialogue on Internet Governance - Strasbourg, 20-21 October 2008 http://eurodig.org/ ICANN Paris Briefing Note - overall summary of the meeting http://blog.icann.org/?p=345 1.5 Million .it Domain Registrations http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5471 GoDaddy’s Domain Registration Totally Screws .me http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/godaddys-domain-registration-totally-screws-me/ GoDaddy Offers .Me Domain Names. It’s a Big .Fail So Far. http://mashable.com/2008/07/17/godaddy-offers-me-domain-names-it%E2%80%99s-a-big-fail-so-far/ DNS flaw discoverer says more permanent fixes will be needed http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1457798528;fp;2;fpid;1 Internode first Australian ISP to offer IPv6 service http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1411851291 US economy: Lacklustre Google and Microsoft results puncture Wall Street's fragile good cheer http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/17/google.microsoft Google Deliberately Sells Fewer Ads — and May Have Gone Too Far http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/google-deliberately-sells-fewer-ads-and-may-have-gone-too-far/ ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** European Dialogue on Internet Governance - Strasbourg, 20-21 October 2008 European actors interested in Internet Governance issues will meet in Strasburg on 20-21 October 2008, to discuss openly and freely their ideas, experiences and concerns in a fully multi-stakeholder format. The main themes on the Agenda of the 3rd IGF to be held in Hyderabad in December will be addressed with a particular emphasis on issues surrounding security, privacy, and openness on the Internet (concerns such as cutting Internet access, the privacy and security of popular internet banking and commerce applications, etc). Other themes will include universal access, as well as managing Internet critical resources. http://eurodig.org/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN Paris Briefing Note - overall summary of the meeting As with previous meetings, we have prepared a “briefing note” for Paris to act as a broad summary of what happened over the five days. It has been published on the Paris meeting site and we republish it below. http://blog.icann.org/?p=345 ICANN consultations on the Registrar Accreditation Agreement ICANN has started a new round of consultations with regard to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement. The consultation is open through 4 August 2008. I submitted the following comment: http://patrick.vande-walle.eu/internet/icann/icann-consultations-on-the-registrar-accreditation-agreement/ Have TLD strategies been spoilt by choice? Domain name governance may rank alongside intelligent compression, enterprise resource planning and dynamic configuration in the sexy technology list, but it’s probably one of the most important ways IT can support the business. http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/comment/2222015/tld-strategies-spoilt-choice-4126453 http://www.whatpc.co.uk/itweek/comment/2222015/tld-strategies-spoilt-choice-4126453 Web addresses to get more Leeway Online addresses would soon look a lot more diversified as the organization that oversees web identities is expected to approve a proposal to create an unlimited number of so-called top-level domains — the familiar suffixes like '.com' at the end of Web addresses. http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=87668 New options for web addresses soon to be available Internet users will soon have more options for selecting the name of their web site. Traditional endings like ".com" or ."org" will soon be supplemented with many new ones, such as ".sports," ".perfume," or ".paris." http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/220096,new-options-for-web-addresses-soon-to-be-available.html http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/July/theworld_July1093.xml§ion=theworld&col= http://www.monstersandcritics.com/tech/news/article_1418157.php/New_options_for_web_addresses_soon_to_be_available After the A website with just the kind of domain name you want - and in the language of your choice. A World Wide Web with domains ranging from .dubai to .doctors, from .paris to .perfume, from .la to .love. http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Internet/10230486.html ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Hot-or-Not Contest Winners Confirm Global Appeal for .Asia Domains [news release] DotAsia Organisation announced today the successful completion of the 5 Weekly Hot or Not Domains AppraisalContests. Winning domains for the 5 weeks were: Resorts.Asia, Careers.Asia, Southeast.Asia, SEO.Asia and Vodka.Asia. The winners came from 5 different countries: Hong Kong (China), Australia, US, Israel and Indonesia. Contest entry period ended July 13th with just under 1,000 submissions. The competition now moves to its most anticipated round, the Grand Prize with a cash prize of US$10,000. