Latest Domain News
uk.com, us.com, eu.com & de.com - 26.08.09
We were alerted this morning that an error in Microsoft's SmartScreen system, which provides protection against phishing and malware for Internet Explorer 8, has caused it to report legitimate websites under uk.com, us.com, eu.com & de.com as unsafe.
Microsoft's Global Security Director is treating the error as a matter of urgency, and will be reporting back to us shortly on the measures they are taking to resolve this issue. We will keep you advised.
New gTLD Applications received by ICANN
.ASIA domains - No
ETA at present
These domains will be for residents and organisations in the
Asia / Australia / Pacific Region only. For further information
see http://www.dotasia.org/. .CAT domains - No
ETA at present
This domain is intended to represent the Catalan language. For further information
see http://www.puntcat.org/.
.MAIL domains - No
ETA at present
.mail is proposed for the creation of a free-flowing spam-free Internet email
system.
For
more
information
goto http://www.spamhaus.org/tld/faq.lasso.
.MOBI domains - ETA
Autumn 2006
These domains are intended for sites which have been optimized
for mobile Internet users. For more information goto http://www.mtldinfo.com/.
.POST
domains - No
ETA at present
These domains will be restricted to organisations within the postal industry.
For
more
information
goto http://www.upu.int/info_tech/en/index.shtml.
.TEL domains - No
ETA at present
There are currently 2 applications for the .tel domain. For further information
please see http://www.pulver.com/ or http://www.telname.com/.
.XXX domains - No
ETA at present
The .xxx TLD is intended to primarily serve the needs of the global
responsible online adult-entertainment community. For more information
goto http://www.iffor.org/.
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