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Headlines from the edition of the news include: ICANN Goes to Sydney in June 2009 | Nominet faces split | us: Cyber defense, not cyberattacks, top priority | us: Feds prep gov domains for net address server swap | Phishing Alerts for Registrars and Hosting Providers And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Internet self-administration forum faces scrutiny http://www.heise-online.co.uk/networks/Internet-self-administration-forum-faces-scrutiny--/news/111951 AGP Deletes Down by 84% http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-13nov08-en.htm ICANN drops bad domain registrar, but on technicality [IDG] http://www.itworld.com/internet/57767/icann-drops-bad-domain-registrar-technicality Execution date set for EstDomains http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2230516/execution-date-set-estdomains Touré’s ITU still pushing for an Internet counter-revolution by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/11/11/3972346.html China Rockets Past 13 Million Domain Name Registrations http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6493 Nominet director quits over boardroom rift http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/13/nominet_director_resigns/ Nominet top brass reject resignation call http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/14/nominet_no_resignations/ EFF: Kentucky domain seizures flawed on many levels http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081114-eff-kentucky-domain-seizures-flawed-on-many-levels.html Groups ask Kentucky court to reverse domain seizures [IDG] http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/111408-groups-ask-kentucky-court-to.html Have You Implemented a Domain Name Strategy? What Every Business and IP Owner Should Know http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/11/have-you-implem.html ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Internet self-administration forum faces scrutiny At the preparatory summit for the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Berlin, representatives from governments, business, and civil society stepped forward in defence of preserving the platform for global debate about internet policy decisions. http://www.heise-online.co.uk/networks/Internet-self-administration-forum-faces-scrutiny--/news/111951 East Africa seeks to raise awareness on Internet governance [IDG] East Africa ICT stakeholders have launched an Internet governance course targeting policy makers to address gaps exposed at this week's regional meeting. http://www.computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/11/13/east-africa-seeks-raise-awareness-internet-governance http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/111308-east-africa-seeks-to-raise.html Africa discusses Internet governance Representatives from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda gathered in Nairobi to discuss common issues regarding Internet governance in preparation for next month's global Internet Governance Forum, reports Networkworld. http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2008/0811130908.asp?S=All%20Africa%20News&A=AFN&O=FRGN Funds hitch hampers ICT development in East Africa Lack of funds for implementing key Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programmes has been identified as a key factor hampering the setting up of digital villages and access to internet services across East Africa. http://waltainfo.com/walnew/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4569&Itemid=47 http://www.afriquenligne.fr/news/africa-news/funds-hitch-hampers-ict-development-in-east-africa-2008111215849.html Hyderabad to host Internet Governance Forum The third edition of the Internet Governance Forum will be held in Hyderabad from December 3 to December 6, 2008. http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=14797012 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** AGP Deletes Down by 84% In June 2008, the ICANN Board approved the FY09 Budget that contained a provision on AGP deletes. The provision is that domain names deleted during the AGP will be included as transactions if they exceed the maximum of (i) 10% of that registrar's net new registrations in that month, or (ii) fifty (50) domain names, whichever is greater. Therefore the per-transaction fee, currently US$0.20, will be assessed on all AGP deletes that exceed the defined threshold. