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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 August 25 edition of the news are: A Decade of Internet Evolution by Vinton G. Cerf, Google | A Decade in the Life of the Internet by Geoff Huston, APNIC | Cyber Infrastructure: The Internet's New Shortcut | The Future of the Internet - A Political View by Geoff Huston | Multistakeholder Advisory Group Renewed To Prepare Internet Governance Forum Meeting In Hyderabad, India, 3-6 December | ICANN Calls for Expressions of Interest to Host 2009 Meeting in Europe and 2010 Meeting in Africa | Nigeria aims to expand use of .ng domain | 7 Million .ORG Domain Names Now Registered | Mutually assured destruction in cyberspace | Thousands of cyber attacks each day on Britain's key utilities | JIPO moves to block sale by US-based company of athletes' domain names | India should follow China in protecting domain names of athletes | What IPv6 Address is That? by Geoff Huston | InternetNZ Launches History Book and Internet Entrepreneurship Foundation | Weighty history of the internet, from N to Z And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Stephen Colbert interviews Jonathan Zittrain on his book The Future of the Internet http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=174083 ICANN IDN TLD Allocation Implementation Processes http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20aug08-en.htm Govt meddling fears hit .hk domain - http://thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=70535&sid=20270854&con_type=1 Cybersecurity and the Law: Dangerous Cybersilence http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/19/cybersecurity-infected-software-tech-security-cx_ag_0819infected.html Cyberwar isn't a grand struggle - it's a scary prospect of pure chaos http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/21/blogging.internet Cyber war or cyber riot? [ABC Radio audio] http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2342237.htm Georgia Cyberwar Overblown [Network World] http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/150021/georgia_cyberwar_overblown.html China limits use of Olympians' names online [AP] http://news.smh.com.au/technology/china-limits-use-of-olympians-names-online-20080820-3yr6.html Addressing the growth of the net http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7572583.stm Study Shows Glacial Pace of IPv6 Adoption [IDG] http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;883066691 "Wildcarding, the implications for the .au space" – Melbourne domain name seminar http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5688 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Stephen Colbert interviews Jonathan Zittrain on his book The Future of the Internet Fresh from being awarded his most recent Peabody award, Stephen Colbert interviews Jonathan Zittrain wants to save the good chaos of the Internet and separate it from the bad chaos that will stomp on everything. http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=174083 Analysis: FCC Comcast Order is Open Invitation to Internet Filtering Using words like "misdirection," "obfuscation," "absurd" and "verbal gymnastics," the Federal Communications Commission released its formal decision Wednesday ordering Comcast to stop throttling BitTorrrent traffic, a practice the carrier has repeatedly denied performing. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/08/analysis-fcc-co.html FCC Order scolds Comcast for changing story on P2P blocking "Surrender, Comcast!" declares the FCC in its Order on P2P blocking. The agency also calls on the public to stay vigilant on the issue and aligns itself more closely with the net neutrality movement. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080820-fcc-order-scolds-comcast-for-changing-story-on-p2p-blocking.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN IDN TLD Allocation Implementation Processes Following the progress on the IDN TLD allocation processes during the ICANN meeting in Paris a new area has been made available to describe IDN policy development and IDN ccTLD allocation developments under ICANN’s IDN Area. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20aug08-en.htm Fellows Announced for ICANN's Cairo Meeting ICANN announced the 28 successful fellowship applicants who will be attending ICANN's 33rd International Public Meeting in Cairo this November. Please click on http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships to see the complete list of candidates selected as Cairo fellows. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-19aug08-en.htm Telstra tops Canberra lobbyist list Telstra has emerged as the most active employer of Canberra lobbyists in the IT&T field, although others such as Apple and Google also employ external firms to push their agendas with politicians and government workers. ... Another organisation with an A-list roster of tech firms is Government Relations Australia Advisory, which has worked with ARIA, ICANN, Microsoft, eBay and PayPal. