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ICANN Set To Broaden World of Domain Names

Posted by timothy on from the sounds-like-a-disney-attraction dept.

hypnosec writes "ICANN, as a step towards expanding global top level domain names, has approved a new Domain Name Registrar Accreditation Agreement that is expected to bring about waves of continued improvements in the domain name ecosystem (PDF). The new agreement is a result of efforts of over a year of negotiations that took place between ICANN and Registrar Stakeholders Group. The new agreement brings quite a few improvements, including making it mandatory for registrars to appoint a point-of contact for reporting abuse, and to establish registrar responsibilities for reseller compliance, enhancement of compliance tools, audit rights, and certification requirements, among others."

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  1. why? by lister+king+of+smeg · · Score: 5, Insightful

    am I the only one that thinks this is useless complication that will make dns more of a pain to work with simply so icann can grab money.

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    1. Re:why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

      No, that is the normal thought for anyone who knows what DNS is. This is a money grab and evidence of our need to always feel we have to do something to justify our-self/our-group/our-job/our-ego instead of keeping the status quo. Also called change for the sake of change.

    2. Re:why? by rudy_wayne · · Score: 4, Insightful

      ICANN is busy considering over 1800 requests for new gTLDs like .shop, .motocycle, .google, .youtube, and .lol.

      All of which are completely useless and will only be used for phishing/scams/spams/malwares.

    3. Re:why? by sidthegeek · · Score: 4, Informative

      .tv is the ccTLD for Tuvalu. But they're a small island, so they sell those domains to anyone who wants to build video-related websites.

    4. Re:why? by SuricouRaven · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Well, they still havn't solved the homoglyph problem.

      You're quite right, though. It's just a big money-grab. There isn't a shortage of domains. There's a shortage of the really good domains, but adding more isn't going to help with that because it just means every major company is going to need to buy yet more variations of their name to prevent a prankster, porn site or competitor using them.

  2. Someone's asleep at the wheel by WML+MUNSON · · Score: 4, Interesting
    For those that don't RTFA, there's a fairly important detail missing from the summary:

    Under the new agreement it would be mandatory for registrars to confirm the phone numbers or addresses of domain name buyers within 15 days of domain registration.