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-13nov08-en.htm ICANN drops bad domain registrar, but on technicality [IDG] An Estonian company that registers domain names will have its accreditation revoked in about two weeks, the Internet's addressing authority said Wednesday. http://www.itworld.com/internet/57767/icann-drops-bad-domain-registrar-technicality http://www.macworld.com/article/136786/2008/11/icann.html http://computerworld.com.au/article/267316/ http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/267316/ http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/267316/ ICANN Shutting Down EstDomains Nov. 24 Widely regarded as a haven for spammers and cybercriminals, EstDomains must now designate a recipient for the 281,000 domain registrations it manages. http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/data/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212002478 Execution date set for EstDomains ICANN has decided to go ahead with its plan to shut down EstDomains. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2230516/execution-date-set-estdomains http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=89011 http://www.whatpc.co.uk/vnunet/news/2230516/execution-date-set-estdomains http://www.computeractive.co.uk/vnunet/news/2230516/execution-date-set-estdomains http://uk.news.yahoo.com/16/20081114/ttc-execution-date-set-for-estdomains-6315470.html ICANN: Termination of Registrar EstDomains to Go Ahead The termination of ICANN-accredited registrar EstDomains is to go ahead, effective 24 November 2008. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081113_icann_terminates_domain_registrar_estdomains/ ICANN Puts EstDomains Registrar Back on Chopping Block After initially staying the execution of embattled registrar EstDomains, ICANN has decided to shut it down Nov. 24. EstDomains has long been linked to cyber-criminals by security researchers. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/ICANN-Puts-EstDomains-Registrar-Back-on-Chopping-Block/ ICANN Pulls Over Crooked Estonian Registrar ICANN will revoke the credentials of EstDomains, an Estonian domain name registrar on November 24. The final decision was made based on the recent ruling of an Estonian court: EstDomains President Vladimir Tsastsin has been found guilty of credit card fraud, money laundering and document forgery. Or, according to ICANN's book of rules: http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_icann-pulls-over-crooked-estonian-registrar_1796.html ICANN cries wolf again with EstDomains It seems ICANN is once again threatening to de-accredit EstDomains, a URL registrar and hosting service, according to a letter posted on ICANN's site on Wednesday. http://thestandard.com/news/2008/11/13/icann-cries-wolf-again-estdomains Malware, mayhem, and the McColo takedown ... The Internet's allegedly governing bodies haven't been any better at framing the problem and figuring out how to address it. ICANN has been, Sergeant says ruefully, "glacially slow" at clamping down on bad registrars, and though some security folk are rejoicing that ICANN will finally deliver on its death sentence for notorious registry EstDomains.com, it's mainly of interest as another vector of address, rather than as a strong measure to shut off the spam tap. http://www.betanews.com/article/Malware_mayhem_and_the_McColo_takedown/1226622403 ICANN Cuts EstDomains, Spam Down 75% ICANN moves forward with de-accreditation of EstDomains, related spam host cut off. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/11/14/icann-cuts-estdomains-spam-down-75/ Finally, EstDomains to be Terminated by ICANN After an on-again, off-again saga, EstDomains has been advised of irrevocable termination of their status of ICANN-accredited registrar. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/21712/53/ ICANN pulls plug on registrar favoured by cyber crooks ICANN, the organization responsible for managing the assignment of domain names and IP addresses, has announced it will pull the plug on Estonian domain registrar EstDomains - long known to be favoured by cybercriminals for their domain registrations - on 24 November. http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2008/11_14.xml ICANN Drops Bad Domain Registrar, but on Technicality http://www.webhost.org.in ICANN Drops Bad Domain Registrar, but on Technicality. http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=sIaecGrDmuk ICANN Shutting Down EstDomains http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=iXS0Ko_ncCg The Harsh Reality of Spam and Online Security... Should I Stay or Should I Go? ... He has shone the spotlight of national media on some real embarrassments, situations like ICANN dragging their feet regarding the decertification of rogue registrar EstDomains, a service much-favoured by malware authors and spammers (they are now offline), Atrivo, a California-based ISP which played a pivotal role in sustaining the Storm botnet (they are now offline) and Krebs played a part in the latest victory for us good guys on the net, with his piece on McColo, a host for botnet command-and-control technologies (yes, they too are now offline!) http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081113_reality_of_spam_online_security/ My