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/soa/Telstra-tops-Canberra-lobbyist-list/0,139023166,339291434,00.htm ICANN to Hold Auctions for Disputes ICANN announced this week that it will handle any disagreements over who wins the right to new generic top level domains by auction. http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/081908_ICANN_to_Hold_Auctions_for_Disputes.cfm ICANN to settle disputes by auction [sun req'd] The body behind the Internet's addressing systems has said that it will settle disputes over who wins the right to new generic top level domains (gTLDs) by auction. http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=200808200827208 ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Govt meddling fears hit .hk domain - ISPs are concerned a new government-dominated structure to administer the territory's .hk domain name will leave end-users without a say. The proposed revamp of the Hong Kong Internet Registration Company will see its number of directors slashed from 13 to eight. http://thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=70535&sid=20270854&con_type=1 Boosting numbers in .ke domain names Domain names have increasingly become part of our daily lives, but the uptake of the .ke (dot ke) is still lagging behind. http://bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9451&Itemid=5843 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Cybersecurity and the Law: Dangerous Cybersilence Sometimes no news is worse than bad news. When a company's data is stolen by hackers, affected customers typically receive a disturbing note from the breached firm, warning that they could soon become victims of identity theft. http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/19/cybersecurity-infected-software-tech-security-cx_ag_0819infected.html Cyberwar isn't a grand struggle - it's a scary prospect of pure chaos When Russian tanks rolled into Georgia, it brought back memories of Soviet-era military conquest - a reminder of the cold war. But whether by accident or design, the fight for South Ossettia appears to have given us a taste of the future as well, with internet attacks on Georgian computer systems resulting in theories about 21st-century warfare spilling out everywhere. The BBC said the situation represented a "virtual echo of battles being fought on the ground", while Slate.com's Evgeny Morozov even enlisted as a Russian cybersoldier to see what was really happening. But while the past fortnight has seen plenty of conjecture, there's been very little hard evidence about the conflict that's taking place in cyberspace. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/21/blogging.internet Cyber war or cyber riot? [ABC Radio audio] The Georgians maintain they've been the victims of cyber-warfare, but there is division within internet security circles about whether what is happening is in fact 'cyber-warfare', whether the Russian government is actually involved and also how significant the event really is. Jart Armin, a London-based internet security analyst, and Gadi Evron, an Israel-based internet security analyst, are interviewed. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2342237.htm Georgia Cyberwar Overblown [Network World] Last week Russian tanks rolled into South Ossetia while Russian bombers were taking out critical communications infrastructure. But even before the first tank rolled across the disputed borders, another war was brewing in cyberspace. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/150021/georgia_cyberwar_overblown.html China Netcom DNS cache poisoning Websense Security Labs ThreatSeeker Network has detected that the DNS cache on the default DNS server used by the customers of China Netcom (CNC) has been poisoned. When China Netcom customers mistype and enter an invalid domain name, the poisoned DNS server directs the visitor’s browser to a page that contains malicious code. http://www.mag-securs.com/spip.php?article11280 ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** China's Internet chiefs ban names of the Games China's sport authorities have banned the issuing of Internet domain names based on the country's Olympic gold medal-winning athletes to anyone but the medalists themselves. http://english.people.com.cn/90002/94411/95075/6481206.html http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/20/content_6954726.htm http://china.org.cn/olympics/news/2008-08/20/content_16281739.htm http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/nation/u1a3816302.html China limits use of Olympians' names online [AP] China has banned the use of its Olympic gold medalists' names as Internet addresses by anyone but the athletes themselves. The move announced Tuesday came after companies registered the names of winning Chinese athletes at the 2004 Athens Olympics as Web addresses, prompting an outcry by sports fans. http://www.thestate.com/techwire/story/496042.html http://news.smh.com.au/technology/china-limits-use-of-olympians-names-online-20080820-3yr6.html http://news.theage.com.au/technology/china-limits-use-of-olympians-names-online-20080820-3yr6.