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List of all DNC authorised registrars is available with .nz domain name pricing and other details. Please be advised that the list is out of date but it will be updated in future.
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Tuesday, 10 July 2007
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The move has begun
Process of moving blog to a new site. Lots of added features are in the works as well. Also will move new postings to Wordpress and the existing blog postings linked to new tool.
7:51:23 AM
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Sunday, 29 April 2007
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DRS results todate
Looks like the DRS (I still have issues writing this to me the .nz disputes process and not the Domainz project with the same acronym) is rocking away with the DNC issuing details of results todate. One of the things on my list is writing my own summary of the cases todate and based on some things I am working on this should happen sooner rather than later.
9:44:06 PM
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DomainTalk website
I have had a couple of emails about a new site called DomainTalk. It is a forum website with about a dozen areas relating to .nz. If it gets a bit more active and more people posting it might be a useful site. Then again at least it has far more activity then the moribund InternetNZ blog.
9:37:25 PM
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Wednesday, 25 April 2007
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I could not have said it better
Interview with Karl Auerbach
Karl, what do you think of the ICANN - Verisign contract, which essentially provides for default renewal of the .com contract with Verisign? Do you think ICANN could have resolved its litigation with Verisign in a more favorable fashion?
As for Verisign - wow, ICANN and NTIA have been like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny to Verisign. It was utterly outrageous how ICANN let its outside attorney give all of those gifts to Verisign in at least three distinct contracts. As I said on the phone, Verisign's negotiating team is so good at negotiating the pants off of ICANN and NTIA that we ought to send 'em to the Middle East to work out a peace settlement. It is amazing how ICANN and NTIA transformed Verisign's job to maintain .com, .net, and .org into permanent ownership. It's as if the US National Park service were to give the entire Grand Canyon to the company that was hired to run the hotel.
11:03:40 PM
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Sunday, 8 April 2007
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Veri$ign does the unexpected, not!
So last week InternetNZ announced a drop in domain name fees to $1.50 per month ($18 per annum). This was a 14% drop. Now you have to realise that .nz has less than 275,000 names (actually about 270,000).
So VeriSign manages about 65 million names under .com and .net. Of course due to the efficiencies they are increasing the price 7% to $6.42 (USD).
So lets do the math, 65 million names up 7%. 0.27 million names down 14%.
PS When I mean efficiencies I mean that of creating contracts with ICANN and not any directed toward customers.
4:05:22 PM
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Monday, 6 November 2006
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Video killed the Radio star
I think blog software (Radio) has reached its 'use by date'. I have in the past looked at going to Blogware but it was only a 3rd party hosted solution. Good news is that Radio has all posts in xml and HTML on local client so worst case I can just locate them as static pages on new solution.
10:23:44 PM
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Born Again (3rd time lucky?)
Yet again I am planning to reactivate the blog. Few things have occurred to do this ranging from the second drop in the .nz wholesale rate, some business ideas I am working on and the consulting company I formed June last year that is going far better than I expected (and thus using my days more than I thought).
10:17:02 PM
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Andy I have a slight change of mind
BTW Andy, I have revised my '9 out 10' thinking to about 8 out of 10. You can thank our chat over curry and beer as one of the things getting this thing back up and running. That and who the new NZRS board member is...
11:37:49 PM
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testing... yes we might well be back!
Just reintalled the blog software (its client side which is very rare now days). Lets see if all the bits work!
Update: well it worked first time... not bad... and I promise (hand on spleen as I do not have a heart) that I will update the registrar stats.
11:32:25 PM
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Thursday, 23 March 2006
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So long and thanks for all the fish
With the appointment of the .nz Experts (the lawyers sitting on the disputes panel) the final part of the puzzle is in place for .nz. I have spent hundreds and maybe thousands of hours of blood sweat and tears into breaking the Domainz behemoth and putting in place a flexible and successful .nz system. For no personal gain or for any other reason than 'it was the right thing to do'. I think I will get off my butt and update the .nz registrar page, and keep it updated, and leave this policy stuff to those many people now employed by InternetNZ.
I guess it is a good thing that this now does not attract my interest. It means it is running well and working as it should. I would give the current .nz system a 9 out of 10. I will post in the up coming weeks about what changes I would put on my wish list.
10:54:46 AM
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Does it really matter?
It is with some amusement I find myself very busy for next week. However my next week is not related to the first, and hopefully only, ICANN meeting in Wellington. I am off to LinuxWorld in Sydney something that actually has a technical focus, unlike ICANN.
I commented after finding out that we had lost won the 'right' to host the ICANN meeting that whatever was planned would mean nothing and it would just be hijacked by what other crisis event was occurring at the time. Much like every other ICANN meeting. The more things change the more they remain the same. This meeting like all ICANN meetings is much ado about nothing. Those that 'talk it up' are just those that gain their power by being involved in this process. Wouldn't be great if a ICANN meeting was held and no one showed up and would anyone care?
In my opinion the only part of ICANN that really impacts the ccTLD's is IANA. This is also not part of ICANN, ICANN just performs those duties on behalf of the US Government. Now with the Verisign agreement providing ICANN with millions of dollars direct from the monolopy agreement then ICANN can drop the final pretence of 'consulting' the community in these side shows called 'ICANN meetings'.
Enough of this ramble. I wanted to get if off my chest. Anyone want to take bets on how many press releases come out that actually say nothing, both during and after the meeting?
10:47:15 AM
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Wednesday, 21 December 2005
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More on DNMSL vs DNC
For those that are new or have forgotten DNMSL was in the news in June. In the recent NZOC meeting an agenda item was "Policy Compliance - in committee from approx 5pm". At the time I wondered who this was.
Since reading about the bullet to the head deauthorisation of DNMSL as a .nz registrar this morning I have made some calls and sent some emails.
The first is from Dennis Smith who alleges bias and predetermination of the DNC and requested NZOC appoint a mediator. He states NZOC rejected his request and endorsed the DNC's recommendation. He said me might do a release about this in the new year, or he might not.
The next is I followed up on the "The company has also twice been suspended by the registry for technical breaches." comment as this looked like an unusual event, especially as it had not been reported before (that I am aware of). NZRS will suspend a registrar under two broad areas:
- Whois access abuse
- Actions that could impact the integrity or performance of the registry
It appears whatever they did, or threatened to do, fell under the second area. This is more than just disagreement on policy and how the DNC enforces policy. For NZRS to suspend a registrar means that they must have had pretty clear evidence of actions that would impact all registrars and/or registrants. What the hell was DNMSL thinking?
If I find any more relevant information I will post about as I am able.
3:05:03 PM
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Monday, 19 December 2005
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Bringing home the bacon
Stuff has a story about a .nz domain name dispute regarding premierbaconco.nz. Is it typo squating or fair use?
I will post my comments on the two sites once I have had a good chance to review them.
9:44:33 AM
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Call for .nz Experts
The DNC has issued an announcement seeking mediators and experts for the .nz disputes process. Applications closes February 17th.
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