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/20/hot-or-not-contest-winners-confirm-global-appeal-for-asia/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/hot-or-not-contest-winners-confirm-global-appeal-for-.asia.html China upgrades global domain name "China" will formally enter the global Internet in 2009. The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) officially launched "China's domain name global escalation action" on July 16, according to Chinanews.com. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90881/6453625.html CNNIC Begins Global Chinese Domain Name Movement China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) formally announced the start of “a Global Chinese language domain movement.” http://www.redlinechina.com/main/?q=node/967 ICANN approves new .INFO policy As reported earlier, Afilias had submitted a proposal to ICANN for the .INFO gTLD that would allow them to shut down domain names at will if they consider them abusive. http://www.domainnamenews.com/icann-policy/icann-approves-new-info-policy/1740 is: Registration and renewal fees by creditcard ISNIC customers can now pay registration and renewal fees for .is domains by creditcard. The last step of the registration process now allows the registrant to select to pay the fees using a creditcard. The registrant can also register the card details with ISNIC and register his/her domains for automatic renewal. In this case the renewal fee will be debeted to the card 60 days prior to its expiry date, automatically. http://www.isnic.is/news/index.php 1.5 Million .it Domain Registrations .it, the Italian ccTLD, has passed 1.5 million registrations. .it is the fifth ccTLD in Europe and the seventh in the world to reach this milestone. Today there are more than 1,553,000 names registered. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5471 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/18/15-million-it-domain-registrations/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/1.5-million-.it-domain-registrations.html 30,000 .ME registrations Montenegro's new Internet suffix has drawn 30,000 registrations during the initial part of its launch, the Sunrise for trademark holders and the Landrush. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/215/30-000-me-registrations.php GoDaddy’s Domain Registration Totally Screws .me Earlier this year GoDaddy won the rights to distribute domains under the extension .me, which belongs to the country of Montenegro. After a number of private distribution periods for corporations, the highly desirable extension finally went on sale this morning for $20 dollars a year (with a minimum 2 year purchase - nice). And now, things are rapidly descending into chaos. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/godaddys-domain-registration-totally-screws-me/ Domain .Me Dotted With Problems Registrar GoDaddy began offering the .me domains from registration, but the process overwhelmed the company with issues. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/07/17/domain-me-dotted-with-problems GoDaddy's New .Me Domains Turning Into Circus Seems GoDaddy is having some problems with their just launched .me domains. People were applying left and right for them and obviously GoDaddy seemed to have a "box office" hit with the new domain extension. http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/080717-154429 GoDaddy Offers .Me Domain Names. It’s a Big .Fail So Far. A few hours ago at 11am ET one of the better domain extensions to debut in recent memory - .me – went on sale at GoDaddy for $19.99/yr. Since then, chaos has ensued, as apparently purchases are either not going through, or going through but the domain name remains available for others to buy. As an illustration of the problem this creates, according to the Twitter message below, at least 8 or 9 people are claiming to have receipts for the domain name aweso.me. http://mashable.com/2008/07/17/godaddy-offers-me-domain-names-it%E2%80%99s-a-big-fail-so-far/ .ME Launch Not Without Problems For Some The widely anticipated launch of the .ME domain on Thursday made waves across the Internet, and some of those waves were negative. Over here at Tucows, all systems were go, and resellers were able to register names without difficulty as soon as the Registry opened for business. All in all, it was a successful launch from our perspective. http://about.tucows.com/2008/07/18/me-launch-not-without-problems-for-some/ GoDaddy domain registration proves troubleso.ME A number of internet users who rushed to secure a .ME domain name registration through GoDaddy.com yesterday, 17 July, have been left disappointed and temporarily out of pocket. http://news.icm.ac.uk/technology/godaddy-domain-registration-proves-troublesome/569/ Registration opens for .me domains Registrations for the .me top level domain started yesterday afternoon, giving users a new crack at getting a personalised web address. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2222056/me-domain-opens http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2222056/me-domain-opens .ME TLDs available today ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, has officially opened the doors for registration of .ME domains today. http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/07/17/me-tlds-available-today/1 .me Extends Personalization of the Internet Since the creation of social networking the internet has been the medium of choice for expressing one’s personality. With last month’s introduction of the .me domain, the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of the southern European country, , the web is now more personal than ever! http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1788 Bloggers rush for .me domain name Online bloggerscan now personalise their own web pages after the .me internet domain address was launched yesterday afternoon. http://www.which.co.uk/news/2008/07/bloggers-rush-for-me-domain-name-152478.jsp RegistryPro to Open Pre-Registration on July 21 and Announces Firm Relaunch Date for .Pro TLD on September 8, 2008 [news release] RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .Pro top-level domain (TLD) on the Internet, announced today it will begin accepting pre-reservations for .Pro domain names from new registrants from July 21 through August 31, 2008. This Pre-Registration Period is the second phase of the registry’s highly anticipated transition to new registration parameters. Originally scheduled for July, the new relaunch date for .Pro has now been confirmed for September 8, 2008. http://registrypro.pro/pressreleasses/2008/0716.html uk: Nominet Internet governance research We are currently using an external research agency to carry out research into the perception of Nominet and its role in Internet governance. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5234 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** DNS flaw discoverer says more permanent fixes will be needed The security researcher who recently discovered a heretofore unknown flaw in the Internet's core Domain Name System (DNS) protocol warned IT managers on Thursday to expect more security fixes aimed at mitigating the issue over the coming months. http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1457798528;fp;2;fpid;1 http://computerworlduk.com/management/online/e-business/news/index.cfm?newsid=10115 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148616/more_fixes_needed_says_finder_of_dns_flaw.html Despite patch, today's systems still vulnerable to 2002 flaw For the last week, I've written that Dan Kaminsky undertook unprecedented action in coordinating a variety of vendors in secret over the last six months. Ari Takanen, co-founder and chief technology officer of Codenomicon, wrote to challenge that notion. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9993596-57.html Huge rise in malware this year Malware has risen by a staggering 278 percent in the first half of 2008, thanks in part to the large number of websites comprised last month, so says a new study by ScanSafe. And it warns that things are only going to get worse, especially after Dan Kaminsky goes public with details about his 20 year-old DNS vulnerability. http://techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsid=102180 ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** A new era for Olympic coverage coming in the form of athlete blogs [Canadian Press] Reaching out to an Olympic athlete used to be as unattainable for the average couch potato as the gold medal itself. ... For example, a domain name like sevignyOlympic.com isn't allowed, while sevigny.com/Olympic is fine - but only during the Olympics themselves. http://www.metronews.ca/edmonton/Canada/article/86157 us: Altru domain name case settled [AP] Altru Health System has lost an attempt to bar a Grand Forks resident from using a domain name including the word "Altru." http://www.jamestownsun.