Domain Names News Archive

'Companies urged to secure eu domain names (Irish Examiner)The first phase of eu domain name registration begins today, with EU Internet, an Irish accredited registrar appointed to manage eu domain applications.

'ICANN told to clamp down on dodgy domain names (CNET)Lawmaker says the Net watchdog is failing to do its job after GAO finds "intentionally false" details in millions of registrations.

'GAO Report Says Internet Littered with False Contact Information for Registered Domain Names (LinuxElectrons)Washington , DC ? Based on test results, GAO estimates that 2.31 million domain names (5.14 percent) have been registered with patently false data?data that appeared obviously and intentionally false without verification against any reference data?in one or more of the required contact information fields.

'Millions of domain names registered with invalid contact info (Geek.com)The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) completed a study on the accuracy of contact information in domain name registrations. According to the GAO study, called INTERNET MANAGEMENT: Prevalence of False Contact Information for Registered Domain Names (PDF), an estimated 2.31 million domain names (5.14%) have been registered with "obviously and intentionally false" contact information.

'Yesterday at 11:00, EURid opened its systems to receive applications for .eu domain names. (Web Host Directory)Some 800 Registrars in 25 countries are still sending in the applications they received from numerous candidate domain name holders all across the EU.