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icann turns on next-gen IP addresses: ICANN turns on next-gen IP addressesSlow Internet?Is this why the interent has been slow for the past several days? Or, the true reason behind AT&T Mobility's data outage that lasted several hours last week?/facepalm^^No, butDepending on where you live, particularly if you are in Egypt or India, you may have...; Tags: Network technology, ICANN, IP address, IP; Discussion threads 2008-02-05
icann might spit out domain-tasting grace period: ICANN might spit out domain-tasting grace periodPLEASE! DO IT!!!I don't care if the original purpose was for typos. That's a lame excuse. Millions of addresses are locked up by cybersquatters. Many times, they just renew it for another free "trial". Or, another cybersquatter picks them up. They are never freed...; Tags: Typos, grace period, ICANN, domain-tasting grace period; Discussion threads 2008-01-30
icann might spit out domain-tasting grace period: After widespread outrage over Network Solutions' program of locking up domain registrations for the five-day grace period, ICANN says it's considering doing away with the grace period. The move is an attempt to combat domain tasting, in which people register tons of domain names, see which ones...; Tags: ICANN, NetSol, Domain Names, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-01-30
icann: If you love us, let us go: ICANN says its all grown up and ready to move out of the nest. The keeper of all things domain name sent a long report to the Department of Congress, saying that it has achieved all the objectives required for independence, the BBC reports. Paul Twomey, president of Icann,...; Tags: ICANN, Board, JPA, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-01-24
Foreign-character domain names are coming, icann says: By November the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will begin instituting foreign characters in domain addresses, but for now it's still working on the details, reports the Associated Press.Currently, addresses can have some foreign letters and are limited to characters: a-z, 0-9 and the hyphen. There are...; Tags: International; Blog posts 2007-07-04

icann wrestles with changes after Registerfly melt-down: There are major changes happening at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization that oversees domain name registries, reports Ars Technica.At ICANN's 29th international public meeting workshop this week, participants responded to a fiasco by an Internet domain registry that held up customers' domain names. Participants...; Tags: Commerce; Blog posts 2007-06-28
icann gives final no-no to XXX domain: ICANN gives final no-no to XXX domainThe Height of StupidityThis is the height of stupidity and shows that ICANN has no decent idea of what they are doing. Every Internet user who has ever stumbled upon a porn site (like the old www.whitehouse.com) is all to aware that adding...; Tags: INTERNET, XXX Domain, ICANN; Discussion threads 2007-04-02
icann gives final no-no to XXX domain: ICANN officially rejected the .xxx registry, first proposed seven years ago by ICM Registry. The final vote was 9 to 5, The New York Times reports. “We are extremely disappointed by the board’s action today,” Stuart Lawley, chairman of ICM Registry, said. “It is not supportable for...; Tags: Web, Government technology; Blog posts 2007-04-02
icann rejects .xxx domain registry: ICANN rejects .xxx domain registryI don't really understand this...This is probably one of the primary things that would help parents protect their children (so the government can stop doing it for us, and screwing up in astonishingly stupid ways).XXX is out there. Deal with it. It will never,...; Tags: XXX, pornography industry, domain, ICANN; Discussion threads 2007-03-30
icann: Anycast saved DNS root servers during attack: ICANN: Anycast saved DNS root servers during attackWhat is the logic?of attacking the DNS root servers with a DDOS? I can sort of understand attacking say a bank server if they shafted you with overdraft fees, or such. But attacking the heart of the internet? Seems to mee that'd also...; Tags: Domain names, Government, SECURITY, NETWORKING, attack, DNS Root Servers, Internet, DNS, ICANN; Discussion threads 2007-03-09
icann: Anycast saved DNS root servers during attack: The two DNS root servers "badly affected" by last month's intense denial-of-service attack were the only two targeted that have not yet installed the Anycast load balancing technology, according to a report (.pdf) released by ICANN.During the cross-continent attack, which lasted for about two-and-a-half hours on February 6, unknown attackers...; Tags: Viruses and Worms, Data theft, Botnets, Exploit code, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Rootkits, Vulnerability research, Microsoft, Browsers, Hackers, Zero-day attacks, Patch Watch; Blog posts 2007-03-09
Praise for icann as the net becomes more global: International diplomats often criticize ICANN for maintaining US dominance of the Internet but at the Internet Governance Forum in Athens, a top EU official praised America's pullback from its control of the Internet, AP reports. "We are very satisfied with the work of ICANN. What Europe was objecting was...; Tags: INTERNET, ICANN; Blog posts 2006-10-30
At Internet meeting, conflict over use of non-Western charcters in domains: Want conflict? Just throw international representatives in a room together and ask them to come up with rules and protocols to control the Internet for years to come? That would be the first Internet Governance Forum, opening in Athens today. The conflict is over the use of non-Western characters and...; Tags: Domain names, ICANN, Vint Cerf, Internet, domain name; Blog posts 2006-10-30
US may delay releasing control of DNS for two more years: Sept. 30 is the deadline for ICANN to give up control of Internet domain names, but there's a strong possibility the Commerce Department will opt to delay the handoff for another year or two, Reuters reports. The department will hold a hearing tomorrow on the question. The European Commission...; Tags: DNS, ICANN; Blog posts 2006-07-25
icann gets its contract renewed: The Commerce Dept.'s exclusive contract with ICANN to oversee key technical questions for the Internet will be renewed as a sole-source contract, the Washington Post reports. "We continue to believe ICANN is uniquely qualified to perform the services," said Ranjit de Silva, a spokesman for the department's National...; Tags: ICANN; Blog posts 2006-05-22
Backer of .xxx adult domain tries again: Backer of .xxx adult domain tries againNobody wants thisOk when hard core Christians and the VAST majority of the adult entertainment internet companies are against this then that should tell these .XXX guys something. They can spew their lies how this will protect kids. It won't. How they have industry...; Tags: Nothing, ICANN, XXX, Internet; Discussion threads 2006-05-19
EU: Rejection of .xxx proof of US meddling in icann: EU: Rejection of .xxx proof of US meddling in ICANNEU: Rejection of .xxx proof of US meddling in ICANNFirst of all they are forgetting that the Inernet was developed by the U.S. Government to support government departments and the U.S. Military. It has gone beyond that but the origins...; Tags: WWW, own version, ICANN, rejection; Discussion threads 2006-05-15
EU: Rejection of .xxx proof of US meddling in icann: The European Commission yesterday reacted angrily to ICANN's rejection of the .xxx domain, calling it proof of US interference in Internet governance, Reuters reports. An EU executive said the decision underscored the need to make ICANN independent quickly, following unsuccessful demands last year by a group of countries...; Tags: ICANN; Blog posts 2006-05-12
icann rejects .xxx domain: ICANN rejected the .xxx top-level domain yesterday under pressure from conservative groups and the Internet porn industry, AP reports. ICANN had postponed making a final decision in August after the U.S. government stepped in just days before a scheduled meeting to underscore objections it had received, an intervention that...; Tags: domain, ICANN; Blog posts 2006-05-11
Amsterdam rejoices: icann says no to Internet red light district: Bloomberg: Directors of the organization that helps manage Internet names rejected ``.xxx'' as a suffix for adults-only Web sites.The domain name was turned down by a vote of 9-to-5, said the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers,...; Tags: ICANN; Blog posts 2006-05-11