Domain Names News Archive

• 'Netfirms Celebrates Anniversary of $4.95 Domain Names (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) TORONTO----Nov. 16, 2005--Netfirms is celebrating today the anniversary of its $4.95 domain names. Originally launched on November 16, 2004, the price has remained the market's lowest for the past 12 months, as listed on leading industry research website Netcraft®.



• 'UK Spammer 'Weaselboy' Gets Six-Year Sentence (NewsFactor)A British man was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for selling phony .eu domain names and threatening to kill anyone who attempted to report his illegal activities.



• 'Another Windows Live Service Is Hatched (Addict 3D)Microsoft has launched a beta version of what it's calling "Windows Live Custom Domains." This service is for users who already own their own domain names, but want to make use of various Microsoft technologies, such as MSN Messenger, MSN Spaces and MSN Hotmail (and the "Kahuna" Hotmail beta).



• 'Why Register for a .EU Domain Name? (WebProNews)UK shared hosting company Active24 is selling pre-registration for .EU domain names. What reasons would you have to get a .EU domain name?



• 'Column:Disputes arise over Web site domain names (The News Record)So, .com or .org? I only ask because the issue has created some controversy lately. The Hamilton County Republican Party is suing the operators of www.hamiltoncountyrepublicanparty.com. Apparently, the party thinks people might confuse it with the .org Web site of the same name.



• 'NIC Mexico Improves the .MX Domain Names Infrastructure (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) MONTERREY, Mexico----Nov. 21, 2005--NIC Mexico , the organization that manages the country code top level domain .MX, presented a new technology development that strengthens the performance of its infrastructure.

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