Countries would need a UDRP-like system for ccTLDs and online access to an accurate Whois. The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty has been released, and it has a couple requirements related to the countries' country code domain names. Article ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Here’s one source behind the proliferation of Whois marketing
· ServicesCheap, fresh whois data is leading to increased spam and telemarketing. I usually keep my iPhone on "do not disturb" mode at night. But not on August 16. My wife was traveling, so I kept it on in case she needed to reach me. At 4:19 in the morning, ... Continue Reading17 Comments
Spamming owners of newly registered domain names
· Policy & LawJust one example of spam based on whois records. We all know that people mine whois databases to sell stuff. It's incredibly cheap and easy to do these days: compare the zone files, get the new registrations, and then run whois lookups. There are even ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Major Chinese travel sites Ctrip.com and eLong.com go down due to domain change [updated]
· Domain RegistrarsDomains stop resolving after placed in clienthold status. The websites for two major publicly traded Chinese travel sites went down today as a result of their domain names being place in "ClientHold" status at the registrar. Sites for $8 billion ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Only use WHOIS services you trust
· ServicesFew things in life are truly free, including whois data websites. There are a lot of great sites out there for doing whois lookups. DomainTools, for example, has long been a great source to lookup a domain and get extraneous information about the ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Will WHOIS be assassinated?
· Policy & Law166 page report describes plan to completely scrap WHOIS as we know it. Last year I wrote about a plan to scrap Whois as we know it and replace it with a new Registration Directory Service (RDS). The initial proposal, created by an ICANN working ... Continue Reading7 Comments
How did Verisign meet its 100% SLA on .com Whois in June?
· ServicesDespite Whois problems in June, Verisign reported meeting its SLA for .com. Each month Verisign and the other domain name registries submit reports to ICANN that include their uptime and performance numbers. One of the Service Level Agreements ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Who owns the domain names ICANN Labs is using?
· Policy & LawICANN Labs is rolling out experimental websites, but it isn't the registrant of the domain names it's using. ICANN Labs is ICANN's attempt to introduce innovation in four areas: discovery, conversation, communication, and education. ICANN has partnered ... Continue Reading8 Comments
What the provocative WHOIS report means for domain investors
· Policy & LawSweeping changes to registrant data could have major impact on domain name investors. ICANN's working group on gTLD Directory Services released its initial report overnight. If I were to use one word to describe the report, it would be ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Verisign whois falsely returning “no match” results
· ServicesHave to submit query twice to get correct result on Verisign's whois. Verisign's whois service for .com and .net is sometimes falsely returning a result of "no match" the initial time you search for a domain name. For example, if you search for ... Continue Reading19 Comments