Spammers Didn't Get the Memo That They Were Toast It has been a week that seemed like the good guys might finally be winning -- something -- in the cybercrime war. First, there were reports of a 65-plus percent drop in spam volume after a Web hosting firm known for hosting botnets, spammers, and child pornography was taken down. Then ICANN on Wednesday finally terminated domain hosting provider EstDomains, which is notorious for harboring spammers and malware writers. But I'm having trouble celebrating. http://darkreading.com/blog/archives/2008/11/my_spammers_did.html Despite McColo shutdown, expect Spam deluge to resume ... But now the tide is beginning to turn. First came the news that ICANN had decided to de-accredit EstDomains, an ISP notorious in the security community for serving as a haven for malware authors and spammers. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/articles/27743-Despite-McColo-shutdown-expect-Spam-deluge-to-resume ITU and ICANN - a loveless forced marriage ITU Secretary General Hamadoun Touré has called for better collaboration between the ITU and ICANN. "Our members have unnecessarily attacked and criticised each other and I think we should put an end to that," said Touré on Thursday at the 33rd ICANN meeting in Cairo. According to Touré, the two organisations need to get to know each other better and learn to love each other, as telecommunications and the internet are ultimately condemned to a "forced marriage". http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/118646 Touré’s ITU still pushing for an Internet counter-revolution by Milton Mueller The speech by the International Telecommunication Union’s Hamadoun Touré brought the ongoing power struggle over Internet governance into the open. Toure spoke openly of the ongoing “war” between ICANN and the ITU. He demanded a stronger role for governments in ICANN, dismissing ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) as “cosmetic” (quite wrong, as I will show later). He correctly accused the UN Internet Governance Forum of “avoiding issues” but also rather harshly dismissed it as a “waste of time.” I commend Secretary General Touré for his forthrightness, which is all too rare in international organizations. Unfortunately, his blunt speech supports the wrong cause. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/11/11/3972346.html Proposal for Signing the DNSSEC Root The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is soliciting comments on signing the DNSSEC root. Ignore the caption on the page: this is not about DNSSEC deployment, which is already happening just fine. It's about who gets to sign the root zone. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081113_proposal_signing_dnssec_root_zone/ ICANN Must Address Domain Tasting Ripple Effects A registrar who also engages in domain tasting can inadvertently create ripple effects throughout the domain name industry. Thus, domain name owners must exert pressure on ICANN to reduce this risk. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081115_icann_domain_tasting_ripple_effects/ Overture to Take Over Internet Governance: ITU at ICANN Meeting, Cairo by Sivasubramanian Muthusamy ITU is 143 years old and it has done a lot of good work. But it is so huge and powerful that it has been monopolizing (or mono-unionizing) Telecommunications for the last 143 years. ITU's hold over communications has been sweeping. But during the last ten years, ITU's member Telcos have seen several challenges from the open Internet architecture. Alternate telecommunication technologies such as email and Internet telephony have been formidable challenges to the ITU. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081115_take_over_internet_governace_itu_icann/ Domain Name Tasting Down 84% Domain tasting is down 84% since ICANN implemented its 20 cent fee. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/11/14/domain-name-tasting-down-84/ Great interest in the introduction of new top-level domains More than 1,000 participants from 144 countries took part in the ICANN meeting in Cairo in early November. The most controversial issues among the participants were the introduction of new gTLDs as well as questions concerning TLDs with national characters (IDN). http://www.norid.no/internasjonalt/icann/icann33.en.html Russia to get first IDN national suffix Russia is set to become the first country to be awarded a non-Latin domain as part of ICANN's IDN fast-track process with .P? (.RF), for Russian federation in Cyrillic characters. