Domain Names News Archive

'IE7 to Support International Domains (Addict 3D)Microsoft said this week that Internet Explorer 7 will finally provide support for international domain names (IDN), detailing a number of security measures it will put into place to prevent phishing and spoofing attacks.

'What's Wrong with Domain Names? (CircleID)Despite the significant traffic that comes from typed-in domain names, the public harumphing and clucking about type-in traffic is climbing in volume as it becomes clear how much money is involved.

'IE7 to Support International Domains (BetaNews)Microsoft said this week that Internet Explorer 7 will finally provide support for international domain names (IDN), detailing a number of security measures it will put into place to prevent phishing and spoofing attacks. Firefox, Opera and Safari implemented similar protections earlier this year.

'Business briefs (Poughkeepsie Journal)SAN FRANCISCO ? More than 5 percent of Internet address names issued in the United States are registered using "patently false" contact information, making it difficult or impossible to contact the sites' owners, according to a report submitted to Congress.

'GoDaddy.com® Email Now Comes With Two Levels Of Encryption (Web Host Directory)As email security comes under increasing scrutiny, GoDaddy.com®, the No. 1 registrar of domain names worldwide, both in terms of new daily registrations and domains under management, announced today that its Web-Based Email users can now protect their messages not only with a Go Daddy secure certificate, but also with the added protection of stateof- the-art, Rijndael encryption.

'Next IE Beta Will See Global Domains (PC World via Yahoo! News) Microsoft scheme converts domain names to readable format, adds security to avoid fraud.