Category Archives: Domains

Domain names, DNS

I want a Japanese .テスト domain

Posted on 12 April 2011 by Leefe

Browsing the IANA – Root Zone Database I notices there are a few root level domains that exist for testing purposes. Scroll right to the bottom of the page and you will find .テスト (TeSuTo for those that can’t read … Continue reading →

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Where is your Australian Passport advice?

Posted on 8 January 2008 by Leefe

Looking up information about Australian passports the other day I noticed the following sponsored link. The URL listed looked wrong to me. Australia doesn’t allow domains straight on the ‘.au’, only as second level domains. There is no www.AustralianPassportAdvice.au. But … Continue reading →

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Google gobble and domains are flushed down utube

Posted on 16 November 2006 by Leefe

Articles of interest about Google buying YouTube. The lawsuits expected. And the problems it has caused the holder of a similar domain, utube.com. Articles: Google hedges against YouTube lawsuits (SMH, 16 Nov 2006) Policeman’s YouTube email goes to utube (SMH, … Continue reading →

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74000 Suspended .EU domains

Posted on 24 July 2006 by Leefe

The non proffit organisation that manages .EU domains, EUEid, has suspended 74000 of them. EURid beleives that 3 companies “are acting as a front for a number of registrars“. And that the registrars are warehousing the domains in breach of … Continue reading →

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