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D92109KG0 http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D92109KG0 Are You Master Of Your Domain? [reg req'd] In February 2008, MarkMonitor, Inc released its latest Brandjacking Index. The Index summarises data collected by the US company on how popular brands are abused online. Significantly for trade mark and brand owners, the Index indicates that cybersquatting increased by 33% over 2007. Studies into the practice have found that cybersquatters are now targeting more popular consumer brands over a wider range of industries. Trade mark owners and brand name users must remain vigilant in monitoring use of their brands online to ensure that their interests are not diluted by unauthorised use. http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=63294 Getting a domain name out of Network Solutions' clutches is much too difficult One of my domain names was registered long ago with Network Solutions. Network Solutions charges several times as much per year for registrations as other registrars, so of course I want to transfer away. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/30095 ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Circular dependencies, DNS and impediments to IPv6 adoption by Leo Vegoda It is sometimes said that ISPs do not offer IPv6 transport and equipment vendors offer just partial IPv6 support because there is no customer demand. The counter argument is often made that consumers can only buy what is on offer so people prefer to buy production quality services and equipment. http://blog.icann.org/?p=344 Internode first Australian ISP to offer IPv6 service Australian broadband ISP Internode claims to have become the first in the country to give national direct access to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) as part of its standard service. http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1411851291 http://pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1411851291 Internode invests in IPv6 service Internet service provider Internode has invested in Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) as part of its standard service, for end users. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=80648 Shim6 Host-Based IPv6 Multihoming: Ready for Testing The Internet architecture was designed in the 1970s as a small internetwork to serve the needs of researchers. For the last 30 years, the Internet continued to grow and we are now getting close to hitting the limits of the 32 bits IPv4 addressing space. http://www.circleid.com/posts/87191_shim6_host_based_ipv6_multihoming/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** The Danger of a Domain Registrar “Run on the Bank” We’ve seen a lot of “runs on the bank” recently. Rumors spread that a bank is about to collapse. Nervous customers start pulling their money out of the bank, thus fulfilling the prophecy that the bank will collapse. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/17/the-danger-of-a-domain-registrar-run-on-the-bank/ Domain Name Stocks Pummeled in 2008 It’s been a rough year for stock markets, and domain name companies’ stocks are having a tough run as well. The good news is that two “pure play” domain companies’ stocks are performing much better than the market overall. Here’s a quick run down of domain related stocks and how they are doing year-to-date as of yesterday’s close. For comparison, the S&P 500 is down 15% this year. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/17/domain-name-stocks-pummeled-in-2008/ Russia to create internet addresses in cryillic Russia will be able to create its first Internet addresses using the Cyrillic alphabet next year, communications ministry official Vladimir Vassiliev told Interfax news agency. http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=87737 Ex-Microsoft manager gets 22 months for fraud [IDG] The woman formerly responsible for managing Microsoft's Internet domain names has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for bilking her employer out of US$1 million in fake registration fees. ... According to court filings, Gudmundson used her corporate American Express card for domain-name registration fees, but would then submit copies of invoices that carried inflated charges. She also billed Microsoft for domain name registrations that had already been paid for by its Expedia online travel service. Microsoft sold off Expedia in 2001. http://www.itworld.com/news/53688/ex-microsoft-manager-gets-22-months-fraud http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/inews/F95E2E2DE7B8ABDACC25748C0071A281 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/071808-ex-microsoft-manager-gets-22-months.html ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** US economy: Lacklustre Google and Microsoft results puncture Wall Street's fragile good cheer American stocks completed their best two-day percentage gain since 2002 today but Wall Street's fragile good cheer subsided after the bell as earnings from Google and Microsoft failed to live up to investors' expectations. ... But after the close of trading, Google released earnings which showed weakness in the number of "paid clicks" as internet users choose advertising links. Although Google's profits were up by 35% to $1.25bn, the figures did not deliver the blowaway gains which investors have grown accustomed to seeing at the internet search company. