Free domain name registrations under investigation
Australian domain name regulator auDA is investigating a
possible breach of policy following the launch of a
controversial marketing campaign by Bottle Domains.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000048590,20278635,00.htm

.au - Bottle Domains id.au offer breached Code of Practice
(news release)
auDA has found that a "free gift" id.au offer by accredited
registrar Bottle Domains was in breach of the .au Domain
Name Suppliers' Code of Practice.
http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2003091803.html

50,000 free id.au names released
Australians will be able to get personal web addresses and
email in the id.au name space for free with yesterday's
release of 50,000 free registrations.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/15/1063478109421.html

Global row brews over Internet management
A fight over the role of governments in managing the
Internet is brewing, as policymakers prepare for a
UN-backed summit on the network's future, said an official
at the body governing Internet domain names.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/0,39020645,39116393,00.htm

Internet Body Wins Three-Year Extension from U.S.
The International Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers will continue to oversee the Internet's domain-name
system for another three years, the U.S. Department of
Commerce said Wednesday.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=3462043
http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5078371.html
http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/3079271

Gov't to set policy for overseeing domain name registry
The Philippine government will formulate policies to
oversee the administration of the local domain name system
(DNS), which is currently held by a private firm.
http://www.itmatters.com.ph/news/news_09112003a.html

Domain names--three strikes you're out
Business is literally passing these companies by as users
fail to find them online, and recent research has put the
cost of those missed opportunities in the millions.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5075465.html

VeriSign hints at backdown over redirection of error pages
VeriSign has said it would make "appropriate adjustments"
to the changes it made to domain name service zones that
result in most mistyped .com and .net domain names being
redirected to its own site.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/18/1063625123998.html
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/detail.asp?ID=41359&GRP=E

VeriSign redirects error pages
Criticism is quickly growing over VeriSign's surprise
decision to take control of all unassigned .com and .net
domain names, a move that has wreaked havoc on many e-mail
utilities and antispam filters.
http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5077530.html

VeriSign condemned for domain-system changes
People making typos or searching for nonexistent Web sites
are being redirected to VeriSign's homepage, a move that is
generating anger in the Internet community.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/0,39020645,39116436,00.htm

Software Aimed at Blocking VeriSign's Search Program
The developer of software that essentially guides Web
surfers sought Tuesday to neutralize a controversial
service designed to help users who mistype Internet
addresses.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19860-2003Sep16.html

Petition Against Site Finder
A petition to ICANN has been created to object to
Verisign's Sitefinder.
http://www.circleid.com/article/255_0_1_0_C/
http://www.petitiononline.com/icanndns/

Berkman Center's UDRP opinion guide
The UDRP Opinion Guide summarizes opininion of the UDRP
panelists on various issues. In addition to questions about
procedures, the Guide looks at elements necessary to
establish trademark rights, what activities constitute "bad
faith" and the nature of legltimate interests.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/udrp/opinion/

Domain board announced, transfer under way
Negotiations are under way for the transfer of the .za
domain name from the current administrator to the new
company set up by the Department of Communications,
according to director-general Andile Ngcaba.
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2003/0309151136.asp

How Did IPv6 Come About, Anyway? By Geoff Huston
This is a special two-part series article providing a
distinct and critical perspective on Internet Protocol
Version 6 (IPv6) and the underlying realities of its
deployment. The first part gives a closer look at how IPv6
came about and the second part exposes the myths.
http://www.circleid.com/article/245_0_1_0_C/

Exposing 9 Myths About IPv6
This is a special two-part series article providing a
distinct and critical perspective on Internet Protocol
Version 6 (IPv6) and the underlying realities of its
deployment.
http://www.circleid.com/article/246_0_1_0_C/

Special Coverage: Domains Gone Wild!
In light of the recent events caused by VeriSign's release
of Site Finder for .net and .com domain names, CircleID is
carrying out a 'Site Finder Special Coverage' and asking
all stakeholders (all individuals and organization that own
domain names or provide services) to submit their comments
'in favor' or 'against' Site Finder. All comments gathered
will be posted on CircleID and distributed to key members
of industry.
http://www.circleid.com/article/257_0_1_0_C/

Brad Templeton in Response to Site Finder Controversy
A harmful, highly unilateral and capricious action. Tons of
software out there depended on the ability to tell the
difference between a domain name which exists and does not.
They use that to give a meaningful, locally defined error
to the user, or to identify if an E-mail address will work
or not before sending the mail. Many used it as a way to
tag spam (which came from domains that did not exist). It
is the local software that best knows how to deal with the
error.
http://www.circleid.com/article/256_0_1_0_C/

Paul Vixie in Response to Site Finder Controversy
As a domain holder myself (of vix.com), I would not have
chosen ".com" for my parent domain name back in 1988 had
there been a wildcard domain name [that activates Site
Finder service] under ".com". The risk of someone
attempting to reach me but ending up talking to someone
else instead would have been seen as "too great". I am now
searching for a new parent domain whose publisher will
guarantee me, in perpetuity, that there will be no wildcard
name as there now is in "com".
http://www.circleid.com/article/258_0_1_0_C/

Warning: The .EU Domain Registration
While the registration policies and accreditation of
registrars are yet to be finalized for the newly announced
.eu TLD, the following email may find its way to your
inbox, if not yet already:
http://www.circleid.com/article/249_0_1_0_C/ 


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