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/235/russia-to-get-first-idn-national-suffix.php ICANN Palabras de Bienvenida a México http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=eBNOLZII97U Summit on the Global Agenda - Paul Twomey http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=csr8HNScNSE ICANN Cairo November 2008 http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=yYVGBDcJeMQ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Changes To The .CA WHOIS Privacy Policy As we are reaching a critical point in the evolution of the internet, we will begin to see several agencies making changes to the way they do business. Barrister & Solicitor Lorraine Fleck, has been keeping an eye on the changes that The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) have been making regarding the privacy of its registrants. She imparts important information for .ca holders that they may not have noticed after the jump. http://www.namesmash.com/?p=166 China Rockets Past 13 Million Domain Name Registrations The ccTLD .cn (China) has rocketed past the 13 millionth registration this month. At end October, there were 12915737 registrations and with an average of over 400,000 domain name registrations per month over the past year will have easily past the figure now. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6493 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/11/15/china-rockets-past-13-million-domain-name-registrations/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/china-rockets-past-13-million-domain-name-registrations.html Will .Com Domain Name Fees Soar? Upset about VeriSign increasing your .com registration fees 7% a year? Imagine if they could raise them by whatever they want. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/11/13/will-com-domain-name-fees-soar/ de: Provider Change with AuthInfo - Fast, Secure, and Reliable [news release] As from December 2008, DENIC and the DENIC members will make available a new procedure to domain holders who want to change their provider. The central feature of this new procedure is the transmission of a password, which is called AuthInfo. The AuthInfo is valid exclusively for this specific action and is related to one specific domain. http://www.denic.de/en/denic/presse/press_91.html Hamburg joins growing list of potential CityTLDs With the first round of new TLD applications set to open in September 2009, more potential applicants are making themselves known. One is .HAMBURG for the German city of Hamburg. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/236/hamburg-joins-growing-list-of-potential-citytlds.php A new top level domain for communications launches .tel, a new TLD, is about to launch with a Sunrise period reserved for registration for trademark owners to commence on 3 December. Following this period, open registration then commences in a Landrush period on 3 February 2009. In both periods, applications will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis, with a validation fee (where Deloitte assesses the validity of the trademark) applying in Sunrise and a premium price applying in Landrush. General registration commences on 24 March 2009 for the remaining domain names. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6489 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/11/14/a-new-top-level-domain-for-communications-launches-tel/ .Tel Has Benefits, But Many Challenges The first time I wrote about .tel was back in 2006 when it was approved by ICANN. I wasn’t a big fan of it back then. I wrote about it again earlier this week, and said I still think this domain extension is a longshot. Earlier today I talked with Justin Hayward, communications director for .tel backer Telnic. My general opinion is the same, but there are some ways, if executed well, .tel could work out. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/11/13/tel-has-benefits-but-many-challenges/ Dot Tel Domains Demonstration Tutorial - See the future now! In 2009, the new dot tel domain names will be available. This fatastic video demo show the power and many uses of the dot Tel... http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=T0IZScHp9NI Nominet director quits over boardroom rift One of Nominet's four non-executive directors has resigned amid accusation and counter accusation of wrongdoing at the not-for-profit company that runs the .uk registry. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/13/nominet_director_resigns/ Nominet top brass reject resignation call The executives in charge of Nominet, the not-for-profit company responsible for the .uk web address registry, have rejected calls from elected directors to resign and face a vote of confidence from members. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/14/nominet_no_resignations/ UK IGF web site launch The UK Internet Governance Forum is a collaborative partnership between Nominet, the UK Department for Business, key parliamentarians and other organisations taking a leading role in making the Internet a better place. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5724 ENUM Registrar information day We are holding our second ENUM registrar information day on Wednesday 3 December 2008 at the Thorpe Park Hotel in Leeds. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5723 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Denial-of-Service Attacks Intensify Massive distributed denial-of-service attacks against ISPs and their customers doubled in intensity over the past year, according to a new survey. http://www.pcworld.com/article/153956/.html ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** EFF: Kentucky domain seizures flawed on many levels In September, the state of Kentucky won a legal victory in its fight to control gambling within its borders, as a judge ordered the seizure of the domain name registrations of a variety of online gambling outfits. Although the ruling targeted 141 sites, the legal challenge has been accepted by two of the businesses targeted, which have filed an appeal in the case. Their appeal has now been joined by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, ACLU, and the Center for Democracy and Technology, who use an amicus brief to argue that the initial seizure ruling was flawed on several levels. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081114-eff-kentucky-domain-seizures-flawed-on-many-levels.html Groups ask Kentucky court to reverse domain seizures [IDG] Three civil liberties groups have filed a petition asking a Kentucky court to reverse a judge's ruling that could lead to the seizure of 141 domain names related to gambling Web sites. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/111408-groups-ask-kentucky-court-to.html http://www.cio.com/article/463217/Groups_Ask_Kentucky_Court_to_Reverse_Domain_Seizures http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/153930/.html http://www.itworld.com/business/57877/groups-ask-kentucky-court-reverse-domain-seizures Watchdogs decry Kentucky's 141-site net casino land grab Three civil liberties groups urged a Kentucky appeals court to overturn the seizure of domain names for some of the world's most popular gambling sites, arguing the move is based on "incorrect factual assumptions" and violates Free Speech guarantees and other provisions of the US Constitution. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/14/kentucky_domain_name_grab_amicus/ ACLU Defends Online Casinos From Kentucky Courts The organizations argue that Judge Thomas Wingate's decision to force the forfeiture of Internet casino domain names ignores several provisions ofthe Constitution, including the Commerce Clause, the Due Process Clause, and the First Amendment. http://www.onlinecasinoadvisory.com/casino-news/online/kentucky-gambling-case-draws-aclu-42314.htm ACLU Joins PPA in filing Briefs in Kentucky Domain Case The Poker Players Alliance joined the Kentucky office of the ACLU, Network Solutions, Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Center for Democracy and Technology in filing Amicus briefs in the Kentucky Court of Appeals yesterday protesting a judge’s that Kentucky has the right to seize domain names used to gamble and play poker online. http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/5529/aclu-joins-ppa-in-filing-briefs-in-kentucky-domain-case Kentucky Attorney General Asks to be Dismissed From Petition Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway wants no part in a case involving Governor Stephen Beshear's attempts to have 141 online gambling domain names removed. On Friday, it surfaced that the Attorney General asked to have his name removed from the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association's court filings in this matter. http://www.gambling911.com/gambling-news/kentucky-attorney-general-asks-be-dismissed-petition-111408.html Groups Urge Court To Vacate Domain Name Seizure Three public interest groups have filed a friend-of-the court brief urging a Kentucky appeals court to overturn a lower court ruling that authorized the seizure of more than 100 Internet domain names associated with Web sites operating around the globe. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2008/11/groups_urge_court_to_vacate_do.php ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Have You Implemented a Domain Name Strategy? What Every Business and IP Owner Should Know Have you implemented a domain name strategy? Many established businesses and entrepreneurial start-ups fail to account for their use of domain names in their general business planning. A comprehensive and effective domain name strategy can often boost profits and extend your marketing to new niches, all while defending from would-be cybersquatters and others that would seek to cash in on your business’s goodwill. An effective domain name strategy consists of a plan to protect your trademarks in domain names, to register generic domain names related to your business niche, to defensively register domain names similar to your