CentralNic registrars will pick up 680,000 domain names. Three domain name registrars owned by CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) will take over the domain names from defunct domain name registrar AlpNames. All names will be managed through the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
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Moniker customer sues over expired domain names
· Domain RegistrarsCustomer, which has previously sued Moniker, says domains should have been renewed. A client of domain name registrar Moniker has sued the registrar, arguing that the registrar mistakenly let domain names expire. Given the troubles Moniker has ... Continue Reading12 Comments
UDRP panel doesn’t give back OnlineMBA.com, stolen from Moniker
· Policy & LawCompany says domain name was stolen from its Moniker account, but UDRP panel determines it didn't prove trademark rights. An Austin company that once owned OnlineMBA.com has failed to recover the allegedly stolen domain name through a UDRP. Mascot ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Jothan Frakes to lead Moniker
· Domain RegistrarsFrakes to the rescue? Domain name industry veteran Jothan Frakes is set to take over the helm of Moniker as interim CEO later this month. Frakes will have a tough challenge ahead of him. Moniker has been in a tailspin ever since it switched from its ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Moniker lost over 60,000 .com domain names in October
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar plunges below 900,000 .com registrations mark. Verisign's latest .com monthly report has been published by ICANN, and Moniker's woes from its platform switch over the summer appear to have finally caught up with it. Moniker lost 61,191 ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Oops: Moniker account balances are apparently borked
· Domain RegistrarsIncorrect balances shown on accounts dating back to October. The hits keep on coming for Moniker...and its customers. When the domain name registrar switched to a completely new registrar platform over the summer, it lost all previous invoices that ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Moniker lost just 18,057 .com domains to transfers in July
· Domain RegistrarsCustomer losses still fairly low after switch to new system. Last month I reported that Moniker only lost 17,506 .com domain names to transfers in June after its disastrous switch to a new registrar platform. I predicted that the number would shoot up ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Moniker only lost 17,506 .com domains to transfers in June
· Domain RegistrarsCustomer losses stemming from botched transition was rather limited in first month. ICANN has just published the monthly registry reports for June, the month that Moniker switched to an entirely new platform. The switch caused numerous problems for ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Moniker’s transition-related security holes come to light
· Domain RegistrarsMoniker customer explains some of the security holes that may have led to his domains being stolen, including some introduced by the transition from the old Moniker system to a new platform. So it is sad to say goodbye to Moniker, and to witness the ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Moniker just reset your password, and you need to do something about it NOW
· Domain RegistrarsMoniker tries to improve security, but... Moniker just sent an email to all of its customers notifying them that their passwords were reset in the name of better security. Requiring stronger passwords at Moniker is a good idea. It has historically ... Continue Reading27 Comments