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/08/20/financial/f003358D01.DTL Max Levchin’s Slide Loses Domain Name Challenge PayPal co-founder Max Levchin and his internet widget company Slide have lost a UDRP decision to obtain the domain SlideTV.com and 127 other associated domain names. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/19/max-levchins-slide-loses-domain-name-challenge/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Addressing the growth of the net Regular commentator Bill Thompson sees no reason to worry about the future of the internet: ... But it's even better if you can focus on aspects of the network's core architecture that few users ever notice, like the unique numerical addresses assigned to every internet-connected device and the complex mechanisms used to move information between those devices. And if you've got an authoritative report from an international body calling for something to be done then you're on to a winner. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7572583.stm Study Shows Glacial Pace of IPv6 Adoption [IDG] A study this week has revealed just how slow is the rate of adoption for IPv6, the next version of the Internet's main communications protocol, and some experts say black markets where companies trade unused IP addresses may be only a few years away. http://www.pcworld.com/article/150013/2008/08/.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/081908-study-shows-glacial-pace-of.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/19/Study_shows_glacial_pace_of_IPv6_adoption_1.html http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;883066691 http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9112976 Lots of Foot Dragging on IPv6 The IPv4 address space is near exhaustion, yet a new report claims that traffic on the modernized IPv6 protocol is slow and migration to the newer address spaces is sluggish. In a year-long study of 2,393 peering and backbone routers conducted by Arbor Networks, the majority of respondents (customer and peering interfaces) said IPv6 traffic is a small percentage of overall traffic. http://www.opticallynetworked.com/news/article.php/3766321 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** "Wildcarding, the implications for the .au space" – Melbourne domain name seminar A seminar and cocktail party sponsored by Melbourne law firm Cooper Mills Lawyers to discuss the .au domain name space, wildcarding and the implications for .au with special guest Ehud Gavron will be held on Tuesday September 2. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5688 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/08/20/wildcarding-implications-au-space-melbourne-seminar/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/wildcarding-the-implications-for-the-.au-space-melbourne-domain-name-seminar.html Melbourne IT Seeks to Diversify to Ensure Future The internet is meant to be a safe harbour from recession. But no harbour is completely safe - otherwise it would be a lake - so domain registrar Melbourne IT is deepening its earnings streams through cyber diversification. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24208902-30538,00.html Melbourne IT warns of slowing economic growth Slowing economic growth and a tight skills market will make it a challenging year for the IT industry, according to Melbourne IT’s chief. http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;975653726 Melbourne IT spends up on systems Domain name and hosting specialist Melbourne IT today unveiled plans to embark on a year-long major technology refresh project, targeting everything from its accounting, billing and provisioning systems to its storage network and data centre. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Melbourne-IT-spends-up-on-systems/0,130061791,339291367,00.htm Melbourne IT on track for profit growth [AAP] Domain name manager and online services provider Melbourne IT Ltd says it is on track to deliver a sixth consecutive year of growth in revenue and profit after booking a 20 per cent lift in half year profit. http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=507449 VeriSign adds SSLs for internationalised domain names [sub req'd] http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=226636 ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Sedo Sells JTR.com for $90,000 Three character domain name leads sales chart for Sedo this week. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/19/sedo-sells-jtrcom-for-90000/ Domain parking is dead Why parking domains is dead and what you can do to join the web revolution. http://domaininformer.com/guides/General_Information/articles/080819domainparkingis.html Search Engine Strategies Domain Live Auction We are live blogging the Domain Auction at the Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose. Please note that these are not the official results and while we do our best to provide correct results, there may make an occasional mistake. See the live results after the jump. http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-auction/search-engine-strategies-domain-live-auction/2014 ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Verschwindend geringer Traffic In einer Studie hat der amerikanische Internet-Dienstleister Arbor Networks die Protokolle des letzten Jahres von mehr als 2000 Peering-Routern, die die Netze verschiedenen ISPs miteinander verbinden, ausgewertet. Danach sind es weniger als ein Zehntausendstel der Datenpakete, die im Format des neuen Internet-Protokolls (IPv6) verschickt wurden. http://www.computerwoche.de/subnet/t-systems/858282/ PC-Spielindustrie verschickt Massenabmahnungen "Zahl oder lass dich verklagen" heißt das Spiel, das britische Computergame-Hersteller mit Tauschbörsennutzern spielen wollen. Außerdem im Überblick: Top-Level-Domains sollen in klingende Münze umgewandelt werden, Yahoo startet den Digg-Klon Buzz und vieles mehr. http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/0,1518,573213,00.html property.com – Mega-Deal für Rick Schwartz Rick Schwartz, ungekrönter Domain-König, hat seinem Spitznamen einmal mehr alle Ehre gemacht: für eine nicht genannte Rekordsumme, die zu den höchsten je im Domain-Handel gezahlten zählt, hat Schwartz die Domain property.com verkauft. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/property-com-mega-deal-fuer-rick-schwartz-id667247.html Was tun, wenn der Onlinehändler nicht liefert [DPA] Wenn der Onlinehändler seine Ware nicht schickt, der Kaufpreis aber bereits bezahlt wurde, gibt es für den Kunden nur eines: Schnell handeln. Es gibt durchaus Möglichkeiten, sein Geld zurückzubekommen - wenn man sich an bestimmte Fristen hält http://www.stern.de/computer-technik/internet/%3aRecht-Was-Onlineh%E4ndler/635356.html Interdit de réserver le nom d'un médaillé d'or chinois La Chine a en effet interdit que les noms de ses athlètes médaillés d'or au cours des Jeux olympiques soient utilisés par n'importe qui d'autre que les intéressés. http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/45452-Chine-nom-domaine-athletes-JO.htm La cnDRP : quelques questions de procédure La cnDRP, voie la plus efficace pour la résolution des litiges concernant les noms de domaine chinois, contient quelques spécificités qu’il convient de mettre en lumière. http://domainesinfo.fr/chronique/211/la-cndrp-quelques-questions-de-procedure.php Airbus.cn revient à l'avionneur Airbus a obtenu le transfert du nom de domaine Airbus.cn, indique "DomainesInfo". http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/france/30437/airbus-cn-revient-a-l-avionneur.shtml El “.com” gana al “.ar” y al “.mx” Un informe realizado por Verisign sobre nombres de dominio en Latinoamérica arrojó que el 65% de las argentinas y el 84% de las mexicanas priorizan el registro de sus firmas terminadas con “.com”, antes que con los dominios que identifican al país (”.ar” y “.mx”, respectivamente). http://www.noticiasdot.com/wp2/2008/08/18/el-com-gana-al-ar-y-al-mx/ http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/08/el-com-gana-al-ar-y-al-mx.html Debutó el dominio "gob.ar". Lo implementó la ANSES para su web. Es el primer organismo oficial de la Argentina en modificarlo y busca "atender la demanda idiomática de nuestra lengua oficial" http://www.infobae.com/contenidos/398413-100918-0-Debutó-el-dominio-gob.ar http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/08/debut-el-dominio-gobar.html Ya se utiliza el dominio '.gob' en Argentina Es gracias a su liberación, consensuada por el organismo internacional que regula la web. El de la Anses fue el primer sitio que aplicó el cambio. http://ar.news.yahoo.com/s/20082008/14/tecnologia-noticias-utiliza-dominio-gob-argentina.html Amsterdam kan nog steeds niet veilig surfen Ambtenaren in Amsterdam kunnen, zeven weken nadat wereldwijd voor een zeer ernstig internetlek werd gewaarschuwd, nog altijd niet veilig het web op. Leverancier Getronics worstelt met herstelsoftware. http://www.trouw.nl/hetnieuws/economie/article1066225.ece/Amsterdam_kan_nog_steeds_niet_veilig_surfen Kvinnors fredsarbete avfärdas Kvinnor, från både Georgien och utbrytarprovinserna Sydossetien och Abchazien, har sedan länge träffats för att samarbeta och bygga en bestående fred. Men kvinnor riskerar att bli uteslutna från beslutsfattande organ i kommande förhandlingar. http://www.arbetaren.se/articles/utrikes20080820-2 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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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