Anyone wishing to draw comparisons between the IEDR and the Spanish domain registry probably needs to get their head examined: - the site's SSL seems to be self-signed - there is no whois server - the web based whois uses captcha … [Read more...] about Spanish Domain Registry – Dodgy SSL and no whois
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Podcast Hosting
I was contacted earlier this evening by a prominent Irish podcaster who was interested in my thoughts on podcast hosting. While I would normally have replied to them directly via email I thought it worthwhile to share some of my (random) thoughts in public. When a number of the Irish podcasters got together late last year to discuss setting up a podcasting body I signed up … [Read more...] about Podcast Hosting
Online Real Estate Vendor
While talking to a friend last night the conversation swung round to that of analogies and how best to explain "our" world to the non-technical. Using an analogy can help, as for some people the concept of websites, hosting and domains is far too intangible and abstract for them to comprehend. Hosting companies sell or rent online real estate (space). They can help mark out … [Read more...] about Online Real Estate Vendor
ApacheCon Europe 2006 – Dublin
Interesting to see that the European ApacheCon will be held in Dublin this year from June 26th to June 30th in the Burlington. More information will probably be available over the next few days / weeks … [Read more...] about ApacheCon Europe 2006 – Dublin
IEDR Should Engage With Public
Over the last few months there has been a certain degree of debate in some circles with regard to the IEDR's pricing and other policies. Some people called for a reduction in pricing, although they did little to pass on any saving to the public. In other quarters there were mutterings about the future of the IE namespace with both the advent of EU looming on the horizon coupled … [Read more...] about IEDR Should Engage With Public