Data mining could identify problem registrars before it's too late. It's always a headache when an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar loses its accreditation. But often times that's just the beginning, as customers of Parava Networks learned last ... Continue Reading8 Comments
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2009 Domain Dunce Award: Parava
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name registrar shuts down, exposing a host of unknown problems. It wasn't quite RegisterFly, but the fall of domain name registrar Parava this year was a stark reminder that the domain registration business remains poorly regulated with lax ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Did Parava Bilk Customers from Renewal Fees?
· Domain RegistrarsParava alleged to have kept renewal fees instead of paying them to VeriSign. What's a warning sign that your domain name registrar is about to leave you in a lurch? You pay it to renew your domain many years in advance, but it only renews it for one ... Continue Reading32 Comments
Parava Transition to Hover Has Started
· Domain RegistrarsTransition of domains from de-accredited registrar begins. The wait is almost over for Parava Networks' customers who haven't been able to access their domain names in a couple weeks. As I write, domains are being transferred to Tucows' ... Continue Reading18 Comments
Parava To Give Tucows’ Hover Brand a Boost
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar will take over management of domain names from de-accredited domain registrar. Domain Name Wire has learned that Tucows (AMEX: TCX) will be taking over the management of domain names previously registered at Parava Networks, also known as ... Continue Reading7 Comments
ICANN Terminates Parava Domain Name Registrar
· Policy & LawParava Networks and DropLimited.com get the boot. It's all over for Parava Networks, a domain name registrar that manages valuable domain names such as Marc Ostrofsky's MutualFunds.com. Yesterday ICANN sent a termination notice (pdf) to Parava, ... Continue Reading17 Comments
“Important” Registrar Parava Gets Breach Notice
· Policy & LawRegistrar with valuable domain names receives breach notice from ICANN. Parava Networks, Inc. dba 10-Domains.com, has received a breach notice (pdf) from ICANN for some pretty serious issues: 1. Not paying its accreditation fees to ICANN 2. Not ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Tucows Takes Over Domains from 1stDomain.net [Updated]
· Domain RegistrarsICANN selects Tucows to receive bulk transfer. [Update: I have received clarification from Tucows that 1stDomain did not renew its accreditation with ICANN, rather than being terminated due to any sort of breach of contract. Further, it appears that ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Site Search Data is Gold Mine for Developed Web Sites
· ServicesUse site search data to find out what your visitors are looking for. Navigation of web sites is mostly defined by the web designer. You arrive at the home page and click on one of the links that the web designer decided should be on the home page. ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Editorial: Why I’m Opposed to New Top Level Domains
· Policy & LawThe risks of releasing hundreds of new TLDs at once outweigh the benefits. It's no secret that I'm generally opposed to introducing new top level domain names. And I'm not alone. Even before people started talking about a mass introduction of new ... Continue Reading11 Comments