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/17/google.microsoft Google Deliberately Sells Fewer Ads — and May Have Gone Too Far Listening to Google’s executives on their conference call with investors Thursday afternoon, you’d never know that the company’s second-quarter results fell short of expectations and its shares plummeted 10 percent in after-hours trading. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/google-deliberately-sells-fewer-ads-and-may-have-gone-too-far/ Google UK not immune to economic downturn Google's UK turnover fell in the second quarter, its first decline since it began reporting as a public company in 2004, as the dominant internet search engine showed that it was not immune to the impact of the economic slowdown. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article4360186.ece Two Heads Are Better Than One: How Key Partnerships Are Helping Skip Hoagland Develop A GeoDomain Empire With PPC revenues tanking there is a lot of talk among domain owners about developing but, even now, not a lot of action. Why? Because development is hard work and undertaking the task with just a single domain can sap all of a person's available time with no guarantee their developed site will be a hit with web surfers. Since the typical domainer has hundreds or even thousands of names in their portfolio, developing en masse looks more like an impossible dream than a real possibility. http://dnjournal.com/cover/2008/july.htm The Value Of A Sale Includes The Overall Value Of Your Time, And More Over the years I’ve seen many declare they have closed on a great deal or that development paid off big time however, when examining closer, you see it isn’t as sweet as first presented. What I’m talking about is those who tend not to value their time as you would value yours. They will go on and on spending their time to achieve something, and sometimes succeed to a certain degree, but if we look back at all time spent for the project, then add costs, effort, risk, and other essential elements, the picture isn’t as bright anymore. http://www.conceptualist.com/2008/07/17/the-value-of-a-sale-includes-the-overall-value-of-your-time-and-more/ Internet Domain Auction Threatens 285 U.S. TV Stations [news release] Domain names using the call letters of 285 U.S. TV stations -- including major affiliates of ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX -- will be auctioned to the public by GoDaddy.com over the next few days, according to an investigative report released by AndyPurdy.com. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1121114.htm Two Historic Domains Go Up for Sale: Audio.org & Video.org [news release] Active Internet a leading provider of internet technology services located in Lake Worth, Florida is selling off two of the most coveted domains in history, Audio.org and Video.org. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1116314.htm Google: Weathering the Economy? One quarter after defying skeptics with a surprisingly strong performance, Google released second-quarter results that disappointed investors. Earnings unveiled by the company on July 17 slightly missed analysts' expectations and sent Google's stock tumbling. Yet in spite of worries that Google may finally be succumbing to the economic malaise, sales were on target and the search giant held fast to assurances that it's seeing little impact. http://businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2008/tc20080717_091172.htm All five TRAFFIC auction providers revealed According to some insider sources the two remaining auction providers for the Targeted T.R.A.F.F.I.C. auction in New York are Bido.com and Sedo. http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-auction/all-five-traffic-auction-providers-revealed/1734 Rumor Watch: Google to Restrict Domain Parking Here’s an update on Google’s domain parking program. I usually don’t write about rumors, but Julia Mackenzie of IsItMeOrIsEveryoneElseStupid.com has never floated a rumor without it being true. She’s reporting that a reliable source informed her that Google is going to lay the hammer down on domain parking. Essentially, the company will only serve parking ads to domains it believes have a chance of receiving type-in traffic and conversions: http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/19/rumor-watch-google-to-restrict-domain-parking/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** MobileMe: Apple verlängert Nutzungszeitraum MobileMe-Nutzern wird der Nutzungszeitraum für den Dienst verlängert. Damit