trademarks, to monitor for confusingly similar domain names, and to handle cybersquatters and typosquatters through legal and extra-legal means. http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/11/have-you-implem.html Obama transition team names FCC review leaders President-elect Brack Obama's transition team on Friday announced who will lead the transition project's review of the Federal Communications Commission, the office of the United States Trade Representative, and a number of other agencies, departments, and executive offices. The new team members will review the agencies and offices to aid the new administration in its planning decisions. Obama's transition group first announced the formation of the teams on Wednesday. Susan Crawford, a communications law and Internet law professor at the University of Michigan, is a leader of the FCC review team. Crawford was until recently on the ICANN board of directors. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10097760-38.html RIPE NCC Statement on Changes in the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2009 Recent conversations on the RIPE mailing lists and at the recent RIPE NCC General Meeting have highlighted a number of concerns from members concerning the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2009. These concerns refer particularly to the changes laid out in RIPE Policy Proposal 2007-01, relating to charges for Direct End User (PI and ASN) assignments. http://ripe.net/news/charging-scheme.html ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Yes, Recession will Hurt Pay-Per-Click I’ve written it many times, but now we’re starting to see the affects: pay-per-click is hurting. I’m not talking about just domain name parking income. We’ve known for a while that payouts to domain owners have been in the dumps. I’m talking about how pay-per-click isn’t immune to downturns. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/11/13/yes-recession-will-hurt-pay-per-click/ Aftermarket.com Traffic Down Under Auction Underway The Aftermarket.com live auction at the Traffic Down Under conference in Australia has begun. Domains are finalized and bidding is now available on the Aftermarket.com site. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/11/14/aftermarketcom-traffic-down-under-auction-underway/ Reboot: How Domains Helped Australian Entrepreneur Michael Gilmour Bounce Back Bigger Than Ever After Losing a Fortune Overnight In many ways, Michael Gilmour's journey through life has been the quintessential boom to bust to boom again saga that serial entrepreneurs so closely identify with. After working hard his whole life he was worth millions only to suddenly find himself, due to circumstances beyond his control, flat broke almost overnight. http://dnjournal.com/cover/2008/november.htm Completed Live Auction Sales Dominate This Week's Domain Sales Chart Another big wave of completed live auction sales from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York conference dominates this week's domain sales chart. To make room for all of those sales we expanded our usual Top 20 chart to 30 positions this week. Moniker.com alone piled up 13 chart entries from their live sale. Aftermarket.com and RickLatona.com also notched multiple chart entries from their live auctions at the conference. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales11-11-08.htm ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** DENIC bietet neues Verfahren zum Providerwechsel an Ab Dezember 2008 wird die zentrale Registrierungsstelle für alle Domains, die DENIC, Domain-Inhabern, die ihren Provider wechseln wollen, ein neues Wechselverfahren anbieten. Es basiert auf der Übermittlung eines AuthInfo genannten Passworts, das sich immer auf eine bestimmte Domain bezieht. http://www.zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39199029,00.htm Providerwechsel mit AuthInfo - Schnell, sicher, zuverlässig [Pressemitteilungen] Ab Dezember 2008 bieten die DENIC und ihre Mitglieder den Domaininhabern, die ihren Provider wechseln wollen, ein neues Verfahren an. Es basiert auf der Übermittlung eines Passworts, das in Anlehnung an internationale Gepflogenheiten AuthInfo genannt wird. Diese AuthInfo ist nur für diesen speziellen Vorgang des Providerwechsels vorgesehen und bezieht sich immer auf eine bestimmte Domain. http://www.denic.de/de/denic/presse/press_91.html Google: Russland und Frankreich bei IPv6 vorn Eine auf der RIPE-Tagung in Dubai vorgestellte Studie von Google-Mitarbeitern hat die Verbreitung des Internet-Protokolls in Version 6 (IPv6) bei Endbenutzern untersucht. Sie kommt zu überraschenden Ergebnissen: So hatte Arbor Networks erst im vergangenen September einen weltweiten IPv6-Anteil von nur 0,0026 Prozent ausgemacht, laut der von August bis Oktober laufenden Google-Studie sind jedoch 0,238 Prozent aller Internet-Rechner mit IPv6 unterwegs. Bei weiteren 0,09 Prozent funktioniere die IPv6-Internetanbindung nicht korrekt, diagnostizieren die Wissenschaftler in ihrer Studie. Im gesamten Untersuchungszeitraum wuchs die Zahl der IPv6-Zugriffe stetig von 0,192 auf 0,238 Prozent. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Google-Russland-und-Frankreich-bei-IPv6-vorn--/meldung/118901 Warnung – Phishing-Mails von Registraren Das Internet wird erneut von einer Phishing-Welle erfasst: in millionenfachen eMails werden derzeit Nutzer aus aller Welt unter dem Vorwand auslaufender Verträge oder falscher WHOIS-Informationen aufgefordert, persönliche Daten preiszugeben. Als angebliche Versender tauchen große Domain-Registrare auf. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/warnung-phishing-mails-von-registraren-id667318.html Anwalts-Domains – OLG Hamm ändert Rechtsprechung Das Oberlandesgericht in Hamm entschied in einem Urteil vom 19. Juni 2008 (Az.: 4 U 63/08), dass eine Anwaltskanzlei durchaus unter einer Domain, die aus anwaltskanzlei-"Ortsname".de gebildet wird, auftreten kann, ohne eine wettbewerbswidrige Spitzenstellungsbehauptung aufzustellen. Damit weicht das Gericht von der früheren eigenen Rechtsprechung und der des OLG München ab. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/anwalts-domains-olg-hamm-aendert-rechtsprechung-id667319.html IPv6 : les FAI craignent pour la sécurité du réseau [Vnunet.com] Selon une enquête d'Arbor Networks, 55% des fournisseur d'accès Internet craignent un degré plus élevé de menaces lors de la migration http://www.silicon.fr/fr/news/2008/11/13/ipv6___les_fai_craignent_pour_la_securite_du_reseau Free dope l'utilisation d'IPv6 en France Le taux d'adoption du protocole IPv6 reste très faible mais progresse régulièrement, selon une étude financée par Google. La France est au deuxième rang des pays utilisateurs sous l'impulsion de Free. http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39384856,00.htm La 1ère extension non latine sera russe Selon le registre du .RU, l’ICANN a donné son accord lors du sommet du Caire pour la création de la 1ère extension géographique en caractères cyrilliques : le .??. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1699/russie-la-1ere-extension-non-latine-sera-russe.php Bientôt un .HAMBURG ? Comme Paris, Berlin ou New York, la ville d’Hambourg en Allemagne veut son extension. Son représentant a dévoilé lors du sommet ICANN du Caire le projet d'un CityTLD en .HAMBURG http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1700/extension-de-ville-bientot-un-hamburg.php ICANN, pugno duro con i registar che appoggiano il crimine Tolto l'accredito a distribuire domini ad un registrar che appoggiva società criminali http://www.azpoint.net/internet/pirateria/16873/ICANN-pugno-duro-con-i-registar-che-appoggiano-il-crimine.asp ICANN taglia i viveri ai registrar malevoli ICANN ha scelto: fuori da Internet chi abusa della sua posizione di registrar per foraggiare gli appestatori della rete, i truffatori del phishing e i criminali del malware. Il 24 novembre uno di questi registrar, EstDomains, perderà le sue credenziali perché coinvolto con il mondo del cybercrimine. http://punto-informatico.it/2474866/PI/News/icann-taglia-viveri-ai-registrar-malevoli.aspx Más actualizaciones para zona .CL NIC Chile informa que ha aumentado la periodicidad de generación de la zona .CL, llegando a actualizaciones cada media hora (30 minutos). http://nic.cl/anuncios/2008-11-13.html ICANNs beslut att stänga av Estdomains står fast Beslutet att stänga av domänregistratorn Estdomains är nu definitivt. Det estniska företaget har gjort sig ökända på att registrera domäner som används exempelvis vid nätfiske och andra bedrägerier. http://sakerhet.idg.se/2.1070/1.192748/icanns-beslut-att-stanga-av-estdomains-star-fast Kyrilliskt internet ska stärka Ryssland Webben Ryssland blir det första land som får domännamn med icke-latinska bokstäver. Icann, den organisation som har huvudansvar för toppdomäner, har accepterat internetadresser med kyrilliska bokstäver. http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.192608/kyrilliskt-internet-ska-starka-ryssland +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The domain name news is supported by auDA For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. For archives of postings to the list, see http://lists.technewsreview.com.au/pipermail/technewsreview/. Also see http://technewsreview.com.au/ for recent updates. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2008 --------- David Goldstein address: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David @yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 (mobile); +61 2 9665 5773 (home) "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim Flannery Make the switch to the world's best email. 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