will sich Apple für die Unannehmlichkeiten beim Start von MobileMe entschuldigen. Das gilt sowohl für zahlende Kunden als auch für Anwender, die den Dienst derzeit kostenlos testen. http://www.golem.de/0807/61130.html Domain .me als Geldquelle für Montenegro Montenegro hat das Internet als neue Geldquelle entdeckt und bietet Internet-Adressen mit dem Domain .me zum Kauf an. Der Staat erwartet sich Einnahmen in Millionenhöhe, diese Erwartungen könnten jedoch nicht erfüllt werden. http://www.sudosteuropa.at/index.php?id=38&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2391&tx_ttnews[backPid]=1 Finance.me: Montenegros neue Geldquelle Montenegro hat eine neue Geldquelle entdeckt. Das Land bietet Internet-Adressen mit dem Kürzel .me an und hofft auf Millionen-Einnahmen. Experten warnen jedoch vor überzogenen Erwartungen. http://www.wiwo.de/technik/finance-me-montenegros-neue-geldquelle-300795/ Jetzt .me-Domains registrieren! Ein neuer Trend kündigt sich am Domain-Himmel an – zumindest für diejenigen, die ihre individuelle Online-Identität verstärkt präsentieren möchten. Ab heute können .me –Domains auf Basis von "First come, First served" registriert werden. Das Kürzel beschreibt als Länderendung den Staat Montenegro, wird aber auch als das englische „me“ (zu deutsch: ich/mich) verstanden. Kein Wunder also, das Domains wie wie z. B. love.me, help.me, marry.me, adopt.me besonders attraktiv zu sein scheinen. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1789 Neue Top Level Domains ab 2009 verfügbar Die ICANN hat nach jahrelangen Diskussionen ein Konzept für die Einführung neuer Adressräume im Internet verabschiedet. http://www.hk24.de/servicemarken/branchen/medienitdesign/themen/it_branche_themen/e-business_internet_multimedia/dihk_neue_top_level_domains_verfuegbar.jsp?oid=48287 OLG Düsseldorf – auf die TLD kommt es an! Die Frage, welche Wirkung die Domain-Endung in Domain-Streitigkeiten entfaltet, ist in der Rechtsprechung unverändert ein großes Durcheinander. Man denke an tipp.ag, solingen.info und wdr.org, welches die herausragenden Entscheidungen zu diesem Thema sind. Nun hat das OLG Düsseldorf einen Beitrag dazu geleistet. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/olg-duesseldorf-auf-die-tld-kommt-es-an-id667234.html Super-GAU – Lücke im Domain Name System gestopft Ein Designfehler im DNS-Protokoll hat es potentiellen Hackern jahrelang erlaubt, Besucherströme (Traffic) umzuleiten. Lediglich einer von der Öffentlichkeit unbemerkten, monatelangen Zusammenarbeit von weltweiten Netzwerkexperten ist es zu verdanken, dass Schäden vermieden werden konnten. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/super-gau-luecke-im-domain-name-system-gestopft-id667233.html Cache-Poisoning-Gefahr heizt DNSSEC-Debatte an Die kürzlich verbreitete Warnmeldung zur Verwundbarkeit rekursiver DNS-Server durch Cache Poisoning heizt die Debatte um die Absicherung von DNS-Servern durch eine eigene Public-Key-Infrastruktur an. Gleich für mehrere bevorstehende Treffen der Experten sind nun zusätzliche Diskussionsrunden für das so genannte DNS Security Extensions Protokol (DNSSEC) geplant, das eine solche Infrastruktur schaffen soll. DNSSEC ermöglicht, die Authentizität eines antwortenden Nameservers anhand eines Schlüsselpaar-Abgleiches zu überprüfen und dadurch nicht-autoritative Antworten zu vermeiden. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Cache-Poisoning-Gefahr-heizt-DNSSEC-Debatte-an--/meldung/112980 Die erste neue Top-Level-Domain heißt ".me" Nachdem die Organisation zur Verwaltung der Namensräume im Internet ICANN sich kürzlich für die Einführung neuer Top-Level-Domains öffnete, können nun die ersten neuen Domains registriert werden. Gestartet wird mit dem Kürzel ".me". http://winfuture.de/news,40907.html Hébergement : l'italien Dada reprend Amen Group Le groupe britannique Claranet se sépare des actifs de Via Networks repris en juillet 2005, dont Amen et ses filiales. http://www.vnunet.fr/fr/news/2008/07/17/hebergement_l_italien_dada_reprend_amen_group Faille DNS : un emballement et un risque à relativiser L'annonce conjointe des acteurs d'Internet sur une faille des serveurs DNS a suscité l'inquiétude. Les détails techniques de la vulnérabilité ne seront connus qu'en août. L'analyse des patchs semble cependant relativiser les risques. http://www.journaldunet.com/solutions/securite/analyse/faille-dns-un-emballement-et-un-risque-a-relativiser.shtml Domaines .me: Go Daddy suscite la grogne L'administrateur de noms de domaine américain Go Daddy suscite la grogne des internautes avec sa gestion de l'extension .me. http://techno.branchez-vous.com/actualite/2008/07/les_domaines_me_suscitent_la_g.html Tolkien lutte contre le cybersquatting des Hobbits Depuis l'annonce du tournage d'un film sur les Hobbits, les sociétés Saul Zaentz Company et Tolkien Enterprises sont régulièrement appelées à agir dans des procédures extrajudiciaires. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1596/tolkien-lutte-contre-le-cybersquatting-des-hobbits.php Boom dei domini Internet in Italia La rete made in Italy supera quota 1 milione e 500mila domini .it. A maggio 2008 il record di registrazioni. Sono gli ultimi dati dell’Istituto di informatica e telematica del Cnr. Il Registro italiano rafforza così la posizione: quinto posto in Europa e settimo nel mondo. In partenza il sistema sincrono e la liberalizzazione dei domini internazionali. http://www.i-dome.com/flash-news/pagina.phtml?_id_articolo=12713-Boom-dei-domini-Internet-in-Italia.html Boom di registrazioni di domìni Internet, Italia quinta in Europa Grazie al semestre particolarmente vivace appena trascorso, il Registro italiano dei domini Internet è diventato il quinto in Europa e il settimo al mondo per numero di domini registrati, grazie anche al boom di maggio 2008 che ha fatto superare all’Italia la considerevole quota di 1.500.000 domini che terminano con .it, il suffisso che identifica il nostro paese in rete. http://www.prontoconsumatore.it/ArchivioArticoli/tabid/72/ItemID/2982/View/Details/Default.aspx Tiene Internet más de 162 millones de dominios .com y .net La firma señala que durante el lapso referido procesó más de 50 mil millones de consultas diarias al Sistema de Nombres de Dominios (DNS), las cuales representan una instancia en la cual un usuario de Internet accede a un sitio web o envía un correo electrónico http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulos/48074.html Hay 162 millones de dominios .com y .net Al cierre del primer trimestre de 2008, se sumaron 14 millones de nuevos nombres de dominios a nivel mundial, lo que representa un incremento de 26% respecto al mismo periodo del año anterior. http://www.cnnexpansion.com/tecnologia/2008/07/18/hay-162-millones-de-dominios-com-y.net http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/ElFinanciero/Portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm?docId=133022 http://www.exonline.com.mx/XStatic/excelsior/template/content.aspx?se=nota&id=289688 http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=373613 Registrados más de 162 millones de dominios en internet Al final del primer trimestre de 2008, se sumaron 14 millones de nuevos nombres de dominios a nivel mundial, lo que equivale a un incremento de 26 por ciento respecto al mismo periodo del año pasado. http://www.hechos.tv/13800.htm Ya pueden ser registrados dominios .me. Ya está disponible el registro de dominios de primer nivel ".me". http://www.hispamp3.com/noticias/noticia.php?noticia=20080719082636 El hombre que salvó Internet El informático que puede haber salvado a Internet del caos cibernético total es un informático de 29 años de Seattle llamado Dan Kaminsky. http://www.lacronica.com//EdicionEnLinea/Notas/CienciayTecnologia/20072008/316472.aspx http://www.elpais.com/articulo/Pantallas/hombre/salvo/Internet/elpepirtv/20080720elpepirtv_3/Tes .es: "Conseguir un millón de dominios ".es" significa que estamos en el camino correcto" MADRID 14.07.08. El ministro de Industria, Turismo y Comercio, Miguel Sebastián, ha presidido el acto de celebración del hito del millón de dominios “.es”, que ha correspondido a www.proyectosfundacioncnse.es, de la Confederación Estatal de Personas Sordas, cuyo presidente, Luis Jesús Cañón, ha recibido de manos del ministro el premio ‘Un millón de “.es”’. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1666 .mx: NIC México presenta su División Registry .MX. Esta división de NIC México será la encargada de la Administración General de los Nombres de Dominio .MX; con esta división NIC México continua implementando las mejores prácticas de la Industria; en está ocasión estandarizando con la Industria la administración de los nombres de dominio .MX a través del Modelo de Operación (Registry-Registrar). http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1665 Aquest estiu llueix el .CAT Si vols presumir del teu domini a Internet aquest estiu, ja pots adquirir les samarretes del puntCAT, la forma més fresca de demostrar quin és el teu punt de referència a Internet. http://www.puntcat.cat/noticies/view.php?ID=80 Internet mundial se expande em 26%, diz relatório da VeriSign Cerca de 14 milhões de novos nomes de domínios da internet (endereços de sites) foram registrados no primeiro trimestre de 2008, elevando a base mundial para 162 milhões. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u423007.shtml Wehkamp waarschuwt klanten voor 'phishing' Verzendhuis Wehkamp heeft vrijdag ruim één miljoen klanten gewaarschuwd dat criminelen vissen naar hun gegevens. 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